Prospect Info: Noah Juulsen Part II

[A55P2]

Yeah, I'm not really on the same page as most of you.

While the turnovers last game were more of an anomaly as he's usually pretty safe with the puck, he's essentially a guarantee to get walked 1-2 times a game. And for someone who's offensive game is so vanilla he needs to be much better defensively to ever be a legit top 4 D. The Emelin comparison is funny because I also always had the same reservations about him as I do Juulsen, yet a lot of people tended to look past those concerns while significantly overvaluing his physical presence IMO.

When Emelin came in the league he was 25. He had 3 seasons in the KHL under his belt and a bunch more in the russian elite league beforehand. Juulsen started last year at 20 and showed much more than Emelin ever showed us, maybe just outisde of his peak when he was playing with Markov. I think the comparison is only valid based on Juulsen's current play, but he showed us that he can be so much more. I don't think you remember all the times Emelin played incredibly dumb defensively, left his position, made bad passes to the opponent's etc. Emelin was not all that steady.

 

[yianik]

Yeah, I'm not really on the same page as most of you.

While the turnovers last game were more of an anomaly as he's usually pretty safe with the puck, he's essentially a guarantee to get walked 1-2 times a game. And for someone who's offensive game is so vanilla he needs to be much better defensively to ever be a legit top 4 D. The Emelin comparison is funny because I also always had the same reservations about him as I do Juulsen, yet a lot of people tended to look past those concerns while significantly overvaluing his physical presence IMO.

Rule of thumb is Ds take 4 years to hit their potential, and the eye test kind of shows that to be pretty accurate. So he is starting year 2 of 4. And he didnt have a full season last year at the NHL level. So how does he look in that light ?

I think pretty good.

 

[hotcarle]

I'd like to see if he can be our PP shooter. With Everett, the highlights seemed to show him in that role. He has a shot, unlike most of our D.

 

[Mrb1p]

I'd like to see if he can be our PP shooter. With Everett, the highlights seemed to show him in that role. He has a shot, unlike most of our D.

Yeah, he used to play there, he's actually good in the offensive zone, good blue line patrol and great puck management plus his shot is a cannon. Obviously, they won't use him there because they are short sighted.

 

[Goodbahd]

He plays such an efficient game, he plays like a veteran and he’s only 21.

 

[Rapala]

Yeah, he used to play there, he's actually good in the offensive zone, good blue line patrol and great puck management plus his shot is a cannon. Obviously, they won't use him there because they are short sighted.

None of those assets fit the plan.

 

[Tuggy]

The 21 year old has averaged just under 20 minutes a night (19:36) so far this season and has shown why he was a first round pick.

He's made mistakes, like any young player, but he's shown that he can play in this league. So far this season he looks like a legit top 4 D and has been really solid. I don't expect a lot of offense from him, but he could be the perfect partner for a more offensive minded D.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Loving Juulsen.

 

[L4br3cqu3]

Kid is a beast, already, and you can see in his face that he delights physical play.

Could be a monster down the line.

 

[HabsTown]

He's quite good. I'm really impressed with his strength. He doesn't lose a lot of battles & is able to knock players off the puck, all that at 21YO.

 

[76]

Stud. Playing like a vet being in the league for 10 years.

 

[Hannibal]

Love him.

Only have doubts for his offensive upside.

 

[Habs]

Probably our best D over this short season. Type of guy that would enter your home, steal your groceries, and your wife.

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

He won't be known for his offence, but he can move the puck and he has a hard shot.. those skills alone should allow him to put up respective offensive numbers in the future.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Anybody who knew Juulsen and watch him prior to the NHL would not be surprised. He has always been used by his coaches in terms of reliability. He's been playing this style of game for a while now and his game projected well into a future NHL defenseman.

But wait, the Habs can't draft well and he was a projected bust or nothing special

 

[Man Purse]

Probably our best D over this short season. Type of guy that would enter your home, steal your groceries, and your wife.

Cdrush your enemies, see dem driven befowre you... and heeyr da lamentation of der women !

 

[yianik]

I'm just hoping that as his confidence builds with knowing he has secured his spot with sound defensive play , that he tries to engage more in offensive play. For sure this guy is a no.4 D and that has good value, but if he can reliably transition and put up some offence, then he is a top 3D and that fills a much more important role, and makes him much more valuable.

 

[Le Tricolore]

I was worried about him until seeing him play last year. He had a few injuries in junior but so far, he's looked amazing. Hopefully he stays healthy since we'll need him to be a huge part of our D going forward.

 

[Tyson]

Hard to believe how good he has been especially with limited experience. For once we have a late first round pick that pans out

 

[Mrb1p]

I'm just hoping that as his confidence builds with knowing he has secured his spot with sound defensive play , that he tries to engage more in offensive play. For sure this guy is a no.4 D and that has good value, but if he can reliably transition and put up some offence, then he is a top 3D and that fills a much more important role, and makes him much more valuable.

He does have the skill. Hes never going to put up big numbers because hes not that good in transition play, but his Ozone play is good enough to see him put up 30 or so.

 

[montreal]

He's certainly made a number of mistakes but his physical game is which has always been a big part of his game, is needed on such a small team. That said I don't agree with those that say he doesn't have the offense, he put up 52 pts as a 17 year old. The next year his numbers took a major dip as their offense struggled and they went from the year before of having Scherbak put up over 80 pts and 5 guys with 23 or more goals, to having 1 guy put up more then 21 goals and 1 50 pt player. His last year he was at a .69 ppg which if he played the same number of games as his 17 year old season would be good for 47 pts while not having the same team offensively (no 80+ player, only 4 guys with 20+)

He's shown with his big shot and passing he can put up points, he's likely not going to be a big time producer but so far in the NHL he's just not been able to produce much over his 29 games as he's on pace for 11 to 12 pts over an 82 game season.

 

[Mrb1p]

Probably our best D over this short season. Type of guy that would enter your home, steal your groceries, and your wife.

With that face of his he might steal me away from my wife too

 

[Vachon23]

He's 4th in the league for hit with 23 in 6 games ! I think we can say that we have replace Emelin physicality whit a more complete defenseman then Emelin !

 

[Max2]

I think this kid is gonna eventually become a Stephane Quintal lite.A bit more skill but less penalties and fisticuffs. Nothing wrong with that at all!

 

[The Great Weal]

I think its the fact that he is a supermodel that makes him better.