RD Axel Sandin Pellikka - Skellefteå, SHL (2023, 17th, DET)

[Pavels Dog]

If you watched the world juniors with your homer goggles off, anybody would be able to corroborate that ASP was absolutely mid at pretty much every aspect throughout the entirety of the tournament.

Another easily disproven claim.

So:

- He played less than Willander/Lindstein (false)
- He played nearly full 2 minute PPs (false)
- He ”racked up” secondary assists (false)
- He did not play in key situations (false)
- Usually was benched for the last 3-5 minutes of games (false)
- ”anybody” agrees he was ”mid” (false)

Care to make up any more things?

 

[LemonSauceD]

Another easily disproven claim.

So:

- He played less than Willander/Lindstein (false)
- He played nearly full 2 minute PPs (false)
- He ”racked up” secondary assists (false)
- He did not play in key situations (false)
- Usually was benched for the last 3-5 minutes of games (false)
- ”anybody” agrees he was ”mid” (false)

Care to make up any more things?

You’re welcome to re-watch the world juniors.

 

[Perfect Human]

The last 20 posts or so are mired with troll satire and no real tangible negative to his game. Gotta love it!

 

[Indrid Cold]

You’re welcome to re-watch the world juniors.

Care to acknowledge the accusations that your statements are false, instead of the cookie cutter 'watch the games' retort?

 

[newfy]

I mean, Vancouver vs Detroit is as neutral as you can get lmao.

Detroit fans grasping at straws here trying to invalidate an amazing reply in this thread.

Its not that neutral when ASP was picked with a pick Vancouver traded to Detroit, and then went on to win Best dman of the tournament over a Vancouver prospect who was drafted 6 spots ahead who also had a great tourney.

Theres just a lot of obvious bitterness that their lower pick they traded ended up having a better tourney than "their guy"

 

[Dingo]

They saved him for the big games and also for powerplays. I dont get how this doesnt make sense for your best offensive dman.

he played as much at even strength as the other top 4 dmen (who are also all very good) in hard to win games, and was used even more than that (because he is the best offensively) on the powerplay.

I mean.... its just logical. He is an offensively gifted dman who can hang with the other top dmen in an all around play sense.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

He's back from injury!

 

[Indrid Cold]

He's back from injury!

Good, now he can get back to putting up numbers, and the haters can get back to hating.

 

[Roomba With a Bauer]

Good, now he can get back to putting up numbers, and the haters can get back to hating.

Three more goals and he has the record for goals by U20 defense, probably in significantly less games. 5 more and he has the U23 record.

If not for injury the guy was probably a lock to destroy the U23 defenseman goal record, at the age of 18.

He's got a bright future. I hope Detroit brings him to the A next year so he can start adapting to smaller ice.

 

[nbwingsfan]

If you watched the world juniors with your homer goggles off, anybody would be able to corroborate that ASP was absolutely mid at pretty much every aspect throughout the entirety of the tournament.

I’m going to take a wild guess and say the people
Who chose ASP as the best D watched the games, no?

 

[Michoulicious]

I’m going to take a wild guess and say the people
Who chose ASP as the best D watched the games, no?

ASP is awesome. These posts are ridiculous.

 

[Coach Reggie Dunlop]

3 points today along with another goal. 1 off the Swedish 18 year old defenseman record, and 4 off the under 23 record for goals by a defenseman. That’s with missing significant time due to a shoulder injury.

 

[Indrid Cold]

3 points today along with another goal. 1 off the Swedish 18 year old defenseman record, and 4 off the under 23 record for goals by a defenseman. That’s with missing significant time due to a shoulder injury.

He got gud

 

[GoBoltz56]

He got gud

How gud?

 

[Roomba With a Bauer]

How gud?

Real...gud?

 

[Indrid Cold]

Real...gud?

Real, real gud!

 

[schuelma24]

Finished the SHL regular season today with an assist. 10 goals, 8 assists in 39 games. .461 PPG.

 

[schuelma24]

3 OT game winner in game 3 of their first round playoff series. Also logged over 40 minutes.

 

[Christien]

Absolute gamer

 

[Roomba With a Bauer]

3 OT game winner in game 3 of their first round playoff series. Also logged over 40 minutes.

1g, 2a in 3 playoff games. I'd like to see him in the AHL next seaon and the NHL after that.

 

[Dotter]

Great thread and fun read! 10/10. Did not disappoint.

 

[Realgud]

Crazy how he seems to have a knack for scoring important goals. Zetterberg/Kane clutch gene but as a D?

 

[Cake Eater]

Crazy how he seems to have a knack for scoring important goals. Zetterberg/Kane clutch gene but as a D?

Or more likely, variance. His lack of assists is concerning for an offensive forward with plenty of PP1 time over the year.

 

[Pavels Dog]

Won the Salming Trophy = best swedish d-man in SHL.

 

[theslatcher]

Won the Salming Trophy = best swedish d-man in SHL.

Weirdest awarded trophy in the SHL/SDHL's history.

ASP was clearly not the best Swedish dman across the SHL/SDHL, heck, he wasn't even the best dman on his team.