Confirmed Signing with Link: 2019 Prospect Thread

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[Erikfromfin]

This is the summer of Finnish free agents...
Kaski to Detroit?
Kivihalme to Toronto?
Ruotsalainen to Buffalo?
Leskinen to Montreal
Hakanpää to Anaheim?
and who els.. ive forgotten

 

[Habs Halifax]

What is the scouting report on Leskinen?

Observations

May 2019 – 22-year-old free agent Leskinen has signed a two-year entry level contract with the Canadiens. Leskinen has average size (5-11, 187) but he’s a very good puck-moving defenseman who loves to join the rush and participate in the cycle game in the offensive zone. He’s a smooth skater who isn’t afraid to take risks to make offensive plays. He has played three full seasons at the Liiga level already but had his breakout season in 2018-2019. Leskinen led all defensemen on his team with eight goals and 31 points in 57 games. 31 points was also fourth-best on the low-scoring KalPa team and eighth best in the league among defensemen. Early in the season, he led his team in points for quite some time. He has a very good shot and he likes to use it a lot – his shot total was fifth-best in the league among defensemen. One cause for concern is that 17 of his points were scored on the power play where he received more ice time than any other player on his team (over three minutes per game).

Leskinen averaged almost 22 minutes of ice time per game but was only rarely used on the penalty kill. His numbers were very good because he was given the type of role that suits his strengths as an offensive defenseman. Leskinen needs another year or two to improve his defensive game before he’s ready to challenge for a spot on the NHL roster. But because of his skating ability and offensive tools, Leskinen offers a good amount of upside. If everything breaks perfectly, he could be a number four defenseman. But a more likely scenario is that he becomes a bottom-pair guy. - Jokke Nevalainen

 

[Hostile Offer]

No risk, pretty high reward. Like the move even if he ends up never playing an NHL game.

 

[Hostile Offer]

This is the summer of Finnish free agents...
Kaski to Detroit?
Kivihalme to Toronto?
Ruotsalainen to Buffalo?
Leskinen to Montreal
Hakanpää to Anaheim?
and who els.. ive forgotten

Palve to Pittsburgh

 

[JJTT]

This is the summer of Finnish free agents...
Kaski to Detroit?
Kivihalme to Toronto?
Ruotsalainen to Buffalo?
Leskinen to Montreal
Hakanpää to Anaheim?
and who els.. ive forgotten

V.Leskinen, Turunen and Larmi should get signed too.

 

[Langdon Alger]

Even if he doesn’t pan out, he knows how to drive a bus.

 

[VeeMerk]

No risk, pretty high reward. Like the move even if he ends up never playing an NHL game.

This is the type of guy that Bouchard can polish in Laval for a year before *potentially* making his way up to the Habs.

Assuming no D prospects make the roster (and we keep Alzner), then Laval is looking at a very solid Defensive core albeit, young). This doesn't take into account other signings or player making it pro

Alzner Fluery
Leskinen Brook
Olofsson Lernout

 

[Bruce Granville]

Lehkonen/Leskinen

That's going to be confusing...

He will be pronounced Lehtinen anyway.

 

[illone84]

This is the summer of Finnish free agents...
Kaski to Detroit?
Kivihalme to Toronto?
Ruotsalainen to Buffalo?
Leskinen to Montreal
Hakanpää to Anaheim?
and who els.. ive forgotten

Mikael Hakkarainen got signed by Chicago.

 

[Mickey the mouse]

Mikael Hakkarainen got signed by Chicago.

He was a BlackHawk draft pick

 

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[FreeBobbyFarnham]

 

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[caley]

Also, I'm adding in age/heigh/weight for the prospects. It's a an ongoing process, but should be done this weekend.

 

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[Double-Shift Lasse]

 

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[Lapa]

Good for Florida.

 

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