Prospect Info: 14th Overall - Julius Honka

[piqued]

Wait, so is the J in his first name not the typical Finnish Y-sounding J?

 

[oconnor9sean]

Everyone wanted a boom/bust prospect, and now that we picked one, we're complaining..

 

[Ambassador Of Fun]

Wait, so is the J in his first name not the typical Finnish Y-sounding J?

No he's Yulius. Probably the Best Yu in Dallas IMO

 

[piqued]

TIL Swift Current changed their logo and jerseys. Upgrade.

 

[Starry Knight]

Everyone wanted a boom/bust prospect, and now that we picked one, we're complaining..

Was just about to say...

 

[Primetimey*]

 

[Hull Fan]

when Ruff dwarfs you there might be an issue.

 

[QnebO]

Every one just thinks he's under 180 tall. Hope he can still be good.

 

[Magic Mittens]

They did say he had one of the highest hockey IQ's in the draft. He's got great offensive instincts and he is decent in his own end. We've got lots of size on our back end, but we lack a RHD with his talent

Good pick guys

 

[SolidusAKA]

Can we all just agree that this pick will be worth all the Razorisms that "Honka" and "Julius" will provide?

 

[SonicSpeedDash]

Watch the kid grow a few inches. Great pick imo.

 

[Klockis]

Every one just thinks he's under 180 tall. Hope he can still be good.

That is 180 cm for all the confused americans.

 

[piqued]

He kinda looks like Bystrom.

 

[oconnor9sean]

That is 180 cm for all the confused americans.

Dang it. I thought he was 15 feet tall.

 

[Klockis]

Dang it. I thought he was 15 feet tall.

I knew I needed to clear things up for the Americans here. I know how intimidating it see a measure system that actually makes sense.

 

[oconnor9sean]

I knew I needed to clear things up for the Americans here. I know how intimidating it see a measure system that actually makes sense.

I mean, I got it. I think most of us understood that it was in cm's.

 

[Dr GLU]

Kid can skate like the wind and has marvelous edge work. Bomb with a quick release at the point and gets it through. Excellent vision and anticipation so always a threat in the transition game. Competes hard defensively to get the puck back (so he can attack), but lacks size and strength obviously. He could grow and fill out (remember Dillon's post draft growth spurt) but could remain undersized for the NHL. Time will tell.

 

[Klockis]

I mean, I got it. I think most of us understood that it was in cm's.

I was sarcastic.Thought this would be enough:

I hate to use the:

 

[Primetimey*]

Who could he be compared to? Tobias Enstrom?

 

[Cin]

Who could he be compared to? Tobias Enstrom?

I think Button said Zubov lol.

 

[Dr GLU]

Who could he be compared to? Tobias Enstrom?

Tyson Barrie would be my first blush comparison.

 

[ElGuapo]

Watch the kid grow a few inches. Great pick imo.

He'll grow a foot like Dillon did and be the tallest player in NHL history(while skating and scoring like Karlsson).

 

[Satan]

I'm not giving your blog a hit.

Bad pick.

 

[BigG44]

Who could he be compared to? Tobias Enstrom?

I saw that name several times digging up stuff on him.

I like that he'll be with Lamb again next year. He's probably still got a good relationship with Jackson, and he was a good coach for Dallas.

He's getting NHL coaching at the WHL level which is just great.

As a late birth ... he'll be in Texas in 1 year which is nice too.

 

[SonicSpeedDash]

He'll grow a foot like Dillon did and be the tallest player in NHL history(while skating and scoring like Karlsson).

I like how you think.