Olli called up

didn't see a thread about this or any mentions...

http://njmg.typepad.com/devilsblog/2007/10/olli-called-up.html


going with 7 dmen tonight..

I believe it's in the game day thread..

If this guy makes a difference, we'll be singing Olli Olli Olli instead of Ole.

My guess is he wont play, but who knows. He probably got called up becasue Rachunek is out and injured.... always good to have an extra body....... last season we werent able to do that because of the cap situation, this year we can....

i dont understand.. matvichuk is too slow? but lets call up a 6"7 240 pound Dman? WTF?

i dont understand.. matvichuk is too slow? but lets call up a 6"7 240 pound Dman? WTF?

as another poster said, sutter was probably just saying that he was too slow because he just sucked overall and that will kill his trade value even more

i dont understand.. matvichuk is too slow? but lets call up a 6"7 240 pound Dman? WTF?

if it takes a few big hits from a 240lb dman to get these bananas goin, ill take it. plus, wouldnt u like to see st louis/richards/lecavalier tossed around like a ragdoll? i know we cant expect that from martin or oblowya

whats the scouting report n this guy????

whats the scouting report n this guy????




New Jersey Devils Olli Malmivaara [6-7 220lbs 25yo] Scouting report: No. 6 or 7 defenseman.
Assets: Has a huge frame and wingspan. Takes up a lot of space in the defensive zone.
Flaws: Needs more work on his skating and coordination. Must develop a mean streak.

New Jersey Devils Olli Malmivaara [6-7 220lbs 25yo] Scouting report: No. 6 or 7 defenseman.
Assets: Has a huge frame and wingspan. Takes up a lot of space in the defensive zone.
Flaws: Needs more work on his skating and coordination. Must develop a mean streak.

yea, i read that from tsn but i wanted to know if anybody has seen him playin lowell

YES!

and can we please forget about Matvichuk and bringing him up in every other thread, he is done here in NJ. period.

So if Olli takes a penalty, who will be the first to say "This is a fine mess you've gotten us into"?
}:-)>

Solid effort from him tonight. Looks much improved from the games I saw him in last year in Lowell. He looked like a stiff... but tonight, no complaints. :)

i only got to catch the last half of the 2nd period on and the little i saw of him, he didnt seem to quick on his feet. but with a little more work, i dont see why he cant, with his size, get onto the last pairing. as far as im concerned, the whole dman slots shouldnt be set in stone as theyre all still finding their games.

He played pretty well tonight I thought. Didnt log a lot of minutes, and it was clear Sutter made sure he wasnt out there against the Lecav line if possible, but all in all a pretty good 1st NHL game.

He looked good out there tonight.
He also looked HUGE. 6ft. 7in.? Watching him skate past Gionta on a shift change was actually one of the funniest things I have ever seen on ice.
I would love to see Olli and Chara go toe to toe...just for chuckles.

i only got to catch the last half of the 2nd period on and the little i saw of him, he didnt seem to quick on his feet. but with a little more work, i dont see why he cant, with his size, get onto the last pairing. as far as im concerned, the whole dman slots shouldnt be set in stone as theyre all still finding their games.

He was slow, but fluid. He didn't feel like a neverending cluster, like Oduya.

I wouldn't mind giving him another chance.

although he didnt play very physical, he did a good job clearing out the front of the net after rebounds

YES!

and can we please forget about Matvichuk and bringing him up in every other thread, he is done here in NJ. period.Give'em Hell! Bring up Malmivaara! Fixed.;)

ABO = Anyone But Oduya

I don't know how to pronounce this guy's last name...

So I called him Marshmallow last night...he's freakin' HUGE!!!

I don't know how to pronounce this guy's last name...

So I called him Marshmallow last night...he's freakin' HUGE!!!

I think it's fun to say. It sounds like Mal-Mih-var-ah.

It was amazing last night. Our D was actually quite good. It is amazing what happens when you remove Rachunek out of the picture.

I don't know how to pronounce this guy's last name...

So I called him Marshmallow last night...he's freakin' HUGE!!!

Well... from the picture they showed of him, he kind of reminded me of this:
http://i16.tinypic.com/6fqleg7.jpg

Well... from the picture they showed of him, he kind of reminded me of this:
http://i16.tinypic.com/6fqleg7.jpg

Yeah...I think that's what I was picturing all night!!

I think it's fun to say. It sounds like Mal-Mih-var-ah.

thats correct.

He looked good out there tonight.
He also looked HUGE. 6ft. 7in.? Watching him skate past Gionta on a shift change was actually one of the funniest things I have ever seen on ice.
I would love to see Olli and Chara go toe to toe...just for chuckles.
I tell ya, he was hard to miss out there.
I don't know how much of a fighter he is. I wouldn't want to see him get Koci'd.
}:-(>

I don't know how to pronounce this guy's last name...

So I called him Marshmallow last night...he's freakin' HUGE!!!

cmon j, i thought i taught u some finnish :P
mal-me-vaa-ra

...........marshmallow hahahahaha awesome. thatll prolly be his nickname:biglaugh:

cmon j, i thought i taught u some finnish :P
mal-me-vaa-ra

...........marshmallow hahahahaha awesome. thatll prolly be his nickname:biglaugh:

I'll have to work on that!!

I'll have to work on that!!

no way, keep it marshmallow.......its great hahahaha. this way when u eventually meet him u can say "yea im the crazy fan up there thats yelling YEAH MARSHMALLOW" whenever hes beating someone down:D

cmon j, i thought i taught u some finnish :P
mal-me-vaa-ra



Fins have the funniest sounding and coolest names. I like to name my pets after Finnish hockey players. I used to have two pet rats named Koivu and Antti.

Give'em Hell! Bring up Malmivaara! Fixed.;)


yes i have changed it to Keep up Malmivaara, and yes i think he looked decent out there, and for all the people that think he looked slow i really didnt see that as being a factor like he wasnt caught out of position at all due to speed reasons. And he may look slower due to his size and the fact that he has much longer strides, this makes his speed deceptive because he take less strides than most players to get to the same spot.

Fins have the funniest sounding and coolest names. I like to name my pets after Finnish hockey players. I used to have two pet rats named Koivu and Antti.So true man! How does Teppo the cat sound?

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That's one HUGE defenseman!!

LOL he kinda looks like Lurch in skates.

does anyone know if hell be up for a while or what? was anything said about being sent back down?

So true man! How does Teppo the cat sound?

I LOVE the name Teppo. In fact, that was in the running when I chose those other names. Teemu, Raimo, Kimmo, Jarkko, Jussi, and Jani are some other great ones. Jarkko sounds straight out of Star Wars.

http://www.sci.fi/~kajun/finns/male.htm
theres even the pronunciation :D

Biggest dude ever. It's like if you put skates on Bigfoot and told it to hate the Rangers.