Steve Yzerlland
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His skating should improve. Wish we kept Gibson instead though.
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Frk It
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a 2nd plus this kid? I think it is hard to not like that trade, personally.
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You cry when we draft two way and defensive players because you want offense.
Now you’re crying about us trading a defensive player for offense.
Dude. Pick a side.
lilidk
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We could get something good with that pick, sorry we wasted it to get rid of Walman.
HisNoodliness
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In the same way that Kiiskinen's inevitable ascension to being the greatest scorer in NHL history on his way to 11 straight Stanley Cups and Conn Smythes won't make the Walman trade a good one, that trade has nothing to do with this one. Gibson for Kiiskinen + a 2nd was a big win.
The trade for the 2nd rounder and Kiiskinen would never have happened without the decision to move Walman. The Wings liked Gibson, had just signed him a few months earlier, more than a year ahead of the deadline to sign him. There was never a thought to using that Nashville 2nd round pick for their own Draft purposes, it was only there for a few hours while in transit to SJ.
Gniwder
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Yeah, but we missed out on the next Brady Cleveland. We could've had 2 elite defenders AND Kiiskinen.
Liked Kiidkinen in the tournament. He was a stealth weapon more than a primary guy to worry about, has a good shot and good instincts for being in the right place. Like most prospects he needs to get a bit stronger but there is something to work with there.
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Lukas fischer would have been my pick. We threw away a 7th in the garbage for Kris's kid but couldnt take jiri's kid when his son was an actual viable prospect lol
That walman trade will always be nonsensical. If he was so desperate to move him he should have called other GM's I'm sure we could have gotten a 2nd.
At worse 3rd and 5th
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Steve Yzerlland
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We do not need Gibson in any way. I also wasn't super happy with the trade at the time but I've changed my mind. We need offense. Kiiskinen is another shot at that.
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JohanFranzenstein
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Is he driving his line on HPK? Or is he a complimentary guy? Just watching stats, he's 3 points back of the team lead in points with 11 less games played.
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Driving his line, shooting a ton. Plenty to like
newfy
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Your pot should honestly answer your question. Youre not a passenger with that stat line.
I think Kiss is a guy you might have to kinda plant in the minors for a bit to work out some quirks in his game before he plays in the NHL. But he's one of those guys that has a nose for the next and a knack for scoring goals. Some guys have it, some don't. The wings adding a guy in the system who has it was really smart for them as it is right now
WolvesAndWings
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Gibson has been terrible this year, not just in the World Juniors either. It's been a big regression from last season.
iDangleDangle
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HPK is my hometown team.
Had a difficult start to the season, showed promise but looked like he wasn't quite Liiga ready. Then we changed coaches and Kiiskinen took off, before his injury he was by far our best forward night in and night.
After the injury he struggled a bit, but started to heat up before the WJC.
Kiiskinen has showed his great shot and willingness to challenge D-men 1-on-1. He needs to improve his balance and physique, both completely workable areas of improvement. Also needs to work on his skating, but it's not a glaring issue I'd say.
Seems to be a really fun and good kid who doesn't really stress.
Steve Yzerlland
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Coach Reggie Dunlop
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He had a very very good WJC, scoring 6 goals in 7 games, and right now he is producing at a very amazing rate for his age. Looking to have one of the better under 20 seasons in liiga history. I’ll admit I was wrong about this one, I thought he didn’t have much upside when we traded for him and his best case scenario was a bottom 6 grinder, but he’s proved me wrong for sure. And he’s now listed at 6’1.
Steve Yzerlland
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The one thing that I'm not sold on is his skating. I hope he continues though.
Henkka
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Just scored a beautiful one-timer against League-best Ilves.
Hopefully there are some videos soon.
Hopefully there are some videos soon.
