Prospect Info: Lenni Hämeenaho (#58 Pick - 2nd Round - 2023 Draft)

[Nubmer6]

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Lenni Hameenaho - 2023 NHL Draft Prospect Profile - The Hockey Writers Player Profiles Latest News, Analysis & More

Lenni Hameenaho is a reliable two-way winger with a physical game but little offensive creation of his own.

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Lenni Hämeenaho: 2023 NHL Draft Prospect Profile; Safe Finnish Winger

Lenni Hämeenaho of Porin Ässät made the first team in his draft eligible year, he was the only 2023 draft-eligible player on Finland’s WJC roster, and he produced in Liiga. So how could he be available for the Devils in the late second round? Read this to learn why.

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[HBK27]

Posted this in the draft GDT as well...

Pronman had him at #55:

Wheeler had him at #53:

Wheeler also mentioned him as a possibility to NJ in his mock draft:

 

[MasterofGrond]

I like this pick a lot

 

[OmNomNom]

this kid is so finnish haha, his english is really good though

 

[Nubmer6]

I like this pick a lot

Only because you belong to the church of Salmela?

 

[MasterofGrond]

Only because you belong to the church of Salmela?

pbuh

 

[Darkauron]

The Church of Salmela expands

 

[Camille the Eel]

Reads like a conservative pick. We know what we are getting and it's likely to be solid. Does not seem - from the admittedly sketchy reporting and analysis - like this is a gamble on a guy like Bratt with unknown upside when we drafted him. But that was a later in the draft pick. Rather here "what we see is going to be what we get."

 

[Jack Be Quick]

The Church of Salmela expands

That was well f***ing played my man.

 

[SpitfireG]

I deffinitly like about him

Lenni Hameenaho - 2023 NHL Draft Prospect Profile - The Hockey Writers Player Profiles Latest News, Analysis & More

Lenni Hameenaho is a reliable two-way winger with a physical game but little offensive creation of his own.

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devils have now the best top 9 pack with Holtz
so very good pick for futher 4rd killer line

Playoff this year in hard deffinsive hockey Liiga vs men
3 goals in 8 games, so good

 

[Billdo]

This pick makes sense. We know what we have as far as most of our top 6 for the next like 4-5 years at worst so we need to fill out the bottom as well. Safe pick doesn't mean bad pick in the position we are at.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

If you were going to take a depth forward we could have used size

At least he plays physical - but man, every forward we draft is sub-6ft

 

[AfroThunder396]

I love the fact that I can forget this guy exists for the next three or four years.

Can't wait to look at the 2027 training camp roster and be like "who the fuc- oh yeah, that guy".

 

[FinnishDevil]

I love the Finnish energy Lenni has.

 

[Better Call Sal]

@FinnishDevil bursts with joy.

 

[Nubmer6]

I love the Finnish energy Lenni has.

Why is the image reversed? Did they use a mirror?

 

[beekay414]

At least he plays physical - but man, every forward we draft is sub-6ft

He's anywhere from 6 ft to 6'1" now.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

He's anywhere from 6 ft to 6'1" now.

Idek what that means - he grew today? Lol hes listed on most sites at 5'11"

But even if he is 6'1" - why are we allergic to size in the draft? If the goal of the pick was to be safe and go for depth, you can easily find a decemt defender with limited offense but who's 6'3-4 and 225 lol

 

[beekay414]

Idek what that means - he grew today? Lol hes listed on most sites at 5'11"

He's listed at 6'1" 185 on elite prospects

 

[Nubmer6]

Maybe it's a unit conversion issue

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

He's listed at 6'1" 185 on elite prospects

Either way he aint 6'3+ Or even heavy for his height, which is what we really could use on the third line.

 

[beekay414]

Either way he aint 6'3+ Or even heavy for his height, which is what we really could use on the third line.

Your issue was sub 6 ft. He's not sub 6 ft. Now it's sub 6'3"? Pick something lol.

 

[Devils731]

I don’t view this as a low upside pick at the end of the second round.

The Devils took a guy with good production who has physical questions on if that production will continue as he moves higher.

If it was a 5’9” guy who was a good skater with this production and physical questions about whether that production could continue as they move higher people wouldn’t have called it conservative.

I also think playing overseas impacts that. If this guy has had the equivalent production in the WHL we could more easily process that and see the good production and hope it continues.

 

[Lou Bloom]

Solid pick. Smart, Defensive minded winger that also has great production across all levels and internationally. Not the loudest tools but hard to bet against a guy as effective on the ice as he has been despite playing in Liga and WJC.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

Your issue was sub 6 ft. He's not sub 6 ft. Now it's sub 6'3"? Pick something lol.

Well for one Elite is the only site listing him at 6'1", but since nitpicking is on the menu....

Ill trust IIHF over a fan-driven website. Hes 6' 184

Second - I stated from the very beginning were allergic to 'drafting size' in forwards and as far back as Nate Bastian being our last size-pick in the top-4 rounds.

Whether thats 5'11 or 6' doesnt matter, he isnt big - nobody would call Nico Hischier or Alex Holtz big either

I get youre enjoying this back and forth but I dont have time to play a war of words over an inch