CALLE ODELIUS

2024-06-03

Scout: Jeremy Vercillo

Skating:

Elite. Odelius flies around the ice and changes direction quickly. In fact, he often appears to get himself out of position, but recovers quickly. He knows his limits at his current level, but will have to adjust for the NHL.

Passing/Handling:

He's not a flashy passer or stickhandler, but gets the job done. In transition he's better skating the puck in/out of the zone than passing it, but can get the job done when needed.

Shooting:

He's not a scoring threat. His "sifter" is ok, but he'll just rely on screens, tips, and rebounds for any scoring.

IQ (Vision, Anticipation, Panic/Poise):

High. His IQ is a strength, both in defensive positioning and jumping up into the play.

Forechecking:

N/A

Defense:

Elite. He plays physical for a guy his age and size and is strong on and off the puck. He's also got a good active stick and is aggressive going into the corners.

Best Asset:

Skating. His skating is a great asset in being able to cover a lot of ice. He also uses it to win corner battles.

Biggest Concern:

Lack of playmaking -not too important for a defenseman but will definitely have him overlooked.

Top Tier/Role Potential:

Elite shutdown D

Justification for Top Tier Assessment:

His skating and defense are very good, but I don't see the offense translating. Best I see is a 25-minute a night shutdown guy, maybe with points output via volume and playing with good players.

50th Percentile Tier/Role:

bottom-4 minute muncher

Justification for 50th Percentile Tier Assessment:

I think he's got a future in the NHL, but not in a super fantasy-relevant role. I see him getting a lot of PK time and some tough matchups, and I think will be a hidden bright spot for teams.

Stylistic Comparable:

Martin Fehervary

Scouts Final Thoughts and Additional Stats/Info:

Games Scouted:

WJC vs Slovakia and a few SHL playoff games vs Moda

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2023-09-22

Scout: Brandon

Skating

Odelius is a nimble skater who is light on his edges and moves in a way reminiscent of someone 4” shorter and 20lbs lighter.

He displays fluid mobility in all directions and will use this odd, unorthodox pivot where he will hop and turn 180 degrees instead of stepping and striding through the transition.

His motor or drive is lacking though and doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to get anywhere.

He has a lackadaisical pace that is suited to a casual skateboarder milling about an open street-style course.

His stride can be a bit foreshortened and is without much power or torque.

Passing/Handling

Odelius is very inconsistent in his puck movement.

He can show flashes of creativity and brilliance making backhand feeds under pressure or long stretch passes up the boards.

This is then juxtaposed by intention-less and nearly wreckless puck movement in all zones, and especially under pressure.

His passes can carry a certain crispness to them but are generally almost unremarkable in speed or power.

His ability to make a pass through traffic is quite rare as he opts to make the easy or redundant move that backtracks on ice gained through carrying the puck up the boards.

His puck movement on the powerplay is very average in the context of the rest of the players on the ice. The play doesn’t die on his stick but it is hard to argue that momentum and opportunity runs through him.

There are times that he will carry the puck along the boards deep into the O-zone and will pull attention to him in doing so. I would like to see more come of these rushes like centering passes, circling the net, or even driving the net. Instead, he often button hooks or stops up to shovel the puck back up high.

Shooting

Like his passes, Odelius’ shot lacks a certain umph or wow factor.

That said, he is quite efficient in his shot movement patterns which results in a faster release without much windup put into the shot.

He can show instances where he seems more interested in offense and putting the puck on net more often, but doesn’t often get into prime shooting lanes.

His shot remains quite linear off the blade but doesn’t carry much velocity or spin to cause rebounds on open looks.

IQ (Vision, off/def anticipation, panic meter)

Odelius does not handle pressure very well and often moves the puck without purpose and with haste.

He uses his skating to stay out of most direct pressure but it becomes a worry when observing space and time collapse around him while he is the puck carrier.

There is very little deliberate patience in his game. The kind of time manipulation that one uses to slow things down and let the play blossom around him.

Any slowing down of the play to his speed seems to be more out of selfish convenience so he isn’t required to hustle and operate at Pro paces.

Forechecking

Odelius is often the very last player to enter the O-zone and not a single activation off the rush was observed through three games viewed.

Defense (Rush and in-zone)

One of Odelius’s bright spots is his gap control and stick work when defending against a newly gained zone entry.

Away from the puck, he is able to patrol open ice efficiently.

When covering an open target in front of the net, he is sure to engage stick-on-stick.

His stick looks light in his hands and he flourishes it with speed and accuracy, proving to be a disruptive obstacle.

There are times, especially if caught out of position, that he does not have the acceleration and explosiveness (or maybe desire) to gain ground with his skating and instead opts for slashes and trip attempts.

Body language wise, the way he carries himself would be similar to that of a much smaller and weaker player even at 6’1” and 185 lbs.

He is easily out-worked and out-muscled in puck battles along the boards.

Best Asset

Fluid skating and mobility.

Biggest Concern

Panicked processing speed and choices. Lack of next level tools/wow factor.

Top Tier/Role Potential (and why)

Bottom pair shutdown D, middle pair on a shallow team. 15-25 points and very few peripherals.

50th percentile Tier/Role (and why)

Career semi-pro, maybe some time spent in the AHL.

Stylistic Comparable

Odelius is unique in that his posture and style doesn’t really stand out to a point that it brings up memories of similar physical traits on other players.

The best I can do is say that he generally looks like a smooth skating defensive-minded forward who is forced to play on the blue line due to limited available bodies.

Philip Danult with more graceful wheels and 25% intensity/grit/compete/drive?

Game Reports:

2022-08-19

Djurgardens IF [5] vs. Visby/Roma [1]

Notable Stats: 0 G, 1 A, 4 SOG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 20:39 TOI

2022-12-02

Djurgardens IF [2] vs. Tingsryds AIF [1]

Notable Stats: 0 G, 0 A, 5 SOG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 19:23 TOI

2023-04-23

Djurgardens IF [6] vs. Modo Hockey [7]

Notable Stats: 1 G, 0 A, 2 SOG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 12:10 TOI