Confirmed with Link: Predators sign RW Markus Nurmi [1-year]

[Scoresberg]

One of the best players in Liiga the last couple of years. Big, strong, skilled power forward who has some nice defensive awareness.

Has played on the wing with Pärssinen in Liiga. Probably why we're signing him. 23-years-old, so might have some untapped potential.

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[PredsV82]

Gotta admit I saw the Green "confirmed signing" bar and had about a half second of a rush thinking it was Forsberg

 

[mattihp]

His reach is a big part of his game. He is not horrible at anything really, though. Not a bad player. Was close to making the olympic team. At worst will be a good AHL scorer.

 

[herzausstein]

I like it. I wonder if Parssinen put in a word for him. He’s a big fella.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Forsberg replacement.

 

[Jukurit]

Was really good in Liiga playoffs. Big, rangy guy with good hands. Uses his range and hands to protect the puck and pull of some dangles. I was surprised when Sens didn't sign him, since I though at the time he had some NHL potential.

 

[Kipper933]

Nice signing. Not sure why the Senators didn't sign him, he could have been a decent replacement for them in place of Nick Paul now.

 

[Legionnaire11]

The guy might be nothing, could play half a season in the AHL and head back... But it's a nice turn of events that we even signed him, feels like Chicago, San Jose, Edmonton and a few others are always getting these kind of players to come over but the Preds are one of the teams that rarely if ever find a Euro free agent to sign. Free players is usually not a bad thing.

 

[ILikeItILoveIt]

Nothing like the signing of an obscure young talent from a foreign league with good numbers and and 2 or 3 comments about his skills to spark your optimism. Like the young backup QB when the starter sucks, he's popular until he's not.

Hope he makes the team and scores 20 goals. However, it's more likely there will be a small press release 3 years from now stating the once promising Nurmi went back to Finland to play for the yadayadayada's.

I'll hold off on the jersey for now.

 

[AnalogKid]

Simon Moser 2.0?

 

[Predsanddead24]

Simon Moser 2.0?

Well hopefully it works out better than that. Either way can't complain about getting a free lottery ticket who at the very least should be a solid AHL player and maybe help Parsinnen's transition to NA go smoother.

 

[mattihp]

Nothing like the signing of an obscure young talent from a foreign league with good numbers and and 2 or 3 comments about his skills to spark your optimism. Like the young backup QB when the starter sucks, he's popular until he's not.

Hope he makes the team and scores 20 goals. However, it's more likely there will be a small press release 3 years from now stating the once promising Nurmi went back to Finland to play for the yadayadayada's.

I'll hold off on the jersey for now.

He's a well known commodity though. Almost played in the olympics.

 

[Olderfan]

Sign ‘em up! Preds need help; the more to choose from the better. Some scout somewhere likes him. Poile just doesn’t indiscriminately sign players.

 

[AintLifeGrand]

The guy might be nothing, could play half a season in the AHL and head back... But it's a nice turn of events that we even signed him, feels like Chicago, San Jose, Edmonton and a few others are always getting these kind of players to come over but the Preds are one of the teams that rarlt if ever find a Euro free agent to sign. Free players is usually not a bad thing.

I'd like for us to become the hub for emerging Swiss, German and Austrian Free agents

 

[Henkka]

What could be available from Nashville via trade, if Detroit will send LD Eemil Viro to Preds ?

He is the best buddy for Pärssinen and Nurmi. Knows how to play behind them. They could have this Turku-trio together.

 

[HockeyHistorian]

I see Nurmi as a bottom-6 defensive RW at the NHL level. He is good at that. Good penalty killer as well.

 

[herzausstein]

I see Nurmi as a bottom-6 defensive RW at the NHL level. He is good at that. Good penalty killer as well.

Maybe we can actually put together a decent defensive 4th line

 

[BigFatCat999]

I see Nurmi as a bottom-6 defensive RW at the NHL level. He is good at that. Good penalty killer as well.

Did he play on a line with Kappo Kakko?

 

[adsfan]

Nothing like the signing of an obscure young talent from a foreign league with good numbers and and 2 or 3 comments about his skills to spark your optimism. Like the young backup QB when the starter sucks, he's popular until he's not.

Hope he makes the team and scores 20 goals. However, it's more likely there will be a small press release 3 years from now stating the once promising Nurmi went back to Finland to play for the yadayadayada's.

I'll hold off on the jersey for now.

I think the Preds should get helmets like the ones in the photo, all gold and navy.

 

[triggrman]

Maybe we can actually put together a decent defensive 4th line

I wouldn't mind some green 4th line with skill.

Nurmi, Parssinen, Afanasyev, all could and should be pushing for playing time and they all have good size too. I don't mind rolling green kids out on the 4th line to get them used to NHL speed, it seemed to work for Tomasino. He got far better as the season went on.

 

[Olderfan]

Afanasyev had a very good training camp last year; better than Tomasino or Tolvanen. But it seems he was penciled in for a year in the AHL and the T guys for Preds. This was an ok plan for last year. I know his AHL year was less than spectacular but he is a very good player and should get a chance up in the NHL. He could be an answer to secondary scoring.

 

[triggrman]

Afanasyev had a very good training camp last year; better than Tomasino or Tolvanen. But it seems he was penciled in for a year in the AHL and the T guys for Preds. This was an ok plan for last year. I know his AHL year was less than spectacular but he is a very good player and should get a chance up in the NHL. He could be an answer to secondary scoring.

I think that had a lot to do with him needing to adjust to the NA game, and NA ice.

 

[Scoresberg]

I think that had a lot to do with him needing to adjust to the NA game, and NA ice.

Could be, although he did spent two years in NA before his draft. I think his relatively low point totals are due to the fact that he spent (at least the majority of the year) in the bottom-six of the Admirals. Most of his points came on the PP, where he was utilized properly.

Even though he has size, he's not a bottom-sixer, although, trigg, I see your point about bringing him in as a 4th liner like we did with Tomasino.

 

[triggrman]

Could be, although he did spent two years in NA before his draft. I think his relatively low point totals are due to the fact that he spent (at least the majority of the year) in the bottom-six of the Admirals. Most of his points came on the PP, where he was utilized properly.

Even though he has size, he's not a bottom-sixer, although, trigg, I see your point about bringing him in as a 4th liner like we did with Tomasino.

yeah, I don't think many NHL teams use an old school 4th line anymore, it's more of a "controlled minutes" line now.

 

[Olderfan]

I think that had a lot to do with him needing to adjust to the NA game, and NA ice.

No doubt, and he was just average in doing that. But he is very good if he caught on.