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RW Oliver Wahlstrom - Boston College, NCAA (2018, 11th OA, NYI): Part II

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tfong said:
So you want your "not James Neal" to hopefully be "James Neal" before he became "not James Neal". But there could be a chance "not James Neal" becomes "James Neal" again though.
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Can't argue with that.
 
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boredmale said:
I imagine if Ho Sang didn't make a stink he would have been called up. Funny how Lou assigned Wahlstrom Ho Sang's old #26, wonder if that is to send a message
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With all due respect, I don't think Ho-Sang cares about if he might play a few extra NHL games because of an injury to another player. He's 23 years old, so he's entering his prime pretty soon and is still playing in the AHL. He wants a chance to establish himself in the NHL, thinks he's earned an NHL spot, and doesn't think he's being given that with the Islanders. I think it's clear that he wants to be traded to a different organization where he thinks he'll get a fair shot. If Lamoriello is trying to stick it to Ho-Sang, that's petty.
 
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Solid debut from the Kid. Looked like a regular.

"I thought he was really good," Head Coach Barry Trotz said. "I thought he was really effective. I thought for his first game he didn't look out of place at all. He was physical. The speed wasn't an issue. I thought he moved his feet, he stayed involved. He didn't watch the game. He was strong on pucks and he got some opportunities. He put himself in a position to get some opportunities. For a first game, it was a good one."

"I thought he played great," Barzal said. "He hung in there and made some really skilled plays which is really nice to see. Obviously, it's his first game and there's learning lessons to be had and things like that. But for a young guy to come up like that against the best team in the league per se and give that kind of performance, he probably led our team in shots tonight. You could tell that he's got the attributes to be a pretty lethal player in this league. It was a good thing for our organization to see him come in and do that well."
 
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Looking at Wahlstrom playing in his first NHL game I find it difficult to see why he didn't do well in college hockey. Maybe we'll see the warts as time comes. But the kid had three legit scoring opportunities, and other good plays in his first NHL game.
 

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Looking at Wahlstrom playing in his first NHL game I find it difficult to see why he didn't do well in college hockey. Maybe we'll see the warts as time comes. But the kid had three legit scoring opportunities, and other good plays in his first NHL game.
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He had bad puck luck and played a lot with poor linemates. BC was a mess overall. That plus he has improved his physical game.
 
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dano16 said:
Looking at Wahlstrom playing in his first NHL game I find it difficult to see why he didn't do well in college hockey. Maybe we'll see the warts as time comes. But the kid had three legit scoring opportunities, and other good plays in his first NHL game.
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Not sure either, but I do know he was pretty vocal on his lack of interest in school. Since turning pro, he’s been able to focus solely on hockey.
 
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dano16 said:
Looking at Wahlstrom playing in his first NHL game I find it difficult to see why he didn't do well in college hockey. Maybe we'll see the warts as time comes. But the kid had three legit scoring opportunities, and other good plays in his first NHL game.
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His game projects better for pro hockey, he's with better players, he's more suited to stops and starts, able to make strong individual plays. People really underestimate how hard it is to impact college hockey as an 18 y/o freshman for a number of reasons, but as someone else noted even for that BC was weird last year and no one did too well.
 
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The one thing I noticed from Wahlstrom is he seemed to have a nice quick release(which was a very hard shot as well)
 

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boredmale said:
The one thing I noticed from Wahlstrom is he seemed to have a nice quick release(which was a very hard shot as well)
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His shot is his bread and butter, he should begin to use it more as he becomes more acclimated.
 
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This kid has zero vision or ability to use line mates so far in the WJHC
 
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Cor said:
This kid has zero vision or ability to use line mates so far in the WJHC
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He’s got really nice tools - GREAT shot, powerful player, protects the puck well, decently physical too. But I agree, he’s had real tunnel vision this tourney, always looking for his own shot.

With that being said, he’s normally a better passer than this. Some guys feel the pressure to make things happen individually at the WJCs, seems to be the case with Wahlstrom so far. He’s been reasonably effective at it too, even though it would be nice to see him look for his teammates more.
 
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