Value of: F Roni Karvinen Saipa LIIGA

[Jersey Fan 12]

Among the top five scores in the Finnish Liiga under 23-years-old, Harvinen is the only player who was never drafted.

SaiPa, normally one of the weaker teams in Liiga, currently sits in fourth place.

Is there anything in his game to suggest an NHL team sign him as a free agent or is his game more suited to the level of play in Finland?

 

[mattihp]

Eye test says he would be dime a dozen in the AHL. Usually opens the season hot and then can't do anything in the second half of the season.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Just saw that SaiPa is up (3-0) on HIFK in the playoffs. Has this changed the perception of him in any way?

 

[Treb]

Just saw that SaiPa is up (3-0) on HIFK in the playoffs. Has this changed the perception of him in any way?

I don't think flirting with 0.5 ppg in the Liiga as a forward makes him interesting.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

I don't think flirting with 0.5 ppg in the Liiga as a forward makes him interesting.

Seventeen goals as a 21-year-old on a team that has perennially struggled yet is now one game from the semifinals certainly merits a second glance if nothing else.

 

[Treb]

Seventeen goals as a 21-year-old on a team that has perennially struggled yet is now one game from the semifinals certainly merits a second glance if nothing else.

Why do you attribute the team success to him?

Some scouts may make a mental note to check back on him next year, but I would be very surprised if anyone would spend a draft pick on him at this point (or a contract if he goes undrafted again).

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Why do you attribute the team success to him?

Some scouts may make a mental note to check back on him next year, but I would be very surprised if anyone would spend a draft pick on him at this point (or a contract if he goes undrafted again).

He is an '02 and too old to be drafted. He would have to be signed as an UFA.

 

[mattihp]

He's extremely streaky. Try watching him, he's a decent Liiga player, that's it.