Good to see him producing but when talking about him as a prospect...I don't see him getting into "the bigs"...I hope I'm wrong but just my thoughts.
i disagree, he's always been a confidence player and when he has it he gets going great. his biggest problem was his skating and defensive play. hes really improved on both, and now that hes producing he can finally stop all the hating. obviously the wings management see's him making it. last year one thing i kept reading was that most trade offers they got had him going the other way and Holland said no. the ahl next then call ups the following one, i see him eventually 2nd-3rd player in the NHL with a similer Career to Hudler except pulks is a little bigger and had the Holy slapper so i would like him on point.
Disappointing couple years for Pulkkinen, couple that with not improving much at all in the skating department and it's not a promising outlook
from the few games I saw last year and from the few games I have seen, and what I have heard this year, his skating has improved a lot, and his overall game has also improved he is not a 1 dimensional player anymore which imo improves his outlook.
from the few games I saw last year and from the few games I have seen, and what I have heard this year, his skating has improved a lot, and his overall game has also improved he is not a 1 dimensional player anymore which imo improves his outlook.
I've heard the same about his skating and overall play, supposedly much improved. That said I've seen very little of Teemu so I'll reserve judgement until I get to see what he can do in GR.
Disappointing couple years for Pulkkinen, couple that with not improving much at all in the skating department and it's not a promising outlook
How much of him have you seen lately? His movement is much better and so is his play. Last season was pretty bad for him, as was the start of this season, but for the last few months he's been very good. If anything, this is the first time in a long time his outlook could be described as encouraging, maybe even promising.
Jokerit held a fan event on Wednesday where they had a little skill competition. Pulkkinen had the hardest shot, measured at 161 km/h which is about 100 mph.
Jokerit held a fan event on Wednesday where they had a little skill competition. Pulkkinen had the hardest shot, measured at 161 km/h which is about 100 mph.
How close to the shooters were the velocities measured, though?
The problem with Pulkkinen's shot is he has the furthest thing from a fast release in hockey
His accuracy is also something that leaves room for improvement. Or at least the last time I saw him, at the WJC, he couldn`t really hit the goal with his shots despite tons of attempts.
The problem with Pulkkinen's shot is he has the furthest thing from a fast release in hockey
That was a big complaint of mine about Brunner at the begining of the year. Stop the puck then big wind up and shoot. Stop the puck pull it waaaaay back and shoot. Brunner learned pretty fast that if yo give NHL goaltenders that much time to get across you won't score often. He's seems to have figured it out. Hopefully Pulks can learn the same thing. Every time I hear a report about Pulks it seems like he's improved on something different in his game. He seems like he is putting the work in to get better. I don't get to see him play so I could be wrong.
how's he doing in the AHL playoffs? 3 goals and 2 assists in 7 games are pretty good, but how is his play?
His speed has improved significantly from where it was, he is pretty defensively responsible and plays the body at times. Looks like he will have a fairly easy transition to North America and put up some pretty decent numbers next year in Grand Rapids.
