Prospect Info: Olli Juolevi Discussion XXXIIII (Post #755)

[CanaFan]

i disagree, we have seen many times that dmen can have offsetting skills for their defensive weaknesses and still go high.

based on the prospects tournament, juolevi is not remotely ready for nhl forwards defensively, so while he will get a good chance to show us why he was drafted at this camp, he will almost certainly be seasoning himself elsewhere.

at which point, he will be a guy who didn't make the team d+2. and so i'm explaining why that doesn't worry me if he shows the possession/transition skills that got him drafted.

I dunno man, I'm not seeing much of an argument other than he's not good at several of the most important parts of being a defenseman (defensive play, physical play, offensive play). Being a good passer out of your own zone doesn't seem like a lot to base a high end projection on.