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Prospect Info: At 24th Overall the Jets Select Kristian Vesalainen
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JetsFan815
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CorgisPer60
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Im not that shocked. He wants to be a powerforward, so it will take time for him to be able to play like one vs men. It's why I have been saying to people that he probably shouldnt be included in the lineup predictions for the next few years.
OHL would be perfect for him right now, but Flint Firebirds own his rights, and based on what I have read, that's not a team he should even touch
CorgisPer60
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They own his OHL rights, but he was drafted out of Europe, so he's not predestined to go to a CHL team. Still, playing in Europe is probably the best place for him right now, as he won't have to deal with the culture shock of being in North America on top of learning how to play against adults.
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I don't know that I'd look to pre-season corsi as any indication of where he'll be in the regular season. Played everywhere and with many different teammates, and left for a tournament in the middle of it.
Looked fine to me in the 2 games I saw. We'll see what the regular season holds this week.
Looked fine to me in the 2 games I saw. We'll see what the regular season holds this week.
7 games is way too small sample size to say anything about the corsi, but being 0+0=0 doesn't look too good.
Has anyone actually watched him playing this pre-season? How does his play look like?
I have been watching only Tappara's preseason & CHL games so far. In this context CHL is obviously the Championship Hockey League, not Canadian CHL.
JetsFan815
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Yeah small sample size and all but still not something I wanted to see.
I was planning on buying a Ruutu sports subscription to watch him in the regular season. I am less sure now.
CorgisPer60
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Some there, but I was thinking that his most likely destination if he were in NA were to be on the Moose, especially with how bad the Flint Firebirds situation is.
CorgisPer60
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Some there, but I was thinking that his most likely destination if he were in NA were to be on the Moose, especially with how bad the Flint Firebirds situation is.
Yeah he isn't going to a OHL at this point. Probably joins the moose next season since his Liiga contract will run out after this one.
I just believe a team like London Knights would be the best place for his development right now. Just unfortunate that a shady team Firebirds drafted him
Liiga season opener is starting in 5 minutes! Kristian is playing 2nd line with Janne Lahti and Oula Palve
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His shifts seem to be pretty short or are cut really short some way or another. His second shift was cut short by a penalty, then on another shift he stepped onto the ice and took a stick to the face and was bleeding on the bench.
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His entire team was pretty bad, only like 2 or 3 shots on the net in the 1st period by my counting and only 1 of them came before the last 15 seconds. The goal that his team scored was pretty nice, picking top left corner while falling down from an apparent trip. Will watch the 2nd and 3rd period this evening.
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perhaps a stupid question, but why does it typically take power forwards so much longer to develop and how is development path different?
If he doesn't get a hat trick in game one we made the wrong pick.
It was the wrong pick from the get go
Shoudlve kept number 13
Let's hope vesa pans out
Power forwards need to be able to dominate with their strength and size, which is a tough task for a 18 year old playing vs more physically developed players. At least that's how I see it
A big hit and a good chance where the opposing d got just enough stick on the puck to disrupt Vesalainen. I think he would have scored there if the puck didn't bounce over his stick. Overall, he shows flashes of skill and physical dominance, but it often looks like he is either overthinking the situation until the options are gone or his head isn't on the same page as his body. He had some plays that seemed a bit boneheaded and some plays where he had a good idea but the execution was rushed.
He probably needs to start producing some points to make it to the 1st PP. almost 20 games in HPK (preseason and last season included) and his stats are 1+0
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