THE DETROIT RED WINGS WERE RIGHT ABOUT JOE VELENO… OR WERE THEY? (Montreal Canadiens News)

THE DETROIT RED WINGS WERE RIGHT ABOUT JOE VELENO… OR WERE THEY? (Montreal Canadiens News)

[Music] So, this is absolutely not the video that I thought we would be making, let’s just say, uh, hm, two weeks ago or so, because things change quickly in the National Hockey League. I think fans of whichever team can attest to that. One week you’re going out there sobbing and weeping over multiple losses in a row, but two weeks later things can quickly turn around. Now, for the Montreal Canadians, this has been maybe not so sudden, but now we’re really starting to see the effects of it. And it’s at the point right now where I think a lot of Detroit Red Wings fans can potentially step in and say, “Yeah, told you so.” Because today we’re talking about a guy who has been good for Montreal. We made a video just a few weeks ago talking about how the trade to acquire him was a good idea and how it worked out well for the Habs. But now, after some movement in the lineup and some other guys being placed alongside of him, it seems like that early spark has started to fizzle out a little bit. And now we’re sitting here and trying to explain why. Today we’re responding to a Reddit post posted by Matt 236246 that talks about recent Canadians acquire Zack Buluke who has two points and a minus three in his last nine games played. This user says it’s not even about luck. Now of course we’re talking about Zack Buluke, a guy who was acquired from St. Louis for Logan Mayu. He was a near 20 goal scorer as a rookie in the NHL last year and it was seen as a very amazing acquisition for Montreal that this guy who is just finishing up his first full year in the National Hockey League and who had a super stellar second half of last season that this guy would be able to be acquired for Logan Mayu. I mean Mayu hasn’t been great in St. Louis. He’s been sucking pretty hard over there. So, a lot of Canadians fans love to poke fun at that situation and say, “Hey, the trade was amazing. Look at Bul Duke.” And it paid off, didn’t it? To open up the season, Zachary Buluke was on the first power play unit, and the guy was scoring goals like crazy. Three goals in the opening three games of the year, plus an assist as well. Top power play unit guy. He was getting 15 minutes a night. And even now, you know, he’s still going out there and getting around that. There are some other games where he has fewer 10, 11, 13 minutes, but he hasn’t been producing as much as of late. And that’s what this Reddit post goes out there and says, only got two points in the last nine games. And during those last nine games, Bulldog has a 1.43 43 individual expected goal number, zero rush chances, zero rebounds created, six giveaways versus one takeaway, and his 5v5 on ice stats go as follows. a 71% offensive zone starting percentage and still only 28% goals four percentage, 49.5 cor percentage, 46.99 SF and 46% expected goals for percentage. Do you feel the results match the eye test? Will he bounce back heavy and soon? With all those ozone starts, it’s not even about being in the doghouse. The main point that this Reddit user is making is, hey, Zack Bul Duke in these past nine games has had very bad expected goal percentage numbers, expected Corsy numbers, goals for straight up numbers, but he’s getting a lot of offensive zone starts. 71% of his starts are in the offensive zone. It’s not necessarily like he’s being sheltered. He’s being given top opportunity to start things out and create offense. But why exactly is it that Zack Buluke has totally fallen off a cliff production-wise? You can chalk that up to the fact that he’s no longer on the first power play, but he was on that unit for quite a while. Even while he wasn’t producing, he’d get a goal every few games or so and it was fine. But I think a lot of Canadians fans felt internally like, “Okay, after a few weeks, maybe it’s time to take Bull Duke off of that unit.” And they did, and now it’s working really well. We just spoke yesterday about how Ivan Demidov has improved the Montreal, Canadians first unit to 50some percent. It’s ridiculous. But some of the top comments go out there and try to spell out why it is Zachary Buluke is no longer producing. Take a look at this. what playing with Joe Valeno does to a guy. Real people praise Valeno at first, but all I see is a black hole where plays become dead ends. It’s hard to score when you’re on a line with someone whose idea of playing hockey is trying to keep the puck to yourself for as long as possible. Oh boy. A lot of Red Wings fans who are tuning into this video just perked up because they probably agree with what’s being said here. Another reply goes out there and says, “Yeah, Joe Valeno, he works his beehind off, but he does not generate anything. He has no vision and he’s unpredictable. Playable Duke with Gallagher, who also stopped producing since he’s back with Andy and Evans. Valeno might be best suited in a line who are just told to dump it in and then throw it towards the goal. Some of the most boring bluecollar teams have played that style. He might be optimal for that. He might also be better suited for the playoffs if he has no brain function on the ice. There isn’t anything to melt in the psychological pressure. Trade him to the Blue Jackets or the Islanders? And then another reply says, “Yeah, they need to get Book away from Valeno again. Gallagher, Doc, and Bull Duke was a solid line. And so it seems like not only talking about the power play, but it seems like in a bunch of Canadians fans minds, one of the biggest catalysts for lack of offensive productivity out of Zachary Boluke happens to be the placement of Joe Valeno on his line. a player who at one point was seen as the next best thing coming into the QMJHL. The very first QMJHL exceptional status name and a guy who was touted to being a top prospect a decade ago in 2018. He was inevitably taken towards the end of the first round by Detroit. And even though he became a serviceable NHL player, that’s all he really became and that’s what he is right now. Serviceable. You get NHL replacement level play out of this Joe Valeno and we’re starting to see a lot of that now after a preeason and opening stint that won a lot of Canadians fans hearts over. I’m not going to pretend like we didn’t make positive videos about Valeno just a few weeks ago. We straight up said, “Yeah, this guy’s looking really good. He’s contributing. He’s moving the puck well. He’s facilitating play.” And the Red Wings gave up on this guy. Now he’s in Montreal and he’s doing well, but it’s been a few games. It’s been a few minutes and now Joe Valeno is playing with a guy who can’t seem to get going offensively and he’s not making that job any easier. The guy who was a hot shot to start out the year is now really having difficulty producing alongside of a Valeno whose offense never really lived up to the expectations of being a first overall exceptional status QMJHL guy. There were already red flags during his draft eligible year, which is why he slipped so far in the 2018 draft. But now we’re taking a look at Valeno on his what is it? Third NHL team. And Canadians fans are saying, “Yeah, get this guy away from Bull Duke. He’s ruining the guy.” So with that in mind, I want you to let me know your thoughts in the comments section below. Do you agree with this notion that Joe Valeno is in a way ruining what we are seeing out of Zachary Buluk? Buluk was doing all right, but now seems like things are not going all too well, aren’t they? If you enjoyed this video, feel free to hit the like button. If you didn’t, the dislike button is down there for you as well. Thoughts in the comment section below because comments help out with the algorithm. I’d really appreciate it if you got involved there. I hope you enjoyed this. 99 and bye. [Music] [Music]

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We’re going over Montreal Canadiens and former Detroit Red Wings forward Joe Veleno, and how his play has potentially slowed down Zack Bolduc.

This video is taking place after the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The 2025 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:

1st) New York Islanders, Matthew Schaefer
2nd) San Jose Sharks, Michael Misa
3rd) Chicago Blackhawks, Anton Frondell
4th) Utah Mammoth, Caleb Desnoyers
5th) Nashville Predators, Brady Martin
6th) Philadelphia Flyers, Porter Martone
7th) Boston Bruins, James Hagens
8th) Seattle Kraken, Jake O’Brien
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Radim Mrtka
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Roger McQueen
11th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Benjamin Kindel
12th) Philadelphia Flyers (from New York Rangers via Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins), Jack Nesbitt
13th) Detroit Red Wings, Carter Bear
14th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Jackson Smith
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Braeden Cootes
16th) New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames via Montreal Canadiens), Victor Eklund
17th) New York Islanders (from Montreal Canadiens), Kashawn Aitcheson
18th) Calgary Flames (from New Jersey Devils), Cole Reschny
19th) St. Louis Blues, Justin Carbonneau
20th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Minnesota Wild), Pyotr Andreyanov
21st) Nashville Predators (from Ottawa Senators), Cameron Reid
22nd) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Colorado Avalanche via Philadelphia Flyers), Bill Zonnon
23rd) Ottawa Senators (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Nashville Predators), Logan Hensler
24th) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Los Angeles Kings), Will Horcoff
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Vaclav Nestrasil
26th) Nashville Predators (from Vegas Golden Knights via San Jose Sharks), Ryker Lee
27th) Washington Capitals, Lynden Lakovic
28th) Winnipeg Jets, Sascha Boumedienne
29th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Carolina Hurricanes), Mason West
30th) San Jose Sharks (from Dallas Stars), Joshua Ravensbergen
31st) Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton Oilers via Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins), Henry Brzustewicz
32nd) Calgary Flames (from Florida Panthers), Cullen Potter

This video is also taking place after 2025 NHL Season, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the Finals.

Joe Veleno was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

The 2018 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The Top 29 of the draft went as follows:

1st – Buffalo Sabres, Rasmus Dahlin
2nd – Carolina Hurricanes, Andrei Svechnikov
3rd – Montreal Canadiens, Jesperi Kotkaniemi
4th – Ottawa Senators, Brady Tkachuk
5th – Arizona Coyotes, Barrett Hayton
6th – Detroit Red Wings, Filip Zadina
7th – Vancouver Canucks, Quinn Hughes
8th – Chicago Blackhawks, Adam Boqvist
9th – New York Rangers, Vitali Kravtsov
10th – Edmonton Oilers, Evan Bouchard
11th – New York Islanders, Oliver Wahlstrom
12th – New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames), Noah Dobson
13th – Dallas Stars, Ty Dellandrea
14th – Philadelphia Flyers (from St. Louis Blues), Joel Farabee
15th – Florida Panthers, Grigori Denisenko
16th – Colorado Avalanche, Martin Kaut
17th – New Jersey Devils, Ty Smith
18th – Columbus Blue Jackets, Liam Foudy
19th – Philadelphia Flyers, Jay O’Brien
20th – Los Angeles Kings, Rasmus Kupari
21st – San Jose Sharks, Ryan Merkley
22nd – New York Rangers (from Pittsburgh Penguins via Ottawa Senators), K’Andre Miller
23rd – Anaheim Ducks, Isac Lundestrom
24th – Minnesota Wild, Filip Johansson
25th – St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Dominik Bokk
26th – Ottawa Senators (from Boston Bruins via New York Rangers), Jacob Bernard-Docker
27th – Chicago Blackhawks (from Nashville Predators), Nicolas Beaudin
28th – New York Rangers (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Nils Lundkvist
29th – Toronto Maple Leafs (from Winnipeg Jets via St. Louis Blues), Rasmus Sandin

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