Confirmed with Link: Flames sign Juuso Valimaki to ELC

[Wayne Primeau]

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[SmellOfVictory]

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[OvermanKingGainer]

Juuso I expected.

 

[JurassicTunga]

Gonna be a good one

 

[Fig]

LOVE is prominently featured twice in the background. Is there something we need to know?

Is his family Beatles fans?

Juuso I expected.

Wouldn't it be more grammatically correct to write, "Juuso you know, it was what I expected."

 

[Lunatik]

LOVE is prominently featured twice in the background. Is there something we need to know?

Is his family Beatles fans?




Wouldn't it be more grammatically correct to write, "Juuso you know, it was what I expected."

That he lives with his mom?

 

[Fig]

That he lives with his mom?

 

[Anglesmith]

Damn, was hoping for a second-round pick.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Here's our #6 Dman this season.

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

Here's our #6 Dman this season.

Burning two ELC years and waiver years for a #6D wouldn't be a good idea. If he makes the team within the next two years he needs to outplay Brodie or Gio in the top 4.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Burning two ELC years and waiver years for a #6D wouldn't be a good idea. If he makes the team within the next two years he needs to outplay Brodie or Gio in the top 4.

I wasn't being really serious. It's not impossible but highly unlikely. Although I think next season he's on the team.

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

I wasn't being really serious. It's not impossible but highly unlikely. Although I think next season he's on the team.

I think he probably could be a #6 within the next two years but like I said, the financial reasons mean he would really have to be a top 4 for them to give him a tenth NHL game. 2019-20 will be real interesting though... last year of Brodie's deal, 22 year old Kylington, 21 year old Valimaki, aging Giordano...

 

[Mr Snrub]

Why would they do this if they're bent on playing in the WHL again?

 

[MonyontheMoney]

Why would they do this if they're bent on playing in the WHL again?

Why not, though?

His ELC will slide when he goes back.

 

[Mr Snrub]

Why not, though?

His ELC will slide when he goes back.

Save some paper?

I guess it must just be so he can get his nine games.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

As long as he doesn't play more than 10 games, his ELC can slide for 2 years as per Treliving. This kid is the real deal, he's a Ekholm/Hedman, has no huge holes and has a great attitude. I could easily see him being the 2nd best Dman from this draft.

OKG, I'll be interested to see what they do as well. It's likely someone is dealt for a forward. I also think by next season, Andersson might cause Stone to be traded.

 

[Pirate King Luffy]

 

[Flames Fanatic]

Save some paper?

I guess it must just be so he can get his nine games.

So we don't end up with an Erixon situation again.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

I feel like he's hands down the best Dman we've drafted since Dion. Everyone should be very excited about him, the only thing he lacks is a big physical game but he does play a little feisty. It's crazy to think he said he wants to work on his skating, as it's already excellent. He just needs a little more work in his own end, needs a little more muscle and he's ready.

 

[Pirate King Luffy]

I feel like he's hands down the best Dman we've drafted since Dion. Everyone should be very excited about him, the only thing he lacks is a big physical game but he does play a little feisty. It's crazy to think he said he wants to work on his skating, as it's already excellent. He just needs a little more work in his own end, needs a little more muscle and he's ready.

It wasn't directed at you. I just posted it because of the signing.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

It wasn't directed at you. I just posted it because of the signing.

I know. The hype is warranted though and I want to add to it.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Standard practice to sign the first round pick to an ELC shortly after the draft.

Still not as good as Kylington.

 

[Dertell]

it's been almost a month and I'm still unsure how to feel about him. at least he seems better than most picks after the top 8 or so. I like the fact he seems to have good offense.

 

[CraigsList]

Dope.

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

If Valimaki were a month older, he would have been taken in the 2016 draft. Where would he have gone in a hypothetical redraft with him eligible after all those draft+1 years? I'd lean towards second round. Who would his progression in 2016-17 catapulted him ahead of? Probably not:

Chychrun
Sergachev
McAvoy

So where does he rank in the next tier?

Fox
Bean
Juolevi
Klague
Fabbro
Cholowski
Girard