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Juolevi could be, uh, better

So Trent Cull thinks Juolevi played better today.

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Sure hope he’s wrong.

The Canucks prized defenceman has done nothing here to help stall the oncoming “They should have drafted KellerZzzz!!” train.

And ultimately it’s Penticton and Young Stars so who cares.

Although Troy Stecher sure cared here last year on every shift. Haven’t seen much of that from these Canucks and certainly not today.

It was the start of July when Benning was boasting about Juolevi being 200 pounds. I remain unconvinced he weighs that much, but there is a good debate to be had about how the extra weight is impacting his game.

Because we just aren’t used to Juolevi making plays like this:

That’s Brett Pollack btw, who the Flames got in the Kris Russell trade.

Juolevi: “I had just come from the bench and I saw the guy coming at full speed. I knew right away it was going to be tough. I should have realized I needed to back up more and maybe let him shoot in front of me.