ijuka
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Koskinen is a good goalie. Won't be easy. I think he's better than most NHL goalies honestly.
He is. He even had an NHL offer, but refused.
Koskinen is a good goalie. Won't be easy. I think he's better than most NHL goalies honestly.
Gusev's slapper is easily better. But it looks like Tolvanen doesn't use slappers a lot. Another similarity to Tarasenko.
It's a very interesting game. SKA is easily NHL level as a team and as such, this is going to be very interesting for the future. The roster is significantly stronger than those of the lower echelon NHL teams. If Eeli is able to play a good game against a team like this, that's certainly going to bode well when thinking about his future NHL career.
Let's not get carried away. Datsyuk and Kovalchuk not withstanding, from top to bottom the team doesn't stack up against even the weakest NHL team. When Sergei Shirokov, who couldn't even make a mark at the AHL level, is one of your best players -- that's telling.
Let's not get carried away. Datsyuk and Kovalchuk not withstanding, from top to bottom the team doesn't stack up against even the weakest NHL team. When Sergei Shirokov, who couldn't even make a mark at the AHL level, is one of your best players -- that's telling.
Let's not get carried away. Datsyuk and Kovalchuk not withstanding, from top to bottom the team doesn't stack up against even the weakest NHL team. When Sergei Shirokov, who couldn't even make a mark at the AHL level, is one of your best players -- that's telling.
I have a relatively poor feed (casting it to my television as well) so maybe I'm wrong here, but on his last shift it looked like Eeli was playing deep, I assume to cover for a pinching defender. I was a bit distracted and missed how things happened.
Anyway, my question to those of you who have seen him more than more is this: what is his defensive awareness? Is he good about rotating out to cover for a pinching defender?
Good game against SKA for guy his age. Isnt any sort of liability defensively, created 3 scoring chances. Confident with puck, one of good players. Game against ska is shortest jump to nhl there exists in club hockey. Comparing ska to some not top nhl teams its not a reach or getting carried away.
Jokerit couldve had this actually. To many penalties, at least 8 two min penalties.
I don't know if it's just that I've not watched other leagues for a while, but KHL seems to have A LOT of penalties.
Wonder how well he will do in U20. Assuming Jokerit lets him go.
Finland will be missing Laine, Puljujärvi, Tolvanen, Heiskanen at this rate, lol. But good for the national team long term.If i'm not mistaken Jokerit must release Tolvanen to world juniors.
But does KHL players have national team clauses on their contracts it's another story.
If i'm not mistaken Jokerit must release Tolvanen to world juniors.
But does KHL players have national team clauses on their contracts it's another story.
Finland will be missing Laine, Puljujärvi, Tolvanen, Heiskanen at this rate, lol. But good for the national team long term.
I don't know if it's just that I've not watched other leagues for a while, but KHL seems to have A LOT of penalties.
Kitsyn scored his hat trick in October 2010 when he was 18 years and 10 months old, four months older than Tolvanen.
^^ And that Kitsyn comparison was completely irrelevant what comes to Tolvanen nevertheless. Know nothing about the exact player, but he clearly wasn't the same calibre of a prospect as Tolvanen.
What was his elite attribute that made him standout from the rest when he was teenager? Tolvanen already has an elite shot that will almost guarantee of him having a NHL career because of that.He was as good a prospect as Tolvanen, maybe even better, at the time of his hot start in the KHL.