Prospect Info: At 24th Overall the Jets Select Kristian Vesalainen

[Oilpeg]

"– Laukausta olen harjoitellut eniten vapaa-ajalla. Meillä oli autotallissa broidin kanssa maali, vedeltiin koko ajan koulun jälkeen. Ja kesällä mökillä, Vesalainen hymyilee."
"On my free time I've been working the most on my shot. We had a crease in our garage, where we used to be practicing shooting all day after school. And during summers we had a crease in our summer place, where we did the same. Vesalainen says smilingly"
Just thinking about a PP in the future, with Vesalainen on the right side one-timer spot and Laine on the other side. The jets team will be scary good!

I doubt that is in the cards. More likely is a PP2 that is a mirror image and uses the opposite half wall for a QB to set up

Right, can't have two shooters on the opposite sides of the power play, there's no room for the passer. Where would Wheeler set up if Vesalainen is in his spot? Could use a diamond style with the top of the diamond being a D feeding either side, but that doesnt give you enough movement in the goaltender for the one-timers to be effective. Putting Vesa on PP2 with Ehlers sending passes across the way Wheeler does for Laine is a fun idea.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

10 mins played , Kupari & Vesalainen have played one shift.

Oh boy.

E: And now Karpat got a penalty so that's 2 more mins of not playing.

 

[JetsWillFly4Ever]

10 mins played , Kupari & Vesalainen have played one shift.

Oh boy.

E: And now Karpat got a penalty so that's 2 more mins of not playing.

Paul, Jesus, there's a game tonight! What are you doing coaching in Finland??

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Paul, Jesus, there's a game tonight! What are you doing coaching in Finland??

Patty's puck teleportation powers also work on coaches. I'll be there.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Vesalainen & Kupari have been very dangerous every time they hit the ice. Looking really good.

 

[Calendal]

Vesalainen PP goal to make it 3-0

 

[Aavco Cup]

Vesalainen PP goal to make it 3-0

We need video

 

[Kaako Kappo]

We need video

I have a streamable coming up

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Here

 

[Aavco Cup]

Here

Commentator mentions Patrik Laine? In what context?

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Commentator mentions Patrik Laine? In what context?

Basically "Laine-esque"

 

[jetsforever]

I just saw this photo of Vesalainen from the WJC and noticed a strangely familiar face

 

[Huffer]

It's funny how often he is able to score from there. Basically Laine-esque as the commentator puts it.

Immediately when starting these clips I don't initially know who each player is. Now after watching these Vesa clips, a second or two in and when seeing a guy alone at the dot looking for a one timer, I'm thinking, yep, that's him. Lol.

 

[Garbox]

Kristian was pretty good, again I guess? But the game itself... oh boy. Awful, disgusting hooking-grabbing-interference show. By both teams, Ässät did it more earlier in the game and Kärpät later when they were mostly killing it in lead. Big ice slows the game itself (or at least it looks slower) and that kind of ***t is not what I want to see. But that's off topic, so no more ranting here

 

[Weezeric]

I would love to see the jets pp2 be the reverse of what PP1 is. The way pp1 has 3 RHS shooting options in laine, scheifele, buff, with wheeler running the half wall and stastny down low. You could have ehlers running the pp on the wall with 3 LHS in morrisey, Connor and vesalainen, with perreault down low.

 

[Lempo]

Oh wow. Yeah. I can't read, apparently.

Yes, in two languages you can't. I'm pretty certain (from the article wording) that the "writes report to Jets from every game" is an on-going thing and wasn't only the scouted ones.

 

[Halberdier]

Commentator mentions Patrik Laine? In what context?

Straight translation:

"There is a pinch of Patrik Laine in that [shot]". Like in "pinch of salt", or a little bit. Not very idiomatic way to say that even in Finnish.

 

[notwolfy]

Kristian was pretty good, again I guess? But the game itself... oh boy. Awful, disgusting hooking-grabbing-interference show. By both teams, Ässät did it more earlier in the game and Kärpät later when they were mostly killing it in lead. Big ice slows the game itself (or at least it looks slower) and that kind of ***t is not what I want to see. But that's off topic, so no more ranting here

What do you expect they are playing a team called Asshat!

 

[DeepFrickinValue]

Not very hard shot. Didn't get all of it.

 

[ennsjd07]

This is just because I haven't been able to pay as close attention to it as I wanted. Vesalainen got traded to a playoff team and now can't come over to play for the jets in the playoffs? Am I understanding that correctly?

 

[SM]

So if Laine is out long term do we convince Vesalainen to come over and be our black ace??

 

[Finnflash]

I just saw this photo of Vesalainen from the WJC and noticed a strangely familiar face

Don’t have the clip but vesa almost stuck him in the face before the photo happened

 

[Aavco Cup]

So if Laine is out long term do we convince Vesalainen to come over and be our black ace??

He's still playing hockey. It's probably better to wait for next season

 

[Aavco Cup]

This is just because I haven't been able to pay as close attention to it as I wanted. Vesalainen got traded to a playoff team and now can't come over to play for the jets in the playoffs? Am I understanding that correctly?

He still hasn't signed his ELC. No player can play for the Jets without a contract.

In theory he could sign one after his playoffs are over and join the Jets but that is extremely unlikely.

 

[Bob E]

Any word on how he’s doing today?