Prospect Info: Aves select Oskar Olausson 28th overall
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Ararana
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I’ve been trying not to get too hyped for this kid but it’s getting harder and harder.
pun intended.
pun intended.
Rumplesnipeskin
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The kid is a natural goal scorer, what a beaut. Get him on the bumper on the PP next year, cuz he ain’t taking Mikko’s spot, but he clearly should def see some
Foppa2118
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I believe it was 2 goals in 3 games. The real streak started when he went to Barrie and was scoring seemingly every game.
22FUTON9
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I haven’t been following him or watching his games at all so I might be a bit off but his numbers in the OHL seem kind of underwhelming for a first round pick. Is barrie just a bad team?? I was actually kind of surprised to see his numbers because of the praise he was receiving here
SoundwaveIsCharisma
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Barrie's like a middle of the pack team, he and Clarke are the only upper tier talents on that team.
Foppa2118
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He had a hot start goal wise, but cooled off a bit. 7 goals and 9 points in his first 6 games. Only 5 goals but 16 points in the 16 games after.
Looks like he's not shooting as much either. In those first six games he had 6 shots four times, and then 5 and 4 shots in the others. He's only had 6 shots once in the 16 games after. Plus a few 1 shot games and a 0 shot game.
MaKarter
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The Pita-Pit was working early this season but he may have started sampling the poutine more frequently.
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Ararana
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Can someone who knows what they're talking about explain this one a bit. I'm assuming the Generals are the better team looking for the talent to compete.
Typically, that's the case. OHL trades (probably CHL trades) in general are a bunch of picks plus a player(s) that can be used next year for a guy that you know you probably won't have next year. The weird thing is, is that Barrie is higher in the standings than the Generals
Ararana
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That's why I was looking for an explanation. Does Barrie not expect to go far, or are they looking to recoup some assets, etc?
tigervixxxen
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Barrie played very disorganized, I really hated it. I generally don’t like prospects moving teams but it’s a good thing, he needed a different type of team. I’ll watch him when he plays for Oshawa and see what differences in his play and utilization are, I can’t guess at what it will be yet. Barrie thought they’d go for it in Brandt Clarke’s final year but saw the writing on the wall. I believe they traded out another top forward the other day. If Oshawa really doesn’t contend that’s ok, Oskar could show up in the AHL then. Plus these super teams that load up never turn out to be that great of a situation for the prospects anyway. Looking a bit at the Oshawa side they had a lot of picks and only one second wasn’t a huge price so yolo.
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Metallo
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Oshawa plays in Niagara tonite. The Barrie-Niagara is 2hours and the trade was announced 3 hours before the game. I wonder if he plays, arriving late a la Foote!
Edit: The answer is no, he's not playing.
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AvsMakar08
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I wish Olausson becomes another Rantanen. Avs would really benefit from another top six forward that can score goals.
RockyMtnRedhawk
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I'd take a smarter version of Burakovsky.
I think you're underselling Rantanen a bit. That's like saying Makar is a top 4 defenseman that can score goals.
TruePowerSlave
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I also wish Olausson becomes one of the best players in the world
Lemonlimey
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Played his first game tonight I believe. Had 1G + 1A last I checked.
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