Prospect Info: [2024 - 70th] Aatos Koivu (F) TPS Turku

[PavelBrendl]

Beautiful legacy pick. Seems to be a class act just like his father. Wonder if he'll be in Liiga full-time next season.

 

[No More Subban]

Best draft ever! Saku is the reason why I started watching hockey back in 2004.

Welcome to Montreal, Aatos! Sick name like Kratos

 

[beowulf]

Nice I did not think he would fall to 70th though more likely to be gone in the 2md round where the habs had no picks.

 

[mattihp]

Not ready for Liiga but could probably do alright in the AHL.

 

[Habs13]

I wanted three players this year, and this is the only one of the three I got. But I love this pick. Saku is my alltime favorite player and I'm happy as hell to see his son with us now. I wanted Lindstrom but he went before we could pick, and I wanted Iginla but... yeah, Demidov you can't say no to. Great draft! I think this is my favorite group of Habs picks in a long, long time!

 

[BJCOLLINS]

He’s actually very talented and flew under the radar

Yeah I heard or read somewhere he was an early 2nd? Whatever keeps Saku interested I’m in.

 

[Skip Bayless]

Regardless of his lineage, he is a great pick in the third round.

He's got a good set of skills to work with. Could be another Beck/Kapanen type.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I actually had a lot of time for Aatos.. the growth spurt, late and steep development curve.. really liked the finishing ability and obviously you gotta love the DNA.

 

[red devil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807149764708020701

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

I like the story. Not a fan of the player. And there were better players there too.

Let's wait 4 years...

 

[billy piton]

nice pick, but it's getting crazy with all those right handed centers in the system.

rhc:
suzuki
dach
evans
beck
kapanen
hage
koivu

lhc:
dvorak
newhook, kind of
kidney

 

[JianYang]

Don't know much about aatos other than he was the little kid standing at center ice with Saku during his recognition night.

The other thing this reminds me of is that I'm f***ing old.

 

[red devil]

Don't know much about aatos other than he was the little kid standing at center ice with Saku during his recognition night.

The other thing this reminds me of is that I'm f***ing old.

I'm make you feel real old. Most of the players drafted this year weren't born when Price was drafted in 2005.

 

[MoneyManny]

I’m not liking all this getting along with each other crap that’s going on this Habs draft weekend lovefest.

All this giddiness is getting old

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[RC51]

OK, Aatos might never be a hab BUT we know saku so we know saku will make sure that after the habs have given aatos this chance, that saku will make sure aatos gives 110% every minute to his development because Saku knows the best think that has happened to aatos is being picked by the habs. A chance to change his WHOLE LIFE,

 

[jonu]

He is a late bloomer because of injuries and after that, a late growth spurt giving him 20 centimeters in the last 1½ years or so. At some point he was 180cm and 57kg ( 5'9 and 125lbs) which is obviously really skinny.

Toolbox is there but right now missing the tools. Could be a gem of a pick.

 

[mattihp]

Regardless of his lineage, he is a great pick in the third round.

He's got a good set of skills to work with. Could be another Beck/Kapanen type.

Which Kapanen? If Oliver, they are as different as two centers can be. Of course Aaltos could blossom offensively, but their styles are vastly different right now

 

[the]

I’ve got some very important intel to share.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1722640603807203792

He’s able to pull the Saku Koivu shootout deke. That alone makes this a worthy pick. He will win us a lot of games.

 

[Doc5]

Some random thought that occurred to me, Aatos must have been like 3 when Saku left Montreal as a free agent and joined the Ducks. So Aatos’ memories of Saku’s playing career is probably from his time in Anaheim.

 

[red devil]

Some random thought that occurred to me, Aatos must have been like 3 when Saku left Montreal as a free agent and joined the Ducks. So Aatos’ memories of Saku’s playing career is probably from his time in Anaheim.

He is talking about Saku's return after his cancer treatments

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807101991102914650

 

[the]

Some random thought that occurred to me, Aatos must have been like 3 when Saku left Montreal as a free agent and joined the Ducks. So Aatos’ memories of Saku’s playing career is probably from his time in Anaheim.

Here’s another one, just a few weeks before Aatos was born that dirty rat Justin Williams stabbed Saku in the eyes. Crazy how time flies.

 

[behemolari]

its similar to draft someone named Kapanen, any Koivu has good potential to pan out something

loving the pick!

 

[Koivu11]

 

[ZUKI]

I'm not accusing the regime of using the draft to build goodwill with the fanbase

I am not accusing the regime of using the player selected to do a marketing selection. Not at all

 

[ZUKI]

I like how the majority, myself included, are just...doesn't bother if it doesn't lead to anything, for a 3rd round pick...just happy we picked him

That's why i consider he is a marketing selection. I hope he will become a good player for us , and he seems to have taken big steps this year, so he could be a good pick at this point ... But people are just happy to see him selected even if he doesn't make it