Draft R4 #106: Rangers select LW Kalle Väisänen

[nyr2k2]

Kalle Väisänen at eliteprospects.com

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[cwede]

https://www.futurescopehockey.com/post/prospect-report-kalle-väisänen

 

[RangersFan1994]

Sleeper pick in my opinion

 

[broadwayblue]

Big, mobile, nice hands...so what do we hate about this kid?

 

[nyr2k2]

Big, mobile, nice hands...so what do we hate about this kid?

Too Finnish.

 

[Thirty One]

Red Line blurb says "Very tall and thin with soft hands and big upside."

Sounds like the pick of the draft.

 

[LOFIN]

 

[Ola]

Per EP:
Kalle Väisänen, LW, TPS U20 - U20 SM-Sarja

Väisänen has made solid strides during the past year and was over a point-per-game for TPS at the U20 level. Though he’s listed at six-foot-four and brings a decent amount of physicality, Väisänen is primarily an effective playmaker with decent skill and speed. Though he’s played some games with national teams in the past, this is his first showing in Finnish colours at a big tournament

 

[Ola]

TPS kid, we know them well. It’s a fairly high pick, hopefully he can develop rapidly in the near future.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

5 picks in 6 drafts.

 

[Harbour Dog]

Considering where each kid was drafted, this is my favourite pick by quite a bit.

I'm not following closely enough to see who was still on the board, but if we had taken him at 64OA, I'd still be pumped to have gotten him.

 

[ICanMotteBelieveIt]

5 picks in 6 drafts.

You should've told Drury he sucks when you met him, lmao.

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Love the profile.

 

[gravey9]

He has a Kravtsov like build. But doesn't possess the same elite skill level or IQ. That said, he doesn't mind throwing around his body a bit. We'll see how he develops. But I don't see a first line player or a top 6. But he's got decent speed, size and skill.

 

[007]

As a New Yorker whose grandfather used to take me to TPS soccer matches, this makes me very happy.

 

[brakeyawself]

Sleeper pick in my opinion

I think he was one of our best picks for value in this entire draft. He's way more physical and gritty than Kravtsov and many of our other young wingers.

Vaisanen, Korczac and Lamb at least I think were our best picks for value. Grubbe pick I am not big on and I think we would have been better off with Lucius or Bolduc than Othmann. But Othmann is still a mid 1st round talent drafted around where he should have been. Just not my pick with the players that were still on the board.

Anyway, I think Vaisanen is a sneaky good pick. Could be a real bruising bottom 6 player in the long run. And this is why you don't trade top 6 forwards like Buch for a player like Blais. Because players like that are readily available in most drafts round 2-7, or through free agency.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

Towards the end of the year his coach had him at Center. Also plays the PK.

 

[LaffyTaffy]

Not my favorite pick but certainly one that got a little too much hate on twitter. This is a fine pick.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Sounds like a potential Voracek type..that a possibility? Dont know anything about him.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Sounds like a potential Voracek type..that a possibility? Dont know anything about him.

Playmaking winger with skill. If he can fill out his frame without losing his footspeed, he should be a great prospect to watch.

I don't think he will start the season in Liiga, but he has a shot to make the team later on. I like this pick a lot more than the Aaltonen pick 2 years ago.

 

[Joey Bones]

Vaisanen is a pick I like. A big rangy guy that can play grind and show some skill. Can't wait to see what he can do with TPS!

 

[kovazub94]

Vaisanen is a pick I like. A big rangy guy that can play grind and show some skill. Can't wait to see what he can do with TPS!

Sorry for the pun - how big of a role he's expected to play for TPS?

Edit: To clarify a bit - TPS was good in 20-21 season so I'm defaulting to expect them being good again in 21-22 and in this context where does Vaisanen fit?

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Sorry for the pun - how big of a role he's expected to play for TPS?

Edit: To clarify a bit - TPS was good in 20-21 season so I'm defaulting to expect them being good again in 21-22 and in this context where does Vaisanen fit?

He will probably start in the u20 Sarja, but with Pajuniemi (NYR), Pärssinen (NSH), Ishakov (Adler Mannheim) leaving, there will be spots to fight for.

 

[Joey Bones]

Sorry for the pun - how big of a role he's expected to play for TPS?

Edit: To clarify a bit - TPS was good in 20-21 season so I'm defaulting to expect them being good again in 21-22 and in this context where does Vaisanen fit?

Well, I'd say a good chance, but probably in a bottom-6 depth role to start. The season will depend on where he lines up. Could be playing consistently or sent back down in J20.

eliteprospects shows the roster with 15 forwards on it and he is one of them.

 

[nyr2k2]

It still weird that the Rangers never officially announced the Pajuniemi signing.