Player Discussion When are Juulsen and Mete going to produce points?

[WhiskeySeven*]

Juulsen: 8gp, 1 assist to show for it, +9.

Mete: 6gp, 0 points, +0.

They were similarly unproductive last season too. If they won't put up points I think their effect (and value) as d-men in the modern NHL will be limited. What's the situation here?

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[Goodbahd]

Juulsen is amazing, he’s a very efficient defenseman and is rarely out of player when defending. Points will come naturally for him, but don’t expect him to be an offensice orientated defenseman.

Mete is still young, but you can see the talent and opportunities are there, it’s only a matter of time he’ll start producing.

We’re really lucky to have these 2 on the back end going forward, two home grown talents.

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

Mete looked a lot better to start last year, only early but he doesn't seem to be jumping into the rush or moving the puck up ice as much - maybe his injury is causing him issues or he is reigned in, would like to see him get the green light to go

Juulsen will likely alway be the anchor on his pairing, he's mobile enough to not get trapped in his zone but don't really see him cracking 20 pts/yr

 

[Hins77]

If you evaluate these player withs number of points. Your going on the wrong way. Juulsen have the best +\- and solid along the board. Good first pass. He just doesnt shoot on the net often. For mete. Good stickhsndling. Play smart in his own zone... this is whant you want to see for a dman first. If juulsen have 2 goals. 3 assists and -4. Thats not better

 

[Habs Halifax]

Put things into perspective. Dermott has 1 assist in 9 games for the Leafs playing in a similar role as Mete and Juulsen. And Dermott plays on a stacked roster up front so why does he only have 1 assist and he is a -5?

Mete and Juulsen are concentrating on being reliable and learning how to do the little things right. They are on good development tracks if you ask me. The only thing I don't like it Mete's size down low in our own end.

 

[Beendair Donedat]

Very good young players - they will likely form a solid pairing together in the near future for the Habs. Points will come, but the development in their respective games is undeniable. Juulsen has been a rock so far, and Mete has had some bad luck but looked very good, jumping into the rush: Mete is also one of the youngest defensemen in the league, and coming off another hand injury, so he’s likely limited in what he can do at the moment. I wouldn’t be concerned about these two players, they are both trending in the right direction.

 

[member 256847]

Mete and Juulsen looked amazing together during training camp. I'd like to see them back together at some point. Reilly with Weber when he comes back. Petry with Schlemko.

 

[cactusjack]

i think there is way less break-out stretch passes than previous years and way more passes between the fowards. So D-men will probably less points. We are playing 4 fowards on the PP too. Don't really care about points TBH. I'm looking more at scoring opp for/against (esp. high danger ones) .

 

[S Bah]

They just need to follow the leaders, playing winning hockey the points actually count for something.

 

[Habs]

Noah has never been a point producer, just a solid Dman who can shut things down and clear the defensive zone. He's doing that in the NHL, its perfect. Mete is on the bubble, his speed will only take him so far before he has to start doing something.. he's too small to be effective in a shutdown role. Not sure what the team sees for him in the future.

 

[bleuetbio]

I think we have just mismanaged Mete recently. We should accept him to be a Young NHLer who makes mistakes and let him takes offensives initiatives whatever it costs.

I thought everybody pasted on him on his draft for that reason and not us, right? I dont want us to hold talent again just to fit in a mould

 

[417]

Not a concern for me...

 

[habsgirl5000]

what's the situation here?

The situation is they are playing to the best of their abilities, I'm not sure what your expecting from them

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

I think people overestimate Mete's offensive game because he's undersized and super fast. I don't think he'll ever get more than 30 points in a season but as long as he can play good defense his speed will help us win. It's been said before but Mete-Juulsen should be our 2nd pairing for the next decade

 

[417]

I think people overestimate Mete's offensive game because he's undersized and super fast. I don't think he'll ever get more than 30 points in a season but as long as he can play good defense his speed will help us win. It's been said before but Mete-Juulsen should be our 2nd pairing for the next decade

Agreed...have said so many times.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

I personally don't see them as top 4 defenseman on a contender unfortunately. That being said both have their place in the NHL.

 

[admiralcadillac]

Neither of them are playing the powerplay so what are you expecting

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

They are rookie defenseman...
Dahlin has only 2 more pts than Juulsen despite being way more talented

 

[ArtPeur]

I don't think either of them will get 20 points in the long run

 

[Habs Halifax]

I personally don't see them as top 4 defenseman on a contender unfortunately. That being said both have their place in the NHL.

Do you mean today or in the future?

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Do you mean today or in the future?

Both.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

They are rookie defenseman...
Dahlin has only 2 more pts than Juulsen despite being way more talented

Dahlin is also 3 years younger.

 

[26Mats]

All Juulsen and Mete need to worry about is defending well and getting the puck up to the forwards quickly, and getting the puck on net from the point.

 

[417]

All Juulsen and Mete need to worry about is defending well and getting the puck up to the forwards quickly, and getting the puck on net from the point.

Agreed...which will eventually lead to more points.

 

[26Mats]

I think people overestimate Mete's offensive game because he's undersized and super fast. I don't think he'll ever get more than 30 points in a season but as long as he can play good defense his speed will help us win. It's been said before but Mete-Juulsen should be our 2nd pairing for the next decade

I'm going to wait until he gets more comfortable and seasoned to predict his point total. Once he does, I think he'll be jumping up into the rush a lot more.

It's his shot that may limit how many points he can generate.