Exact same statline as Granlund's D+1 now.
I had to check it twice to see if I just missed his name. Not only that, but Samberg was ahead of him in the Jets prospects... I mean what? Nothing away from Samberg, but no way in hell he has overtook Vesalainen this season.Just gonna say Button snubbed Vesalainen from his Prospect list... It was a Top 50 Prospect list...
I had to check it twice to see if I just missed his name. Not only that, but Samberg was ahead of him in the Jets prospects... I mean what? Nothing away from Samberg, but no way in hell he has overtook Vesalainen this season.
He's not gonna be the big dog in the Jets either. Better get used to climbing up the lineup.Hate him going to Kärpät and i really cant see any positive sides in this... In HPK he was the big dog and got to play as much he liked. Now in Kärpät he is 2/3rd liner... If i was him i would have refused the loan....
Hate him going to Kärpät and i really cant see any positive sides in this... In HPK he was the big dog and got to play as much he liked. Now in Kärpät he is 2/3rd liner... If i was him i would have refused the loan....
He's not gonna be the big dog in the Jets either. Better get used to climbing up the lineup.
Hate him going to Kärpät and i really cant see any positive sides in this... In HPK he was the big dog and got to play as much he liked. Now in Kärpät he is 2/3rd liner... If i was him i would have refused the loan....
If Vesalainen turns into anything remotely close to Rantanen, see some resemblances there. How did this kid fall to #24 in this draft? This will be one of the questions people ask automatically, since he was rated as high by Mckenzie's 10 scouts at #15. Jets seem to fall into these players on a regular basis.
crazy thinking for how good, exciting and young the Jets are, that they still have a lot of exciting top prospects that will be pushing for spots over next few years... Chevy is a damn impressive GM and needs more props
Cheveldayoff added that he and his staff had Vesalainen as a target when they had the 13th overall selection, before trading that pick to the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday.
They were thrilled to get a player they ranked so high in the 24th spot.
"He's a big body, he skates really well, and he's got good hands. He's a player that will complement the other aspects of our roster very well," Cheveldayoff said of the 6'3", 209-pound Vesalainen. "He's not one of those guys that is a long-range development guy. He's got a big body, I think he'll be able to put more meat on the bone. But I do think he's a little more physically mature than some of the other players at 18."
Now, he'll join some of his fellow countrymen in the Winnipeg Jets organization, including Patrik Laine, who he played with at the 2015-16 Under-18 event.
"We were up on stage - and I think it was Mark Hillier - I think he said 'Hey Kristian are you going to look forward to passing to Laine?' and he just had a big twinkle in his eye," said Cheveldayoff. "You don't set out to say 'we're going to draft this nationality or that nationality' but it certainly helps when you have players that have flourished in a marketplace, know a marketplace well, and are excited about it. Those are the opportunities that you like to take advantage of."
If Vesalainen turns into anything remotely close to Rantanen, see some resemblances there. How did this kid fall to #24 in this draft? This will be one of the questions people ask automatically, since he was rated as high by Mckenzie's 10 scouts at #15. Jets seem to fall into these players on a regular basis.
Then he played against men and put up big numbers, so those scouts look wrong at this point.I thought he was physically mature at an early age. Often you see these young prospects dominate against other youngsters because they have a stronger body and then hit a wall when they play against men. I bet some scouts saw that too...
The way Chevy was talking in that interview. It sounds like Vesalainen may be NHL ready sooner than later. Obviously the thought of him playing with Laine is a real possibility down the line. Jets top 9 are going to be deep with guys difficult to play against with size and lots of skill.