In short, Detroit took a low-risk flyer on a young player to fill a position. Yzerman is no stranger to such trades, although this one certainly is not the needle-moving type trade like Jacob de la Rose for Robby Fabbri. Juolevi is still a young player, and it took nothing to add him to the roster.Įssentially, the Juolevi claim is a reclamation project. But to go back to a previous point, it did not cost a thing.
Are the odds of him finally figuring things out at the NHL level slim? Sure. Needless to say, that isn’t the ideal lineup on a good team. Marc Staal, Nick Leddy, Jordan Oesterle and Danny DeKeyser are the current left-shot defensemen on the roster. Secondly, Juolevi plays at a major position of need for the Red Wings. In using the waiver wire, Steve Yzerman is effectively not taking a risk. Claiming a player off of waivers doesn’t cost a thing (although the team did have to send down Joe Veleno, a young player that has been playing well of late). He’s had only short stints in the show, with most of his playing time coming in the AHL. Glancing at his player profile on any database paints a clear picture: Juolevi has yet to stick at the NHL level. His Corsi-for relative percentage sits at -0.9 for the 2021-22 season. Juolevi’s possession metrics are similarly mediocre. In this short sample size, Juolevi’s wins above replacement is -0.7 (-0.5 expected) and his goals above replacement is -0.1 (-0.1 expected). He played 10 games for Florida this season, failing to notch a single point in that time. In October of 2021, Juolevi was traded to the Florida Panthers. Juolevi played a total of 23 games with the Canucks, scoring two goals and an assist in the process. His first couple of years with the Canucks were marked by injuries (including a knee surgery) and disappointing play in the AHL. Selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2016 NHL Draft, Juolevi was regarded as a top-end defensive prospect for his play with the London Knights in the OHL. UPDATE: The #RedWings today claimed defenseman Olli Juolevi off waivers from the Florida Panthers.Īdditionally, center Joe Veleno has been assigned to the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins.
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