Confirmed with Link: Alex Nylander traded to Chicago for Henri Jokiharju

[Chainshot]

Meaning he defended... and defended. And then maybe he defended. But there wasn't a lot of offensive push. Or any really.

 

[jBuds]

I know I watched a pair of Hawks games early last year and after the second one, had to look him up to verify he was who I thought he was. No way he looked like a rook.

He looked like he had several years of experience overseas under his belt. He didn’t dominate and he didn’t make flashy plays like Jillson, but the puck was out and up ice in a standout manner. Good decisions with his first pass or his chips/emails.

Then after knowing him and seeing a couple more games, I was a little surprised to see he was sent down, but I figured I didn’t see enough of him or caught his best of contests...

 

[missingmika]

I know I watched a pair of Hawks games early last year and after the second one, had to look him up to verify he was who I thought he was. No way he looked like a rook.

He looked like he had several years of experience overseas under his belt. He didn’t dominate and he didn’t make flashy plays like Jillson, but the puck was out and up ice in a standout manner. Good decisions with his first pass or his chips/emails.

Then after knowing him and seeing a couple more games, I was a little surprised to see he was sent down, but I figured I didn’t see enough of him or caught his best of contests...

There's no one as flashy as Jeff Jillson.

 

[sandybridge]

There's no one as flashy as Jeff Jillson.

What about Tverdovsky ?

 

[jBuds]

There's no one as flashy as Jeff Jillson.

My man

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Meaning he defended... and defended. And then maybe he defended. But there wasn't a lot of offensive push. Or any really.

He’ll be the Johan Larsson of defense then?

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Remember when we really needed defense and Murray went and drafted Nylander?

Feels like an old injustice has been rectified.

We have quantity but I’m not so sure about the quality. Still a lot of question marks on D.

Montour and Miller still have to prove they’re anything but bottom pair guys (I’m skeptical), and while Joki has more potential than those two, he has a ways to go still and not a sure thing.

Absolutely love the Joki trade, but still not very confident about the D overall.

 

[tsujimoto74]

We have quantity but I’m not so sure about the quality. Still a lot of question marks on D.

Montour and Miller still have to prove they’re anything but bottom pair guys (I’m skeptical), and while Joki has more potential than those two, he has a ways to go still and not a sure thing.

Absolutely love the Joki trade, but still not very confident about the D overall.

It's a young bunch, but I like the outlook there. I think Jokiharju, with his defensive chops, will be a great complement to Dahlin on the top pairing down the road. Slotting Montour and Miller in behind that looks fine to me (assuming Risto is eventually traded). Plus, we should have Laaksonen and Borgen competing for roster spots on the right side within the next couple years. I liked Kukkonen at development camp this summer, so I'm curious to see how he develops from here as well. I'm more skeptical of the left side behind Dahlin. McCabe isn't anything special, and I'm not in love with Samuelsson as a prospect. Bryson has decent upside, but he's not a sure bet. Johnson has a ways to go still, too.

E: Forgot Pilut. Pilut is good.

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

It's a young bunch, but I like the outlook there. I think Jokiharju, with his defensive chops, will be a great complement to Dahlin on the top pairing down the road. Slotting Montour and Miller in behind that looks fine to me (assuming Risto is eventually traded). Plus, we should have Laaksonen and Borgen competing for roster spots on the right side within the next couple years. I liked Kukkonen at development camp this summer, so I'm curious to see how he develops from here as well. I'm more skeptical of the left side behind Dahlin. McCabe isn't anything special, and I'm not in love with Samuelsson as a prospect. Bryson has decent upside, but he's not a sure bet. Johnson has a ways to go still, too.

E: Forgot Pilut. Pilut is good.

I agree that it’s not an organizational weakness anymore, I guess I was just talking about next season. Lots of uncertainty, it’s hard to even tell what we have.

 

[PatrikBerglund]

Perhaps he can be Dahlin's defensive wing-man for the next 1.5 decade.

Just defer all passes to Dahlin and smile while getting the secondary assist.

 

[Slimmy]

He's a playmaker first and foremost. So that tweet is really off the mark. Also, he needs a competent cast around him to produce. Clearly not the case in Rochester.

 

[Fearnot]

He's a playmaker first and foremost.

Why does he call himself Snipe-show?

 

[Chainshot]

Why does he call himself Snipe-show?

Because The Swedish Ego doesn’t roll off the tongue as well?

 

[Reddawg]

Because The Swedish Ego doesn’t roll off the tongue as well?

It kinda does tho...

 

[BananaSquad]

You guys honestly worry way too much about paper stats. Hopefully he jells well here with Dahlin or Pilut and plays in the top 4 for many years to come

 

[old kummelweck]

Because The Swedish Ego doesn’t roll off the tongue as well?

What would your twitter handle have been if you had picked it at 16 years old? Mine would have been @TheMulletKing89

 

[Dingo44]

What would your twitter handle have been if you had picked it at 16 years old? Mine would have been @TheMulletKing89

@JudasPriest4Lyfe

I still feel the same some (cough) years later though.

 

[joshjull]

What would your twitter handle have been if you had picked it at 16 years old? Mine would have been @TheMulletKing89

@Iadoremycommadore64

 

[Chainshot]

You guys honestly worry way too much about paper stats. Hopefully he jells well here with Dahlin or Pilut and plays in the top 4 for many years to come

Who is worried?

 

[joshjull]

 

[Slimmy]

Why does he call himself Snipe-show?

In your opinion, is he mainly a goalscorer?

 

[Chainshot]

In your opinion, is he mainly a goalscorer?

He can finish in a variety of ways, but he has always struck me as an equal opportunity offensive player. He can set the table, he can finesse pucks into small openings both shooting and passing. He had moments when he can bring you out of your seat.


I won’t talk about some of his other moments when throwing the remote at the tv or in my case, smashing my mouse in frustration at what he is doing (or not doing more specifically... like engagement).

 

[Chainshot]

Very PC of him. I wonder if Henri didn’t fit with what Jeremy wanted his blue liners to do. There was some comment in the Granato hire thread from the Athletic about the shift in how Colliton wanted his defense to play.

 

[Slimmy]

He can finish in a variety of ways, but he has always struck me as an equal opportunity offensive player. He can set the table, he can finesse pucks into small openings both shooting and passing. He had moments when he can bring you out of your seat.


I won’t talk about some of his other moments when throwing the remote at the tv or in my case, smashing my mouse in frustration at what he is doing (or not doing more specifically... like engagement).

I agree with this description. But the tweet seemed disingenuous to me. He's not a one tric pony and if he isn't scoring goals he is still driving play and creating opportunities.

 

[Fearnot]

In your opinion, is he mainly a goalscorer?

Yea and a floater I only base it on the AHL games I've been to and seen though.