F Samu Tuomaala - Jukurit Liiga/U20 (2021, 46th, PHI)

[Genu]

Not even a late pick! Several players were clearly worse prospects. Bad interviewee?

I don't have a good insight to this draft class, but who would you say were "clearly worse" prospects and got selected before him?

All it takes is for team to like another player more.

 

[Osakahaus]

Not even a late pick! Several players were clearly worse prospects. Bad interviewee?

I think people "trusted" canadians more it seemed, and chicago acted dumb

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I understand why he wasn't a first round pick. He's a one way winger that isn't that tall and doesn't have the best hockey sense.

But this guy is a brilliant skater with great stick skills and a lot of production the last few years. He will be an NHL winger, in my opinion. Getting him in the second or third round is great value.

 

[MMC]

Welcome to Philadelphia

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Good pick. The Flyers are a good drafting team. Not surprised they'd take advantage of him dropping to the second round.

 

[Ryan Van Horne]

A steal for the Flyers at this point in the draft. One of the best natural goal-scorers available in the draft. Outstanding skater and tremendous shot. Needs to work on some things, but properly developed, he'll be good, potentially great, pick.

 

[Chuck Downie]

 

[wings5]

Sudbury still owns his rights in the OHL. I assume the plan for Tuomaala is to play in Liiga though

 

[JJTT]

Sudbury still owns his rights in the OHL. I assume the plan for Tuomaala is to play in Liiga though

Flyers decide where he will play after the the training camp, Sudbury seems likely, since there isn't any room for him with Kärpät.

 

[Ryan Van Horne]

Flyers decide where he will play after the the training camp, Sudbury seems likely, since there isn't any room for him with Kärpät.

Seems like a fairly well plotted development plan. Finland U20 as a 17yo, OHL as an 18yo, then perhaps AHL as a 19yo, if all goes well this year. I don't know a lot about the strength of Finland's U20 league, but I would imagine that the CHL is at least as good, and maybe better. Pretty sure he'll be given lots of ice time in Sudbury if he goes there.

 

[JJTT]

Seems like a fairly well plotted development plan. Finland U20 as a 17yo, OHL as an 18yo, then perhaps AHL as a 19yo, if all goes well this year. I don't know a lot about the strength of Finland's U20 league, but I would imagine that the CHL is at least as good, and maybe better. Pretty sure he'll be given lots of ice time in Sudbury if he goes there.

Ville Koivusesta viides NHL-sopimuksen kuluvana vuonna solminut kärppäpelaaja - Oulun Kärpät

Tuomaala himself said he expects to play in the AHL but I don't really think he is ready for that yet.

 

[Ryan Van Horne]

It's great to aim high and you have to love the confidence. It will be interesting to track him this fall.

 

[Stewie Griffin]

Ville Koivusesta viides NHL-sopimuksen kuluvana vuonna solminut kärppäpelaaja - Oulun Kärpät

Tuomaala himself said he expects to play in the AHL but I don't really think he is ready for that yet.

I'd love to see him go to the OHL. Probably no point in developmental perspective but he'd be playing with a great forward group with Stillman, Dusty, and McCallum.

 

[FlyguyOX]

Still coming to terms with the Flyers having a Finnish prospect. Very weird.

 

[Zub]

Still coming to terms with the Flyers having a Finnish prospect. Very weird.

Finally i've been waiting for so long, but i want you to snag one that has star potential. Maybe Kemell next draft

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

Samu Tuomaala wants to light up the scoresheet in North America - EP Rinkside

 

[Rebels57]

Scored an end-to-end beauty last night in the AHL preseason. Kid can flat out fly and has a great shot.

Start clip at 0:14

 

[Fyodorov]

Scored an end-to-end beauty last night in the AHL preseason. Kid can flat out fly and has a great shot.

Start clip at 0:14

 

[JJTT]

Moving to Sport for rest of the season.

Sport vahvistuu kahdella uudella pelaajalla (FI)Sport förstärker laget med två nya spelare (SV)

 

[FlyguyOX]

Hopefully he gets good PT. Would rather he play more juniors

 

[JJTT]

Moving to Jukurit. Should be a much better place for him than Sport.

Jukurit vahvistuu hyökkääjälupauksella – Samu Tuomaala ainakin loppukaudeksi Mikkeliin

 

[JabbaJabba]

Will be interesting to see what OJ can do for him.

 

[Jukurit]

Tuomaala is definitely a guy whose stock has fallen since the draft. 24 games last season in AHL and Liiga with 1 goal and 2 points is pretty bad. In the games Tuomaala played with Jukurit, he seemed pretty useless. Most definitely should've gone to play in OHL last season. Next season is certainly big for Tuomaala. Needs to score and look like a useful player at Liiga level, or else there's not much hope left that he can be an NHL player.

 

[Ippenator]

Tuomaala is definitely a guy whose stock has fallen since the draft. 24 games last season in AHL and Liiga with 1 goal and 2 points is pretty bad. In the games Tuomaala played with Jukurit, he seemed pretty useless. Most definitely should've gone to play in OHL last season. Next season is certainly big for Tuomaala. Needs to score and look like a useful player at Liiga level, or else there's not much hope left that he can be an NHL player.

A low hockey IQ speedster in the similar way that Brad Lambert is. Well, Lambert has a bit better skating and better hands but I would say that Tuomaala has the better shot. Anyway both are missing the hockey smarts way too much, so I’m not really betting on them becoming NHL players. Well, I would say Lambert is still likelier to have an NHL career, but I wouldn’t count on his successful NHL career really very much either.

 

[Jukurit]

A low hockey IQ speedster in the similar way that Brad Lambert is. Well, Lambert has a bit better skating and better hands but I would say that Tuomaala has the better shot. Anyway both are missing the hockey smarts way too much, so I’m not really betting on them becoming NHL players. Well, I would say Lambert is still likelier to have an NHL career, but I wouldn’t count on his successful NHL career really very much either.

Tuomaala makes me think of "poor man's Kasperi Kapanen".