Prospect Info: Petrus Palmu

[timw33]

it's just cool that our late-round 5'6 longshot draft pick hasn't completely evaporated into nothingness yet

It's just cool that we didn't draft a CHL 4th liner with 0 future at any level higher than the CHL.

 

[WestCoastExpress94]

Unlikely to be a NHLer, more likely a elite AHLer with short stints in the NHL, but who knows could explode next year and prove me wrong

 

[petrishriekandgo]

Rick Dhaliwal‏ @DhaliwalSports 37s38 seconds ago
#Canucks draft pick Petrus Palmu named the Rookie of the year in the Finnish Pro League. Palmu with 36 points in the regular season, 6 more in the playoffs. Olli Juolevi finished 4th in voting.

 

[Canucks LB]

excellent

 

[VanJack]

Unlikely to be a NHLer, more likely a elite AHLer with short stints in the NHL, but who knows could explode next year and prove me wrong

I suspect at his size Palmu has been trying to prove people wrong for his entire career....can a 5'6" winger make in the NHL?.....well you just never know....first step though is to light if up in Utica.

 

[tradervik]

I suspect at his size Palmu has been trying to prove people wrong for his entire career....can a 5'6" winger make in the NHL?.....well you just never know....first step though is to light if up in Utica.

Absolutely. Palmu has already defied the odds to make it as far as he has. You gotta cheer for him. Hopefully he'll make it to Utica. I'll hold off on NHL aspirations until and unless he gets the BG seal of approval.

 

[krutovsdonut]

awesome. last canuck to be liiga roty was petri skriko

 

[lawrence]

Kid was named rookie of



add that to the list of Canucks prospects that won another something of the year.

 

[UticaHockey]

Absolutely. Palmu has already defied the odds to make it as far as he has. You gotta cheer for him. Hopefully he'll make it to Utica. I'll hold off on NHL aspirations until and unless he gets the BG seal of approval.

 

[Charles Bushman]

I suspect at his size Palmu has been trying to prove people wrong for his entire career....can a 5'6" winger make in the NHL?.....well you just never know....first step though is to light if up in Utica.

He is 5 ft 6 soaking wet.

I know ambo drivers that are 6 ft 11

 

[kanuck87]

He is 5 ft 6 soaking wet.

I know ambo drivers that are 6 ft 11

What point are you trying to make?

 

[M2Beezy]

Kid was named rookie of



add that to the list of Canucks prospects that won another something of the year.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Congratulations to Palmu, that's awesome.

IIRC, his contract in Finland is for one more season - anyone know if his intent is to play that out, or might we see him in Utica this fall?

 

[groov2]

He is 5 ft 6 soaking wet.

I know ambo drivers that are 6 ft 11

Ok, you are the second person who has said this. My response last time was “how tall is he dry?”

Are you making a joke or completely missing the concept of the idiom?

Forgive me for sounding critical; I just don’t get it.

 

[VanCity Millionaires]

Ok, you are the second person who has said this. My response last time was “how tall is he dry?”

Are you making a joke or completely missing the concept of the idiom?

Forgive me for sounding critical; I just don’t get it.

I picked up on the last misuse of the idiom too. I don't know about you, but I always grow an inch when I shower and then shrink again after drying off.

 

[Tryamkin]

Congratulations to Palmu, that's awesome.

IIRC, his contract in Finland is for one more season - anyone know if his intent is to play that out, or might we see him in Utica this fall?

 

[CanaFan]

I suspect at his size Palmu has been trying to prove people wrong for his entire career....can a 5'6" winger make in the NHL?.....well you just never know....first step though is to light if up in Utica.

Depends largely on his skating and his strength. Short players have reach and strength disadvantages but can offset with quickness, agility, and low centre of gravity. Certainly a positive to see but he is older (20) and I’m not sure success in Liiga translates to much outside of very young players (17/18). Still should be interesting to see how he does in Utica and go from there. Would be an amazing story if he became anything at all at the NHL level.

 

[groov2]

I picked up on the last misuse of the idiom too. I don't know about you, but I always grow an inch when I shower and then shrink again after drying off.

There’s your mistake! I believe sitting in the bath has the longer lasting elastic effect.

 

[Lindgren]

Ok, you are the second person who has said this. My response last time was “how tall is he dry?”

Are you making a joke or completely missing the concept of the idiom?

Forgive me for sounding critical; I just don’t get it.

He's making a joke. This couldn't happen twice.

 

[Tryamkin]

Depends largely on his skating and his strength. Short players have reach and strength disadvantages but can offset with quickness, agility, and low centre of gravity. Certainly a positive to see but he is older (20) and I’m not sure success in Liiga translates to much outside of very young players (17/18). Still should be interesting to see how he does in Utica and go from there. Would be an amazing story if he became anything at all at the NHL level.

He’s very well built and a decent skater for his height.

 

[alternate]

I picked up on the last misuse of the idiom too. I don't know about you, but I always grow an inch when I shower and then shrink again after drying off.

For me it depends in the water temperature...when it is cold I tend to get shrinkage but when I am drying myself, sometimes there's some growth.

 

[petrishriekandgo]

Rick Dhaliwal‏ @DhaliwalSports 4h4 hours ago
Just talked with Petrus Palmu who was named the top rookie in Finland, Palmu tells me that he has been released by TPS to sign with the #Canucks.

Palmu on winning rookie of the year: "It was a good feeling winning that award. After Christmas it started rolling better and better, I feel good about my season."

Palmu: "I am ready for the next step of playing pro hockey in North America. I will have a good summer, take the steps to play in the NHL."

Palmu on his teammate Olli Juolevi: "In playoffs he did a very good job. He started playing better after Christmas."

 

[David Bruce Banner]

I picked up on the last misuse of the idiom too. I don't know about you, but I always grow an inch when I shower and then shrink again after drying off.

Obviously you find showers a bit too exciting.

 

[GetFocht]

I bet he scores a ton in the AHL. Like Canucks scout said, he isn't a small player by any means, he is just short.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

That's awesome news on Palmu!