Recalled/Assigned: Gustav Oloffson Assigned to Iowa 3/24

[StateofCelly]

Oloffson has been recalled and swapped with Mike Riley, expected to start out this homestand per Russo.

Was hoping to get a peek at these guys in Iowa this week, but with Tuch and Gustav both up.. not sure what kind of notes I can take for you guys haha! Oh well, be exciting to see him play again.. been on a roll in Iowa.

Also I am at work so I can't post Russo's direct link if someone can.

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[MuckOG]

Cool. Can't wait to see how he has progressed.

 

[gphr513]

Cool, I figured they would do this eventually. I'm excited to see Olofsson get a chance!

 

[StateofCelly]

Cool, I figured they would do this eventually. I'm excited to see Olofsson get a chance!

Agree.. will be interesting to see if they go the "Tuch" route and pair him with someone to let him be successful, or if they will throw him on the bottom pair with Folin/Prosser and just get a few min. Id personally like to see him skate with Scandella.

 

[ThatGuy22]

Makes sense to rotate Reilly and Olloffson in order to keep them both Waiver exempt to start next year.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

 

[57special]

Agree.. will be interesting to see if they go the "Tuch" route and pair him with someone to let him be successful, or if they will throw him on the bottom pair with Folin/Prosser and just get a few min. Id personally like to see him skate with Scandella.

Two LHD's on one pair, and two RHD's on another?

Olofsson is either playing with Prosser or Dumba.

I thought Reilly was pretty good also. Definitely will be an NHL'er. It's up to him how good of an NHL'er.

 

[melinko]

Looked good to me vs the Hawks.

 

[gphr513]

Didn't notice him much at all. Which is probably a good thing.

 

[57special]

Barely noticed him. His box score was totally clean. No points, no SOG's, no blocks, no hits, takeaways or giveaways.

 

[Wabit]

He had some nice zone exits. Steady game from him, not the "oh poo" moments that Reilly had.

 

[W75]

Didn't notice him much at all. Which is probably a good thing.

Same thing. Once wondered that one of the defensemen had a weird number. So thinking he was solid there.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

I was trying to focus on him as much as possible. Guy is a beanpole out there, tall with a super long stick. His outlet passes were better than Folin's, played a smart, safe game. I like him but I still worry about when someone comes in on the forecheck and hammers him.

 

[Jesus comma Brodin]

He played well last night. Very well, IMO.

Didn't play the toughest minutes but he was solid all around. Better than Folin with the puck though not as physical.

 

[57special]

I was trying to focus on him as much as possible. Guy is a beanpole out there, tall with a super long stick. His outlet passes were better than Folin's, played a smart, safe game. I like him but I still worry about when someone comes in on the forecheck and hammers him.

Ha! Thought the same thing.

 

[MK9]

Barely noticed him.

I've been thinking to myself the last few games, 'Well, guess it's a good thing. As long as he's playing steady and not standing out by getting torched.'

I was trying to focus on him as much as possible. Guy is a beanpole out there, tall with a super long stick. His outlet passes were better than Folin's, played a smart, safe game. I like him but I still worry about when someone comes in on the forecheck and hammers him.

Indeed. Needs to put on some muscle. Wonder if his injuries the past few seasons had kind of put the kibosh on those plans? I'd think the trainers would encourage it in the hopes it'd help maybe cut down on the injuries a little though.

 

[MuckOG]

I do recall Olofsson getting caught on his heels and giving up a scoring chance yesterday.

 

[TwiztedHeat]

I do recall Olofsson getting caught on his heels and giving up a scoring chance yesterday.

Yeah he did make a very bad play on one of Mantha's chances.

 

[Minnesota]

Yeah he did make a very bad play on one of Mantha's chances.

Remember him looking traumatized on the bench, lol.

 

[TaLoN]

He was quoted after the game saying that the Wings made things confusing in the Wild D zone. His being confused explains why I thought he was tending to get lost in his own zone, yet played better in the other zones.

 

[57special]

I don't see what is confusing. You shouldn't be up near the Blue line when the puck hasn't cleared your zone, unless you've yelled "switch"( or something) with a teammate.

Unless they are teaching something completely different to Dmen these days.

On the bright side, he did get a couple of points, and he looks decent with the puck.

 

[ClayAikenFan77]

I don't see what is confusing. You shouldn't be up near the Blue line when the puck hasn't cleared your zone, unless you've yelled "switch"( or something) with a teammate.

Unless they are teaching something completely different to Dmen these days.

On the bright side, he did get a couple of points, and he looks decent with the puck.

I think this is the case. If you watch the goal, Parise is tied up with Mantha when the puck goes up to Nyquist on the wall, so I'm guessing Olofsson thought he should've taken Nyquist without telling Parise to stay low.

Actually when you watch the play I think Parise would've stayed with Mantha, but Mantha tripped up Parise and that's why he's all alone in front.

 

[Digitalbooya]

Hope he stays up. Wonder if Fletcher finds a deal for Dumba for a RHD exempt from the expansion draft, protects Suter, Spurgeon, Brodin. Scandella gets taken and Olofsson takes his spot. Exempt D or UFA takes Dumba's spot.

 

[TaLoN]

I don't see what is confusing. You shouldn't be up near the Blue line when the puck hasn't cleared your zone, unless you've yelled "switch"( or something) with a teammate.

Unless they are teaching something completely different to Dmen these days.

On the bright side, he did get a couple of points, and he looks decent with the puck.

When you are confused as he said he was, you can panic and make poor decisions...like chasing someone to a place you shouldn't be.

 

[nt3005]

I think that he has looked good in this call up. Making mistakes is gonna happen, he has barely any NHL experience, I think we are so spoiled with the normal top 5 that when they call up a guy we expect him to completely take the other guys place.

Also Im sure staying in the NHL will help him fill out and get stronger. Just look how long it has taken Granlund to get stronger and improve his skating.