139th - Sebastian Aho (D)

[lazycop]

This could be huge for us.... Aho has the skill set to have a Gostisbehere impact if his game translates to the NHL. Isles need a Cinderella story in the worst way...

uh.....Ho Sang?

 

[ItWasJustified]

Sorry if this was posted previously .
I see that the former islander boy Mark Katic played a bit on his team this past season.
It's a small world after all

https://twitter.com/KOkatic/status/882265571064262656?

 

[LeapOnOver]

https://twitter.com/KOkatic/status/882265571064262656?

Well there ya have it! We have the best Aho, lol!

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

And he just signed his 3-year ELC.

Very curious to see how this plays out.

 

[dukie01]

Even TSN is confusing him with the rookie who scored 49 points last year...
http://www.tsn.ca/islanders-sign-fifth-round-draft-pick-aho-1.797395

Looks like both will be good for a while, and the media will hate them for it.

 

[Wanderson]

Even TSN is confusing him with the rookie who scored 49 points last year...
http://www.tsn.ca/islanders-sign-fifth-round-draft-pick-aho-1.797395

Looks like both will be good for a while, and the media will hate them for it.

"The New York Islanders have signed Swedish defenceman Sebastian Aho to a three-year entry level contract."

... and the pictures shows a player in a Finnish jersey.

Amateurs.

 

[masasa]

Amateurs.

Or a sneaky way to get more traffic on the site

 

[Clutcherbuck]

uh.....Ho Sang?

Ho-Sang was a first round pick, not a Cinderella story.

I agree that we could really use such a discovery. Maybe Aho is that guy, we'll see.

 

[Gargyn]

This could be huge for us.... Aho has the skill set to have a Gostisbehere impact if his game translates to the NHL. Isles need a Cinderella story in the worst way...

He doesn't have anywhere close to the hard shot Ghost has unfortunately. He is small and qucik and he has great vision, can thread a pass nearly anywhere. Watch his hilights though and most of his goals are wrist shots from the blue line and most don't have much mustard on them. He won't score much in the NHL. Good pp guy, similar to Tomas Kaberle.

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Our new Lubo Visnovsky!

 

[WinhallVT124]

I'm thinking Aho will be Bridgeport's PP QB.

 

[doublechili]

He doesn't have anywhere close to the hard shot Ghost has unfortunately. He is small and qucik and he has great vision, can thread a pass nearly anywhere. Watch his hilights though and most of his goals are wrist shots from the blue line and most don't have much mustard on them. He won't score much in the NHL. Good pp guy, similar to Tomas Kaberle.

It would be nice if he had a hard shot, but if he's able to get a higher % of them through defenders and on net, I'd take that. I'm constantly frustrated by pointmen who more than half the time shoot wide or have their shots blocked.

 

[seafoam]

As long as he gets shots through I'm not overly concerned with the velocity.

Plus, we have a howitzer on the blueline thanks to Ryan Pulock.

 

[xECK29x]

Our new Lubo Visnovsky!

Skating style and smarts yes, booming shot? No, but it appears he has a sneaky wrist shot that gets on net.

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Skating style and smarts yes, booming shot? No, but it appears he has a sneaky wrist shot that gets on net.

Yep, nice to see some shifty agility on the blueline

 

[Glory Days]

Yep, nice to see some shifty agility on the blueline

Fully expect he will spend the year in Bridgeport then next year on the Isles. Aho on defense would help ease Soderstrom's transition into North America.

 

[xECK29x]

 

[Islanders4Cups]

Nice sweep of the weekend.

 

[Islesfan22]

Any highlights?

 

[scott99]

I can see Aho being a 10-15 goal NHL offensive Dman. Probably is an Islander next season.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Apologies for Bumping this thread. But as mentioned this summer. I am very high on Aho this preseason on making the Isles.

Nice shot last night.

 

[Metnut]

He wasn't a finished product last year by any means, but you could also see this kid do a lot of good things too. I think his game fits the modern NHL and having someone like Trotz coach him can only be a good thing.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Maybe a Krug lite. This would a great addition to the Isles back line. I agree he will fit into Trotz's quick on the stick and out of D zone philosophy tremendously.

 

[doublechili]

Maybe a Krug lite. This would a great addition to the Isles back line. I agree he will fit into Trotz's quick on the stick and out of D zone philosophy tremendously.

We'd be talking what, maybe 150 lbs?

 

[Bronson]

I'm very high on Aho. I thought he was our best pick in 2017 and I still think he is.