Confirmed Signing with Link: Antti Suomela signs 1 year ELC with San Jose Sharks

[TomasHertlsRooster]

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[Brock Radunske]

Imagine moving from frigid Finland to balmy SoCal...he hit the jackpot

 

[Jormungandr]

Good signing. Was very interested in where he was going to end up.

 

[lwvs84]

Imagine moving from frigid Finland to balmy SoCal...he hit the jackpot

Actually San Jose in NoCal, but still not bad weather

 

[Gecklund]

Actually San Jose in NoCal, but still not bad weather

Honestly SJ has better weather than SoCal. Never deathly hot like LA.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Damn, Shin Larsson putting in work for the Sharks. Doing his part to get them a lot of quality bottom 6 forwards in Donskoi, Sorenson, Karlsson. Have to believe its a good indicator that Suomela can carve out a nice NHL career also with that kind of track record.

 

[lwvs84]

Honestly SJ has better weather than SoCal. Never deathly hot like LA.

Depends on the part of So Cal though. The part of LA that I lived, it never got above low 90's (I barely ever used my air conditioner since my condo faced away from the sun) and got to mid 60's in the winter. But there are parts of LA that are horrible. And that's not counting the beach areas in So Cal either. I'm not too sure about San Jose, I lived a bit north of there for a while (Daly City) and absolutely hated it there (I realize that's SF/Bay Area weather and not the same as San Jose). To be fair though, I like the heat and hate the cold...

 

[Reaper45]

Honestly SJ has better weather than SoCal. Never deathly hot like LA.

72 is deathly hot.

 

[Gecklund]

Depends on the part of So Cal though. The part of LA that I lived, it never got above low 90's (I barely ever used my air conditioner since my condo faced away from the sun) and got to mid 60's in the winter. But there are parts of LA that are horrible. And that's not counting the beach areas in So Cal either. I'm not too sure about San Jose, I lived a bit north of there for a while (Daly City) and absolutely hated it there (I realize that's SF/Bay Area weather and not the same as San Jose). To be fair though, I like the heat and hate the cold...

Yeah I live in Sac and have family in SJ. Now that I’m thinking about it, it does get hot in San Jose but it’s super close to beaches but it’s not too bad

 

[lwvs84]

Yeah I live in Sac and have family in SJ. Now that I’m thinking about it, it does get hot in San Jose but it’s super close to beaches but it’s not too bad

Yeah, I've heard it can get to triple digits there in the summer (probably during heat waves and probably not often). I used to visit family there but we'd only go during Thanksgiving or Christmas... so it was cold. In the 7 years I lived in LA/Pasadena area, it never hit triple digits... during heat waves it would get close though.

 

[Gecklund]

Yeah, I've heard it can get to triple digits there in the summer (probably during heat waves and probably not often). I used to visit family there but we'd only go during Thanksgiving or Christmas... so it was cold. In the 7 years I lived in LA/Pasadena area, it never hit triple digits... during heat waves it would get close though.

Yeah Sac gets in triple digits from June-September. So SJ is much better than that.

 

[HOPE]

sad for the habs

 

[Harvey Birdman]

Imagine moving from frigid Finland to balmy SoCal...he hit the jackpot

San Jose isn’t SoCal, that’s San Diego.

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

Damn, so does anybody have any information on the player? Can he play in the NHL next season?

 

[mouser]

When exactly was he signed? Teams cannot sign European UFA’s at this time.

 

[Siludin]

I know it's crazy

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

When exactly was he signed? Teams cannot sign European UFA’s at this time.

I’m not sure, but it has been reported by many sources, and confirmed by Doug Wilson.

 

[Sota Popinski]

Damn, so does anybody have any information on the player? Can he play in the NHL next season?

I'd rather read more about the weather in California

 

[ThorNton Apologist]

Looks like he has improved his numbers in Liiga each season. I don’t know anything about him but based on SJ’s ability to add players from overseas like this (Donskoi,Karlsson), I am excited about this addition

 

[gwh]

Imagine moving from frigid Finland to balmy SoCal...he hit the jackpot

People here start melting at 23C. That s 73F for the hipsters using their own metrics.

 

[Flameshomer]

I hate the sharks! Good signing

 

[IWantSakicAsMyGM]

People here start melting at 23C. That s 73F for the hipsters using their own metrics.

In some parts of Arizona, 23C/73F is considered chilly and you'd see people wearing a light jacket or sweatshirt as you melt.

 

[Potty John]

He’ll probs end up being a fringe 2nd line Center if not a good third line Center. Good signing by sharks but wish it was Calgary.

 

[Mattb124]

Honestly SJ has better weather than SoCal. Never deathly hot like LA.

Deadly hot like LA? Have you every been there? Having grown up there and living here, it gets hotter in SJ - and neither is deadly hot.

 

[Mattb124]

Actually San Jose in NoCal, but still not bad weather

Technically SJ is central Cal (as is SF) but lots of people forget the real estate between here and Oregon. Its like those Spanish maps from the 1700s where the land lines just fade into nothingness.