tarheelhockey
Offside Review Specialist
I am pleased to announce that NHL 17 has Aho's potential as "AHL Top 6 F".
I knew this kid was a bust, I've been saying it all along.
I am pleased to announce that NHL 17 has Aho's potential as "AHL Top 6 F".
I am pleased to announce that NHL 17 has Aho's potential as "AHL Top 6 F". It also has Pesce scratched for Matt Tennyson.
I honestly think he could be already better than TT. He's stronger on his skates imo. Some of the things that came easy to him in over the last year won't work in the NHL but I think he can adjust. Be curious to see if his shot can routinely beat NHL goalies or if he becomes primarily a playmaker.
He identifies his passing options very quickly.
EA Sports aren't the best with their rating system, but I swear, every year the canes have the most inaccurate ratings. I always manually edit players/prospects anyways.
Marjamaki is a bit crazy. "I think I'll healthy scratch this guy for the first two games. Then maybe after the third game I'll announce he will be on the top line for the start of the tournament." It's not like he hadn't seen the kid play before...how did he misjudge his contribution so badly?
I'm 95% confident that Marjamäki did this on purpose: scratch Aho for one or two games and see who is struggling/underperforming, then let Aho replace that guy. He knew that Aho can jump in any line because his hockey IQ is one of the best I've seen for a player of his age. It's not just a joke that some Finnish journalists refer to him as "Professor".
Furthermore, Aho is already better than Teräväinen IMO.
I hope they send him back over to keep from burning a year of ELC, needs to concentrate on getting stronger.
He doesn't need to go back to Finland. Yes, he would definitely benefit from getting stronger, but that won't happen over there any faster than it would here. What he does need is to be put on a line away from TT. TT is the bigger problem with that third line. If Aho is lacking some strength, at least he tries to get into the play. TT just floats around the edges and dumps the puck at the first hint that contact is coming. I'd send TT back to Finland before Aho. Maybe putting Aho on another line that can utilize his distribution talents would be better:
Skinner - Rask - Aho
PDG - Staal - Stempniak
Nestrasil - Lindholm - TT
Nordstrom - McC - Stalberg
He doesn't need to go back to Finland. Yes, he would definitely benefit from getting stronger, but that won't happen over there any faster than it would here.
Yeah au contraire us Finnish natives generally rely on the American porridge to stock them up physically soon enough once they move to the NHL.
Skinner - Rask - Aho
PDG - Staal - Stempniak
Nestrasil - Lindholm - TT
Nordstrom - McC - Stalberg
We call it oatmeal here. Porridge is for Dickensian poorhouses and orphans and communists.
I thought Staal and Aho were playing very well and generating a lot of chances together, however Nordstrom was a complete non-factor which diminished any real consistent punch the line could have.
Would love to see PDG with J. Staal and Aho. Also wouldn't mind seeing what Aho could do replacing Stempniak on the 1st line.
I actually texted the same thing to BanginLikeaBiscuit today.
Skinner-Rask-Stempniak
Aho-Staal-PDG
Stalberg-Lindholm-Teravainen
Bickell-McClement-Nestrasil
Nordstrom
Can't hurt to try that for a game, right?
I like this a lot.