Prospect Info: 58th Joni Ikonen

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Habs Halifax]

Talk about a development derail. Lets hope he stays healthy for the rest of the year and gains momentum heading into next year.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

The one bad news for me is that I'll have to start watching Kalpa again and they've still got one of the worst offense in the entire league . Last season was no fun to watch, believe me.

 

[Adam Michaels]

The one bad news for me is that I'll have to start watching Kalpa again and they've still got one of the worst offense in the entire league . Last season was no fun to watch, believe me.

They did win the Spengler Cup, though.

 

[le_sean]

Hopefully he doesn’t suck as much as last year.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

They did win the Spengler Cup, though.

They did but they're still out of the playoff picture in the Liiga, unless something happens. It's just not a very good team overall.

 

[Rockomax]

Hopefully he doesn’t suck as much as last year.

Chances are he does. Can't believe all this time off would have been beneficial.

 

[le_sean]

Chances are he does. Can't believe all this time off would have been beneficial.

Especially since it was a knee injury. His skating was bad to begin with.

 

[26Mats]

Hopefully he doesn’t suck as much as last year.

I have a feeling he would have redeemed himself at the world Juniors. We'll never know how he would have done, but it would have been a nice baromoter.

Now, i'm just really looking forward to seeing him against his peers at development camp and hopefully the next rookie and main camps.

 

[Adam Michaels]

They did but they're still out of the playoff picture in the Liiga, unless something happens. It's just not a very good team overall.

What's more important? The league or a 6-team friendly invitational tournament?

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

What's more important? The league or a 6-team friendly invitational tournament?

I actually like the Spengler cup quite a bit !

 

[Adam Michaels]

I actually like the Spengler cup quite a bit !

Same here. There's something about it that feel special. And I just love HC Davos' arena.

 

[26Mats]

Talk about a development derail. Lets hope he stays healthy for the rest of the year and gains momentum heading into next year.

As long as the injury doesn't have lasting effects, I think he should be ok as far as his development is concerned.

I'm mainly disappointed in his injury because we didn't get to see him against his peers at this year's world juniors. Would have been a good barometer to see where he's at in his development.

He was really impressive against players his own age at our development camp.

 

[Tyson]

A prospect I see as a whole lot of nothing...Collberg JR.

 

[Belial]

If this guy makes it to the NHL it would be a miracle at this point IMO.

 

[Andrei79]

If this guy makes it to the NHL it would be a miracle at this point IMO.

Yeah, losing a year at that age is pretty significant.

Too bad because he has a lot of skill.

 

[Belial]

Yeah, losing a year at that age is pretty significant.

Too bad because he has a lot of skill.

It would be a hell of a story if he manages to recover!

 

[Legend123]

If this guy makes it to the NHL it would be a miracle at this point IMO.

Regardless of that being the case or not, it was still a worthy gamble. One I would do over and over until we hit. That over picking safe prospects with no real upside any day of the week.

Picks like these should not dissuade the habs to continue drafting high upside high risk picks

 

[AlexGretzchenvid]

Talk about a development derail. Lets hope he stays healthy for the rest of the year and gains momentum heading into next year.

I was also thinking similarily but had more of a hint of not going to make it.

 

[Belial]

Regardless of that being the case or not, it was still a worthy gamble. One I would do over and over until we hit. That over picking safe prospects with no real upside any day of the week.

Picks like these should not dissuade the habs to continue drafting high upside high risk picks

Definitely, no problem with the pick, go big or go home should be the mantra.

 

[Legend123]

Definitely, no problem with the pick, go big or go home should be the mantra.

GO BIG OR GO HOME!
Literally

 

[JuicyHam]

What types of things do you do to stay fit when you have such an awful injury? If anything specific

 

[ottawa]

What types of things do you do to stay fit when you have such an awful injury? If anything specific

Some players work on their reactions and reflexes by playing Fortnite

 

[OldCraig71]

I actually like the Spengler cup quite a bit !

I love it as well, I missed it this year for the first time in 10 years, it has always been a favorite part of the holidays for me. It has a really cool vibe and I would love to go to see one live someday, seems like such a great party. Has anyone here ever gone?

 

[Habs]

He stinks, another Timmins gem like Casey Staum and Arvid Henrikson.