Prospect Info: LW Eetu Pakkila

[Figgie]

So we got him, Smith, Bahl, and I think one or two of the Russians to watch at WJC?

Päkkilä did not make to Finlands team :/

 

[FinnishDevil]

So we got him, Smith, Bahl, and I think one or two of the Russians to watch at WJC?

Päkkilä did not make to Finlands team :/

Unfortunately he's late 1999, so already 20.

Why did the announcer say "Hockey is a momentum game!" in English at 2:40. Is that an expression that Finns use in English like when we say "c'est la vie"?

Finns definitely use some English phrases, but "hockey is a momentum game" is more common due to one local former player-coach, turned tv commentator and hockey personality, Juhani "Tami" Tamminen, who used it quite frequently and is known for all kinds of quotes etc. He's basically Finnish version of Don Cherry.

 

[glenwo2]

Unfortunately he's late 1999, so already 20.


Finns definitely use some English phrases, but "hockey is a momentum game" is more common due to one local former player-coach, turned tv commentator and hockey personality, Juhani "Tami" Tamminen, who used it quite frequently and is known for all kinds of quotes etc. He's basically Finnish version of Don Cherry.

Not as Xenophobic, I hope.

 

[thethinglonger]

Total number of Devils prospects at the WJC: 5

Canada: Ty Smith (D), Kevin Bahl (D)
Sweden: Nikola Pasic (LW)
Switzerland: Akira Schmid (G)
Russia: Daniil Misyul (D)

 

[FinnishDevil]

Another good individual effort (even if it was stoppable as someone here would call it ) from him earlier this month:

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Another good individual effort (even if it was stoppable as someone here would call it ) from him earlier this month:

I'd listen to this guy call our games in Finnish over Steve Cangelosi.

 

[FinnishDevil]

Päkkilä scores in his season debut for Ilves. Was recovering from an injury the first few weeks.

 

[Blackjack]

Wow, that's a hell of a shot.

 

[Japam]

Sick shot. Damn.

 

[Kurt Cobain]

Päkkilä scores in his season debut for Ilves. Was recovering from an injury the first few weeks.

This is the Finnish top league right?

 

[Figgie]

This is the Finnish top league right?

Yes it is.

 

[Guttersniped]

Hurrah, I was wondering why he wasn’t playing.

 

[Blender]

That is a great shot.

 

[glenwo2]

Imagine him becoming an NHL regular and is actually GOOD (to go along with the Memes)....

 

[Capt Nico Poo]

Imagine him becoming an NHL regular and is actually GOOD (to go along with the Memes)....

And just after you Americans almost learned to spell Ilkka Pikkarainen's name correctly instead of just calling him Pikachu

 

[glenwo2]

And just after you Americans almost learned to spell Ilkka Pikkarainen's name correctly instead of just calling him Pikachu

I think it's more because calling him Pikachu is more fun.

 

[FinnishDevil]

He scored against my team. That son of a..

 

[Capt Nico Poo]

He scored against my team. That son of a..

He scored for my team, what a great guy!

 

[Figgie]

Päkkilä 2+5=7 in 11 Liiga games. Good 7th round pick.

 

[Guadana]

Päkkilä 2+5=7 in 11 Liiga games. Good 7th round pick.

Not bad for 21 yo 4th liner! And on the left wing, we are not so well equipped. Pakkila will get his opportunity if he continues to develop and decides to try himself in America.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Not bad for 21 yo 4th liner! And on the left wing, we are not so well equipped. Pakkila will get his opportunity if he continues to develop and decides to try himself in America.

Not to put a damper on things but that may speak more to the state of Liiga than it does to Eetu's potential.

He's like eighth or ninth on the team in scoring and Ilves' leading scorer has 13 goals in 15 games.
Most of the scorers ahead of Eetu are average to long odds NHL prospects.

 

[Guadana]

Not to put a damper on things but that may speak more to the state of Liiga than it does to Eetu's potential.

He's like eighth or ninth on the team in scoring and Ilves' leading scorer has 13 goals in 15 games.
Most of the scorers ahead of Eetu are average to long odds NHL prospects.

I don’t think that will translate completely, but he is good in points per minutes. Better to have this level of stats than not.
I agree that liiga isn’t on the same level as SHL.

 

[Sens]

Not to put a damper on things but that may speak more to the state of Liiga than it does to Eetu's potential.

He's like eighth or ninth on the team in scoring and Ilves' leading scorer has 13 goals in 15 games.
Most of the scorers ahead of Eetu are average to long odds NHL prospects.

he’s also played four games less than everyone else
At 15GP he could have 10-12 points
Similar to this dude on the same team
Matias Maccelli Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Not to say he can't be something, but Pakkila is nowhere near the prospect that Maccelli is at this point (and not just because Mattias is an Italian-Finn).

Maccelli just turned 20 and is already signed by Arizona. Eetu has yet to receive a contract. And with the prospect depth in New Jersey it is no sure thing that he will.

 

[My3Sons]

Not to say he can't be something, but Pakkila is nowhere near the prospect that Maccelli is at this point (and not just because Mattias is an Italian-Finn).

Maccelli just turned 20 and is already signed by Arizona. Eetu has yet to receive a contract. And with the prospect depth in New Jersey it is no sure thing that he will.

Well is Maccelli a line in a Shakespeare play? Thou doth protest too much, methinks!