Jonathan Lekkerimaki - Arrived in Abbotsford

VanJack

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I could see scenario where by March, Lekkerimaki, Wilander and Raty are all up in playing in Vancouver.

And there's a chance all three of these rookies would be better than anything they could acquire at the TDL, for which you'd have to dramatically 'overpay'.
 
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IslandBeast

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Love the second goal as well with Raty laying the body and Lekker putting it short side top shelf like a true goal scorer
 

VanJack

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Watching the NHL highlights tonight, there are so few players in the best league in the world who can shoot the puck like Lekkerimaki.

It's ridiculous how much mustard he gets off his shot and how little backswing he uses on the one-timer. It just explodes off his stick. Sometimes his best release comes while he looks to be skating backwards. He's forcing AHL goalies to make great saves from 30-feet out.

He's a goal-scorer, pure and simple. And kids like that are worth their weight in gold.
 

arttk

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Watching the NHL highlights tonight, there are so few players in the best league in the world who can shoot the puck like Lekkerimaki.

It's ridiculous how much mustard he gets off his shot and how little backswing he uses on the one-timer. It just explodes off his stick. Sometimes his best release comes while he looks to be skating backwards. He's forcing AHL goalies to make great saves from 30-feet out.

He's a goal-scorer, pure and simple. And kids like that are worth their weight in gold.
It will be harder for him to score on NHL goalies from that far out but boy is he going to create a ton of rebounds with that shot.
 

sandwichbird2023

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We need that one-time on our PP1 like right now.

But I also hope he gets more time to develop his overall game in the AHL, where there is less pressure and kids don't get benched everytime a mistake is made.
 

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