LW Sebastian Aho (2015, 35th, CAR)

[vaiski]

I thought he was excellent in his NHL debut. Got an assist while sitting on the bench. But the big part was that Peters obviously trusted Aho big time, especially on the powerplay and Aho got to show his playmaking skills. He will be a big part of that hurricanes team. Can't wait to see more of him.

 

[Hokinaittii]

What an effort for the point.



But yeah, if anything Aho showed tonight how smart player he is. He definately has great all around skills for a winger this young.

 

[TheOllieC]

It's clear he's gonna need a bit of an adjustment period to get his timing down but he did a lot of good things tonight. Was easy to tell how cerebral he is. No lack of confidence either.

 

[Our Lady Peace]

Very impressive play from him tonight. Definitely had confidence in his play and of course showed his intellect level on many cases.

 

[kelsier]

Seemed a bit invisible at the first period but really stepped up as the game went further. Was cheering for the Jets but couldn't help but hoping he'd end up on the score sheet regardless. Which he did. This guy is a wonderful weapon on the PP and as he adjusts to NHL he should hopefully start making impact on 5vs5 as well. A good debut!

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

He's going to be such a good player. So smart, crafty. He definitely looks bigger, stronger, and faster. His shot looks heavier too. He had a heavy one timer where he just barely missed the net.

That 2015 draft is turning out alright. I'm in a 12 team keeper and walked away with:

Eichel
Barzal
Connor
Beauvillier
Aho
Malgin

All of whom are already playing NHL games.

 

[ijuka]

I thought that he overall was pretty strong and was visible on the PP, but when I look at what's been written about his debut I guess I just didn't see him being as good as the stories would imply. I thought that he seemed to make several nervous mistakes and his secondary assist was just about as weak as they get. You could say everything counts but yeah ...

Him on the PP was definitely where he to me was most visible and he seemed to have plenty of responsibilities there so he definitely could have a good season(Even better than Donskoi's rookie season), but I didn't see this as the amazing debut people seem to be saying it was.

 

[Hulkacaniac]

He was good overall. Definitely seemed a bit nervous. There were a mix of nervous mistakes and miscommunications that weren't really his fault. Ex. making a drop pass to Hanifin that Noah didn't see coming, the guys just need to play with each other more. There one PP where Aho whiffed on a shot and then seemed like drifted frustrated for a couple seconds, seems more nerves. All in all, just some growing pains.

 

[Flynn84]

Wow, just read the second post in the thread .

 

[FVM]

Wow, just read the second post in the thread .

Holy ****

 

[TheFinnishTrap]

Well, he's quietly put up 5 assists in 5 games so far.

 

[Lehkonen4Calder]

What a steal by Carolina.

 

[Roy Baby*]

Wow, just read the second post in the thread .

And people told me I was nuts when I said that GMs are a lot smarter than HF posters lmao

 

[Zaddy]

And people told me I was nuts when I said that GMs are a lot smarter than HF posters lmao

Don't think anyone predicted his development curve after he was drafted. If these people were so smart they would have picked him early in the 1st round.

 

[supermann_98]

Another sick rookie who'll be in the ROY talk if he stays healthy, impressive start!

 

[ruhroh*]

Ehh, he isn't anything special. Good junior player but I think his size and lack off high end offensive talent are going to hold him back. 3rd rounder at most. Reminds me a lot of Janne Pesonen and I think he will have a similar career.

edit Or not

LMAO

 

[Delete99991]

This kid's a player. Caro's best forward today

 

[ruhroh*]

The next Saku Koivu, amazing vision and skill. Hopefully he stays in shape and we get to see his full potential unlike Koivu.

 

[Booster*]

His stickhandling and IQ reminds me of Matthews. While Auston have different tools, in those areas of the game they´re quite equal.

 

[BB88]

5 points in 5 games and so little talk about him.

He's so smart. Aho-Faulk-TT is fun to watch on powerplay.

 

[Snowsii]

2G 7A = 9P in 14 Games.

Not a bad start.

 

[BB88]

2G 7A = 9P in 14 Games.

Not a bad start.

Wow he really had a night tonight, he really needed that.

Let's see what that 1st goal does to his game.

Very happy for him.

 

[Narow]

That first goal was sick, you could tell how hungry he was for it! Im glad to see aho and TT seem to have chemistry (simply looked at the highlights so could be wrong)

Aho is a beast for sure.

 

[The Jones Zone]

This kid caught my eye watching the Canes/Ducks game tonight. He can fly, beautiful move to score on a break away.

 

[Hokinaittii]

Great finish.