Kings sign Tukonen!

[Peter James Bond]

http://www.monarchshockey.com/fullstory.php?id=1720

#11 overall pick from the 2004 draft. Tukonen turns 19 next month. Last week the Kings signed forward Jeff Tambellini, who decided to forego his SR year at Michigan.
It appears the Kings are stacking their AHL affiliate, Manchester Monarchs with a lot of quality prospects to replace Cammalleri, Dustin Brown and Yanick Lehoux. Cammalleri and Brown should have spots in LA, while Lehoux bolted for Russia, for 1 million reasons. Dany Roussin, Konstantin Pushkarev and defenseman Richard Petiot are signed as well and would seemingly be in Manchester as well.

Tambellini signing from last week:

http://www.monarchshockey.com/fullstory.php?id=1714

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[Hatter]

right freaking on

 

[Vic Rattlehead*]

Great for LA.

On another not, Los Angeles is deep in forward prospects. Brown, Kopitar, Tukkonen, Tambellini, and Boyle could all be NHLers one day.

 

[AnThGrt]

Great for LA.

On another not, Los Angeles is deep in forward prospects. Brown, Kopitar, Tukkonen, Tambellini, and Boyle could all be NHLers one day.

You forgot Pushkarev, Cammalleri

 

[Habsfan 32]

When is he going to be ready for an NHL job?

 

[David A. Rainer]

When is he going to be ready for an NHL job?

Maybe right now.

 

[Habsfan 32]

Maybe right now.

I was also thinking he might be ready for the big show but I guess they will leave him overseas another season.

 

[Legionnaire]

I was also thinking he might be ready for the big show but I guess they will leave him overseas another season.

Huh? They signed him to come over to North America and play. He'll most likely be in Manchester next season.

 

[Habsfan 32]

Huh? They signed him to come over to North America and play. He'll most likely be in Manchester next season.

I was saying they let him play in Finland this season and bring him over in 06-07.

 

[Legionnaire]

I was saying they let him play in Finland this season and bring him over in 06-07.

They wouldn't have signed him if they hadn't planned on bringing him over for the 05-06' season.

 

[Diaboli]

When is he going to be ready for an NHL job?

I think one whole season, and possibly the first half of the next one in the AHL, and the guy is ready for the big show.

 

[MojoJojo]

So when he gets injured they can say "We've lost R2..."

 

[Marshall]

IIRC, during the draft coverage of the 2004 draft, Tukonen was one of the few guys they said might be able to step right into the NHL.

 

[Form and Substance]

He plays a really mature game, he reminds me somewhat of Michalek in a way. But he is awfully young though.

 

[kingsfan25]

He plays a really mature game, he reminds me somewhat of Michalek in a way. But he is awfully young though.

So was Brown.