Player Discussion Jesse Ylonen #56

[Deebs]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806460329662222501

Let him go, he's a nothing player.

 

[bleuetbio]

Take all the others Fins with you and never come back

 

[Tyson]

I was a huge advocate because I saw his potential while he played in Laval. He had his chance and didn't seize it.

 

[Tuggy]

I always rooted for Jesse, but just hasn't put it together.

He'll end up in Europe soon rather than later.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

European Louis Leblanc

 

[KevSkillz4]

Good talent, but invisible, like Nikita Scherbak

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

I think he will catch on somewhere. He's got some nice tools.

 

[1909]

Another one (Swedish or Finnish) bites the dust with the Habs.

 

[Tyson]

Another one (Swedish or Finnish) bites the dust with the Habs.

Drafted 6 years ago and never evolved beyond the AHL.

 

[Egresch]

I bet he signs with Pens. They have no prospect pool and they would try anyone below 25 just because of their terrible age structure.

 

[BaseballCoach]

I bet he signs with Pens. They have no prospect pool and they would try anyone below 25 just because of their terrible age structure.

Kent should try to trade him even for a late round pick, to a team willing to qualify him.

 

[Habs Halifax]

I was a huge advocate because I saw his potential while he played in Laval. He had his chance and didn't seize it.

Has to be a contract limit issue. What's the harm with signing him and then sending him to the AHL. Gets claimed or not but that's better than than letting him walk. Laval can use him right?

 

[Egresch]

Kent should try to trade him even for a late round pick, to a team willing to qualify him.

Well, I am sure he tried and offered him around.

 

[Habs Halifax]

I think he will catch on somewhere. He's got some nice tools.

Same here. Habs probably realized that as well but we have a cluttered pool that's filtering into Laval and have to manage the 50 contract limit. This has to be about the contract limit.

Bet you he becomes a solid bottom 6F for someone. Probably needs one full NHL season and he never had it yet. Also dealing with lots of line-up changes and no real stable spot.

The other layer I was pondering about is he might have a hard time comprehending our development coach and what they wanted him to focus/improve on.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I would have qualified and given him one last year here, but he didn't do anything with his chance last year so I'm not gonna fret it.

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

Best for both Ylonen and the Habs.

Ylonen gets a shot somewhere else, if not he'll go to Europe. On the Habs he's not good enough for our top 9, and he's useless playing on the 4th line. Even in Laval I'd rather give his minutes to Farrell, Mesar, Heineman etc.

 

[vokiel]

Pretty sure he's headed to Europe. He's not a North American hockey-style kinda player. That's always a risk with drafting Euro.

 

[Naslundforever]

Bunch of new kids on the block, you can’t fire the vets to make room.

Always wondered why he has not put up numbers; great skating, hands, shot, goes to the boards…

 

[Gaud]

Bunch of new kids on the block, you can’t fire the vets to make room.

Always wondered why he has not put up numbers; great skating, hands, shot, goes to the boards…

My guess is that he had nothing elite. One guy is the goon, another the scorer, another the Defensive mission guy, the other the shot blocker, the faceoff center.. etc. Ylonen is kind of ok at everything, but doesnt stick out for anything. That makes him a kind of jack of all trades, only we have too many of those guys already, and they are better and can even play C in some cases (RHP comes to mind)

I was hoping Ylonen was going to be a lekhonen type, but he is more of a big meh.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

I like Ylonen when he has the puck on his stick but he never does. I think he can still carve a nhl career or else he will just buzz in europe

I was hoping Ylonen was going to be a lekhonen type, but he is more of a big meh.

Yeah , he has good skills , if he had a bit of Lekhonens skillset to actually recover pucks he would be a much better player , he doesn't put himself in good positions to recover pucks or play well enough away from the puck to get open enough to be an option for teammates out there.

 

[The Real Timo]

Oh no!!! Not Ylonen! Another great talent that go away.

 

[schwang26]

I was a huge advocate because I saw his potential while he played in Laval. He had his chance and didn't seize it.

He had the same inconsistency and lack of drive in Laval.

Think Pacioretty in his captaincy years but with fewer goals.

 

[montreal]

Kent should try to trade him even for a late round pick, to a team willing to qualify him.

If you listen to Hughes speak, don't you find he sounds pretty smart?