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Finn quotient brought back to last season's level. 
Prospect Info: Otto Leskinen
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Saundies
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Dude's been blacklisted. Yeah, he was really bad the year he played. But in camps and stuff he's been fine I thought and they are calling up every other guy but him.
It's not like we need his cap hit hidden, ol MB doesn't even spend to it anyway. He must have said something egregious and pissed someone important off.
Sterling Archer
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I’m happy they’re trying the kids first, honestly. It’s good to see what if anything they can bring. But realistically, if Leskinen doesn’t stick and we still aren’t made a trade, I’d give a shot to a very motivated Alzner and see what he can do. At the very best, he increases his value and makes him somewhat tradable.
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Interested to see him play. He had a good camp. Very good offensive skills and solid skater. Pretty much tells you what they think of Reilly. Ouellet might get a callup at this rate.
Milhouse40
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Makes more sense than Olofsson since he's leading Rocket's D in points and leading the team for assist.
Still have very low expectation since those type of signing rarely work out…..but we never know.
Still have very low expectation since those type of signing rarely work out…..but we never know.
Please, no Ouellet
The Real Timo
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Another one from the depp department. So much depp. And it's all because Bergevin wins all of his trades.
Good call. That Mceneny guy or whatever his name is should be playing tonight. Laval just got him so we’ll see
Toene
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Leave him where he is. He's the captain... The two times I saw Laval at the Place Bell he was playing well and seemed like a solid pro, displaying good habits on the ice. He's in the right chair in the minors,
waffledave
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Him being on the team is a constant reminder to MB that he's is an idiot who actually thought he was signing John Carlson instead of Karl Alzner.
WeThreeKings
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AHLzner is bad on the 3rd pair in the AHL. He's done and this signing should have gotten someone fired.
26Mats
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You mean like Gorges, Streit, Mete, Fleury, Chiarot, Danault, Armia, Dale Weise the first time, etc...
Wanting to see what he can do is different than hoping he'll be a savior. Let's see what he can do before we judge him.
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why should they call him instead of the future Habs players ? that gives them an idea of what it is in the big league, the speed of the game . Alzner won't be a part of the near future
Saundies
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I'm not advocating for an Alzner call-up at all, it's just really, really weird on the surface. Maybe it's just because I read the story about it today in The Athletic but it just strikes me as weird.
No statement has ever been made. Nothing has ever been said, even by Alzner himself (although he's now starting to air out little things in the press.) He was just gone one day and, apart from some games last year, hasn't been back. And I remember when they asked JJD about him, he flat out said "That's one guy I'm not going to talk about." Nothing about "being a good pro and he just regressed" just flat out refusing to even acknowledge it.
Reminds me a lot of the Joffrey Lupul situation with the Leafs, except that guy just stopped playing. Robidas was one thing, he was older and done (and so are a lot of these cases) but Alzner was still young-ish for hockey years.
It just strikes me as strange that we're having a revolving door of D problems, with injuries no less, and they haven't even considered being like "You know what? Maybe we give that guy another shot." They just pretend he doesn't exist and we go along with it.
Again, not an Alzner fanboy by any stretch but it just strikes me as really odd.
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26Mats
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With Peca, Leskinen, and Primeau, we may have the best lineup we can ice under the circumstances. Now, that's not saying much. But every little bit helps. Byron wasn't doing much offensively. Yet his absence has hurt us...
Primeau we hope will be better than Kinkade
Peca is best suited to replace Byron.
Leskinen may turn out to be best suited to replace what Mete brings.
I had Leskinen as better than Kulak and Reilly in preseason. Liked a Leskinen-Fleury pair. But it was preseason. I saw him as a bit of a dman version of Suzuki. Slows the play down, but will he be able to execute at NHL speed? Is small - will he be able to handle himself in the corners?
ahmedou
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Leskinen is better than Olofsson or Alzner. Hope he plays well in the NHL.
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Sounds like a plea for clemency by someone who is being tortured.
"Choose: 50 whiplashes, waterboarding for an hour or Ouellet."
Jaffy27: Please, no Ouellet!!!
Halakitlikethat
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I recall some Sabres fans referring to Beaulieu as one of the worst defenders to ever wear the uniform
montreal
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Leskinen has been solid in Laval but I think he needs to improve his speed. Has shown some decent puck moving abilities though. Who will he be paired with?
