Confirmed with Link: 2nd round - #35OA - LW Sebastian Aho - Karpat (FIN)

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Hey, Marchand, how about Sebastian Aho?
By Chip Alexander
Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand created a stir Tuesday when he tweeted that Toronto’s Mitch Marner should get, oh, $12 million a year when he gets a new contract from the TML.
Marchand didn’t mention the Canes’ Sebastian Aho, but what about Aho? He’s 21. After scoring twice in the 4-3 overtime loss to the Bruins, the Canes’ top-line center has tied his career high with 29 goals and has 75 points in 66 games.
He, too, will soon be due a very big pay day. It won’t be $12 million a year but it will be big.
“He’s just a terrific player,” Canes winger Nino Niederreiter said this week. “He has great speed. He’s highly skilled. He’s tough around the net. Just a great overall player.”
Before being traded to the Canes in January, the Swiss-born Niederreiter had seen Aho in a few NHL games and in the World Championship. But joining Aho’s line opposite right winger Justin Williams has given him a better feel for the Finn, whose youthful looks are belied by his mature play and quiet intensity on the ice. Being around the net allowed Aho to score his first goal Tuesday. Defenseman Calvin de Haan, back in the lineup after missing two games with an upper-body injury, zinged a shot through traffic, the puck glancing off Aho’s skate.
The second, which gave the Canes a 2-0 lead, had nothing to do with luck and was more a display of Aho’s impressive speed and skill. Taking a pass from Niederreiter at the Boston blue line, he was off on a breakaway with a quick burst, beating goalie Jaroslav Halak.
“When we need a big play he seems to be there,” Canes coach Rod Brind’Amour said.
Hey, Marchand, how about Sebastian Aho?
 

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