Prospect Info: Jesperi Kotkaniemi (1st round pick, 3OA 2018 - signed ELC) - Post-development camp edition

[TheBuriedHab]

Lehkonen-Kotkaniemi-Kakko
Ylonen-X-Armia
Ikonen

Kokkonen-X

It's a start. **** anyone that's not a Finn.

Hire Saku Koivu as GM, sign Rinne, Kidnapp Rantanen

 

[Gravity]

Lehkonen-Kotkaniemi-Kakko
Ylonen-X-Armia
Ikonen

Kokkonen-X

It's a start. **** anyone that's not a Finn.

I'd put Ylonen with Kotka, Lekhonen on the 3rd line and Domi+Drouin on the 2nd line

 

[DangerDave]

Lehkonen-Kotkaniemi-Kakko
Ylonen-X-Armia
Ikonen

Kokkonen-X

It's a start. **** anyone that's not a Finn.

Saku can coach

 

[yianik]

Lehkonen-Kotkaniemi-Kakko
Ylonen-X-Armia
Ikonen

Kokkonen-X

It's a start. **** anyone that's not a Finn.

Ladies and gentlemen. Please welcome your 2020, Team Finland

 

[Habs Halifax]

Ladies and gentlemen. Please welcome your 2020, Team Finland

Montreal CanaFins

 

[yianik]

Montreal CanaFins

Nailed it. Okay.

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your 2020 Montreal CanadieFins.

 

[Qurpiz]

Joel Armia solmi miljoonadiilin Montrealin kanssa - sitä ei heti uskoisi autosta: ”Turha sellaisiin on tuhlata”

Long interview with Kotkaniemi and Armia (in Finnish), I might translate it later today.
Picture is from a charity game they both played in on Wednesday

 

[GHJimmy]

I'm always thinking if this kid will be a 15 pointer... Then I start thinking but what if he's the 60-70-80-90-100 pointer? One can dream

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Joel Armia solmi miljoonadiilin Montrealin kanssa - sitä ei heti uskoisi autosta: ”Turha sellaisiin on tuhlata”

Long interview with Kotkaniemi and Armia (in Finnish), I might translate it later today.
Picture is from a charity game they both played in on Wednesday

Where can I get the English version of this? Thanks

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

I'm hoping he could be a 60p 2 way guy ala Mikko Koivu in his prime. I don't see him realistically ever being better than that though.

 

[Mrb1p]

I'm hoping he could be a 60p 2 way guy ala Mikko Koivu in his prime. I don't see him realistically ever being better than that though.

If hes that hes a 1C, but he has more upside than just 60 in him. The vision alone will make him an elite player.

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

I'm always thinking if this kid will be a 15 pointer... Then I start thinking but what if he's the 60-70-80-90-100 pointer? One can dream

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Where can I get the English version of this? Thanks

Use google translate, it's so horrible it's hilarious

Certainly, the Pope's co-operation in Montreal is not yet

I am pleased with the agreement. The year was pretty good, although there was a couple of options from where it was negotiated, Armia says about its 1.6 million euros worth of pesticide.

 

[OldCraig71]

Joel Armia solmi miljoonadiilin Montrealin kanssa - sitä ei heti uskoisi autosta: ”Turha sellaisiin on tuhlata”

Long interview with Kotkaniemi and Armia (in Finnish), I might translate it later today.
Picture is from a charity game they both played in on Wednesday

Dear God, please allow this kid to become a superstar and lift the Montreal Canadiens to prominence once again, we are not bottom feeders.

 

[admiralcadillac]

I'm always thinking if this kid will be a 15 pointer... Then I start thinking but what if he's the 60-70-80-90-100 pointer? One can dream

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Where can I get the English version of this? Thanks

What's the reasoning behind Kotkaniemi being a 15 point player?

 

[26Mats]

I'd put Ylonen with Kotka, Lekhonen on the 3rd line and Domi+Drouin on the 2nd line

we don't even know yet if Kotka and Ylonen are NHLers.

 

[NotProkofievian]

we don't even know yet if Kotka and Ylonen are NHLers.

I agree. It's way too early to label these guys as SuperNHL busts.

 

[Gravity]

we don't even know yet if Kotka and Ylonen are NHLers.

It's all a projection game.

 

[OldCraig71]

we don't even know yet if Kotka and Ylonen are NHLers.

The way he rose in the rankings though. If another team was drafting at three, do you think they take a pass on this kid based on one fact alone and that is the value of a potential(because that's all they are) number one center? Number one center is the most important position in the NHL, you can get by with an average D core if you have a good 1-2 combo( something I have always wanted), they control the game. Max Pacioretty could have been a 40-50 goal man with a good number one center, we can't ignore that.

 

[sandviper]

Dear God, please allow this kid to become a superstar and lift the Montreal Canadiens to prominence once again, we are not bottom feeders.

Honestly, I can deal with us being bottom feeders a couple seasons so we can rebuild but all I ask is we are fun to watch and exciting.

Obviously, if Kotkaniemi can develop to his potential, that is a start in the right direction.

 

[OldCraig71]

Honestly, I can deal with us being bottom feeders a couple seasons so we can rebuild but all I ask is we are fun to watch and exciting.

Obviously, if Kotkaniemi can develop to his potential, that is a start in the right direction.

I wonder if they traded for Armia was to give this kid a comfort zone if you will? It is not an easy feat for basically what is a child to come to a new country and try to learn a fast paced new language and try to adapt to a new culture. I want to see him succeed, we need something, anything.

 

[sandviper]

I wonder if they traded for Armia was to give this kid a comfort zone if you will? It is not an easy feat for basically what is a child to come to a new country and try to learn a fast paced new language and try to adapt to a new culture. I want to see him succeed, we need something, anything.

Perhaps. I hope Armia and Lehkonen could be good anchors for him.

 

[OldCraig71]

Perhaps. I hope Armia and Lehkonen could be good anchors for him.

We are not expecting him this year though right? It seems like both he and Poehling will be 2019-20 right?

 

[sandviper]

We are not expecting him this year though right? It seems like both he and Poehling will be 2019-20 right?

IMO, and based on some comments I’ve read, Poehling is definitely not this season. He may show up in April/May 2019 depending on how his school does in the playoffs, but he has stated he is going back to school as recently as this past May. I could see him coming here 2019-2020.

I am not expecting Kotkaniemi here until 2019-2020 at the very earliest. More likely 2020-2021. He will be at our training camp in September but temper expectations. I’d be utterly stunned if he makes the team.

 

[Meat Wave]

I am not expecting Kotkaniemi here until 2019-2020 at the very earliest. More likely 2020-2021. He will be at our training camp in September but temper expectations. I’d be utterly stunned if he makes the team.

Every prospect uses a different development path, but the NHL is a young man's game now. Kotkaniemi has a lot of growing to do, yet I can't see him being an NHLer only in 2020-2021. That's a lot of patience by today's standards for a 3rd overall pick. We'll make room for such a smart and complete centerman before then.

 

[Mrb1p]

Every prospect uses a different development path, but the NHL is a young man's game now. Kotkaniemi has a lot of growing to do, yet I can't see him being an NHLer only in 2020-2021. That's a lot of patience by today's standards for a 3rd overall pick. We'll make room for such a smart and complete centerman before then.

Dont have to look back too far, Strome, Heiskanen, Pulju have yet to make it. Its all about where they get, not when

 

[DAChampion]

Dont have to look back too far, Strome, Heiskanen, Pulju have yet to make it. Its all about where they get, not when

The Habs also can't afford to add good players to their roster, they need to keep tanking.