Confirmed with Link: Connor Allen for Michael Keranen

[BonkTastic]

This is the kind of trade where you need to step back, take a deep breath, compose yourself, and ask yourself "... hold on, which one of these guys did we trade away, and which one are we getting?"

 

[Cosmix]

I love Finns!

I like fish, and therefore fins too!

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

....I have no idea who either of these kids are.

yay

 

[BK201]

We traded for European instead of shipping one out, that is the only thing of note.

Don Cherry?

 

[DrEasy]

Good. We hated Connor Allen anyway.

 

[danielpalfredsson]

I wonder if there are people in Binghamton who only follow the Binghamton Senators and get super hyped over these minor league blockbusters.

 

[mattihp]

I wonder if there are people in Binghamton who only follow the Binghamton Senators and get super hyped over these minor league blockbusters.

Don't bet your house on that Keränen is a career minor leaguer. Lots of skill and talent and is not really lazy either.

 

[Slack]

I actually wish we did have more feisty Finns in our org.


Anyway here's some stuff:

2014-15: Led Iowa in assists and tied for second in scoring with 37 points... tied for the team record for most (assists) in one season in Iowa.

2013-14: Led Ilves Tampere (FNL) in assists (35) and points (52), while finishing second on the team with 17 goals.

Led the SM-Liiga in game-winning goals (6) and was awarded the Lasse Oksanen Award for the league’s top regular season player.

Received the “Golden Helmet” Award, the league’s top honor as voted on by the players. Also voted to the SM-Liiga All-Star Team.

AHL

Sounds OK to me..

 

[slamigo]

Received the “Golden Helmet†Award, the league’s top honor as voted on by the players. Also voted to the SM-Liiga All-Star Team.

Didn't Jason York win a golden helmet award as well? This kid may be a dark horse.

 

[Countdown0]

Rebuild complete.

 

[Slack]

Didn't Jason York win a golden helmet award as well? This kid may be a dark horse.

"an award that has also been won by NHL’ers Teemu Selanne (whoa!), Saku Koivu (solid!), Tim Thomas (nice!), and Ville Leino (...uhhh)."

 

[Xspyrit]

Some people should be happy with this! Another skilled prospect! It will allow us to draft a guy with intangibles

Keränen is a skilled offensive minded forward. A fast and flashy dangler who likes to challenge the opponents. Able to set up his team mates with deft passes, but also to score by himself. Not a slouch defensively, but his talent goes to waste as a bottom six. A bit of a late bloomer. (EP 2014)

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=16456

 

[Slack]

Sounds like a legitimately good move for Bingo in my mind.

And who knows, if he really is a late bloomer, maybe there's an outside chance he earns a callup down the line..?

(I'll be unrealistically optimistic until proven otherwise)