Prospect Info: #135 Overall - Joona Koppanen

[MAINE-IAC]

So is he providence bound ?

 

[ODAAT]

So is he providence bound ?

based on what this says yes

http://www.csnne.com/boston-bruins/boston-bruins-sign-joona-koppanen-entry-level-deal

 

[Dr Hook]

Never bad to sign these guys and get them in the pipeline. You never know what they could turn out like.

 

[Tim Vezina Thomas]

Never bad to sign these guys and get them in the pipeline. You never know what they could turn out like.

Assuming the max # of contracts won't be an issue, I like it.

Let him marinate in the AHL for a couple years and see what we get.

 

[jgatie]

Name sounds too much like Joonas Kemppainen. I predict a bust!

 

[twominute]

based on what this says yes

http://www.csnne.com/boston-bruins/boston-bruins-sign-joona-koppanen-entry-level-deal

Next year

https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-sign-joona-koppanen-to-entry-level-contract/c-288763258

 

[GloryDaze4877]

Next year

https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-sign-joona-koppanen-to-entry-level-contract/c-288763258

The ELC contract starts next year, but he could sign an ATO and play for Providence this season. It doesn't really comment on that one way or another.

I would think that with Gabrielle already there and potentially Senyshyn reporting if the Soo lose to Owen Sound, they already have enough bodies for this year, but you never know.

 

[Dr Hook]

Assuming the max # of contracts won't be an issue, I like it.

Let him marinate in the AHL for a couple years and see what we get.

Heading into this signing of prospects period, someone- Dom I am pretty sure it was- had the Bruins with 6 or 7 open contract slots for players. With Joona it starts next season, and I am guessing that there will be a few that expire and don't get renewed this summer.

 

[talkinaway]

Are we 100% sure this isn't Joonas Kemppanien in a Groucho-Marx fake glasses disguise? Because it just feels like a trap....

 

[jgatie]

Are we 100% sure this isn't Joonas Kemppanien in a Groucho-Marx fake glasses disguise? Because it just feels like a trap....

Yup! It's really Joonas Kemppanien pulling a Leon Sandcastle on us!

 

[Fossy21]

So he has by far the best PPG of Finnish U20 players. Not sure it means a lot when the following 5 guys are undrafted (but typically slightly older) and most really good 18-19 year old Europeans play professional hockey, but can't hurt! Especially if his all-round game translates to NA.

 

[DominicT]

Heading into this signing of prospects period, someone- Dom I am pretty sure it was- had the Bruins with 6 or 7 open contract slots for players. With Joona it starts next season, and I am guessing that there will be a few that expire and don't get renewed this summer.

They are down to 5 now.

They have 35 signed for next season with Zboril, Lauzon, Senyshyn and Gabrielle all likely not returning to junior and counting towards the 50.

They have a total of 10 RFA contracts coming up + and 9 UFA contracts coming up. Considering most NHL teams don't want to exceed 47 contracts to keep options open, there will likely be 7 players not returning. Rinaldo and Liles won't be back, so 5 more decisions to come.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

They are down to 5 now.

They have 35 signed for next season with Zboril, Lauzon, Senyshyn and Gabrielle all likely not returning to junior and counting towards the 50.

They have a total of 10 RFA contracts coming up + and 9 UFA contracts coming up. Considering most NHL teams don't want to exceed 47 contracts to keep options open, there will likely be 7 players not returning. Rinaldo and Liles won't be back, so 5 more decisions to come.

Choose at least 5 from the following:

Dom Moore
Tim Schaller
Joe Morrow
Brian Ferlin
Chris Casto
Alex Grant
Colton Hargrove
Tyler Randell

 

[ashnathan]

Choose at least 5 from the following:

Dom Moore
Tim Schaller
Joe Morrow
Brian Ferlin
Chris Casto
Alex Grant
Colton Hargrove
Tyler Randell

Randell
Hargrove
Grant
Casto
Ferlin

 

[DominicT]

Choose at least 5 from the following:

Dom Moore
Tim Schaller
Joe Morrow
Brian Ferlin
Chris Casto
Alex Grant
Colton Hargrove
Tyler Randell

And that 5, is only if they don't sign Bjork or any other NCAA prospect or Euro and if they want to stay around that 47 contracts