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4. Jonah Gadjovich & Petrus Palmu still have much to prove

Though I was a fan of drafting these two Owen Sound Attack forwards at the draft, I was not a fan of their play on Thursday’s prospects game.

Jonah Gadjovich looked sluggish with awkward puck control and skating. Petrus Palmu seemed overwhelmed by the bigger players that were on the ice. He was not the offensive dynamite many claimed him to be.

Of course, that’s why these players were picked where they were.

In their defence, Gadjovich did not get the chance to do what he does best — dominating the net-front. The game was fast-paced and fluid. There were no power plays. The majority of the play was 4-on-4 and 3-on-3.

Hence, there were not many times Gadjovich could park himself in front of the opposition’s net. He did, however, look good along the boards battling for the puck.

Petrus Palmu

As for Palmu, he did have a few scoring chances, like the one shown in the video above. For a guy known for his offensive touches, the lack of finish was frustrating to watch. He wasn’t getting stapled into the board by the bigger players but he was easily contained by the larger defenders.

I thought that the chemistry between the two of them would translate to some nice passing plays. Turns out, each player struggled to hold his own and did not get the chance to prove themselves.

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