Kinda playing for your Chicago Blackhawks: #86, Teuvo "Turbo" Teravainen!

[slappipappi]

Bowman "no 8th dman"
Bowman 24 hours later "Love Rundsblad"

Because he loves Rundlald. When he became available he jumped on it.

Would you rather he felt that he couldn't add someone he loved who suddenly became available simply because he has made a statement that he didn't think Chicago needed an 8th d-man.

 

[HockeySauce]

Not to mention, Rundblad could be sent to Rockford if they really didn't want 8 Dmen. Rundblad wasn't just brought in for this season. They obviously like his upside if they gave up a 2nd round pick for him. Seriously.

 

[Nothingman*]

How were they going to firm that up with as little cap space as they had?

You're going to need to pay 5M per to get a quality 2nd line centre in the NHL. Where was that money going to come from? I guess they could have not re-signed Bickell, but then we could have ended up with Weiss - and look how that's turned out for DET.

I would have liked to get Filppula from Detroit, but given how his season went last year, you could understand not wanting to pay him 5M per.

Yes. We had our hands tied from the Bickell signing then the future Craw contract. I just see too much pressure on this 19yo coming over to save the day for the Cup Champs. I think we were fortunate that Handzus played so well last year. But then, looking at this year unfortunate he played well last year if you get my drift.

 

[HockeySauce]

Why are people assuming TT feels the pressure to save the day? He's coming to a team that a few points out of 1st in the conference and he'll be coming to a team with Toews, Kane, Hossa, Sharp, Saad, etc. up front. He's not going to be a focal point, as Bowman said before. Even if he plays on a line with Sharp and Hossa/Kane, what does that matter? All it means is that he'll be playing with amazing players - not that he'll be asked to carry whatever line he's on.

 

[Goldmember]

He is also going to have very different opponents. It's hard for me to see why Teräväinen would be more ready for the NHL right now than Mikael Granlund was 14 months ago. Granlund was even more dominating in the Finnish league, but after coming to America he saw pretty fast that it doesn't mean a thing at the highest level.



That's a really poor excuse for the lousy performance by Jokerit and Teuvo. "Hot" as they might be, HPK will have no chance against Kärpät.

^ This 100%

 

[HockeySauce]

Teravainen's better than Granlund (Eehghast!). Some of Granlund's bigget weaknesses when he came over are some of Teravainne's stand out qualities (agility, acceleration, elusiveness).

 

[Hawkscap]

Not to mention, Rundblad could be sent to Rockford if they really didn't want 8 Dmen. Rundblad wasn't just brought in for this season. They obviously like his upside if they gave up a 2nd round pick for him. Seriously.

Not without clearing waivers.

 

[Lepardi]

Teravainen's better than Granlund (Eehghast!).

Teräväinen might be better than Granlund somewhere in the distant future, but right now it's really no contest, it's Granlund hands down.

 

[Goldmember]

I agree with this. I think that there are very high expectations of what he can do. Not saying he cannot fulfill them but to put him on the 2nd line is doing nothing more than show where management went wrong in not firming that up in the offseason. Don't risk his development for that quick hopeful fix in this season. If he blows the doors off next camp then great. But right now I am afraid it is not a good thing.

But then ….I have heard I am wrong every once in a while.

Lol! And yesterday you were completely mad when I said the same thing
Well nice to see you finally waking up.

 

[BigClemMacdonald]

Why isn't Rundblad playing?

 

[Ace Rothstein]

Why isn't Rundblad playing?

Because there are seven defensemen on the Hawks who are better than him.

 

[HockeySauce]

Not without clearing waivers.

Rundblad doesn't have to go through waivers this season.

 

[HockeySauce]

Teräväinen might be better than Granlund somewhere in the distant future, but right now it's really no contest, it's Granlund hands down.

The comparison was made to when Granlund came over from Finland.

 

[Lepardi]

The comparison was made to when Granlund came over from Finland.

When Granlund came over from Finland, he had already excelled at the World Championships for men. The level of play there is way better than in World Juniors or the Finnish league, where Teräväinen has made his name, so as far as I'm concerned, Teräväinen has proven nothing yet. He's never faced quality opposition even to the extent Granlund had two years ago.

 

[HockeySauce]

When Granlund came over from Finland, he had already excelled at the World Championships for men. The level of play there is way better than in World Juniors or the Finnish league, so as far as I'm concerned, Teräväinen has proven nothing yet. He's never faced quality opposition even to the extent Granlund had two years ago.

Teravainen hasn't had the opportunity to play in a WC, so I don't get why you'd bring that up.

Teravainen was team Finland at the WJC. Every team in that tournament focused on him to stop Finland. All he did was put up 15 points in 7 games, which lead the tournament in scoring, and lead Finland to WJC gold.

 

[Lepardi]

Teravainen was team Finland at the WJC. Every team in that tournament focused on him to stop Finland. All he did was put up 15 points in 7 games, which lead the tournament in scoring, and lead Finland to WJC gold.

Still, it's only World Juniors, and I think the best 19-year-olds were playing somewhere else at the time.

Teravainen hasn't had the opportunity to play in a WC

Why didn't he have the chance to play there a year ago?

 

[HockeySauce]

Still, it's only World Juniors, and I think the best 19-year-olds were playing somewhere else at the time.



Why didn't he have the chance to play there a year ago?

They were playing somewhere else at the time? What are you talking about?

Because he wasn't selected. Which is obviously within his control.

 

[Lepardi]

Because he wasn't selected. Which is obviously within his control.

Exactly. Not making the Finnish team for the WC says a lot about a player. And he wouldn't even be a lock-in this year, which speaks volumes also. With Barkov and Määttä there'd be no need for speculation.

 

[HockeySauce]

Exactly. Not making the Finnish team for the WC says a lot about a player. And he wouldn't even be a lock-in this year, which speaks volumes also. With Barkov and Määttä there'd be no need for speculation.

If Teravainen isn't a lock for the team this year, than that tells me more about the stupidity of their coaching/selection team than it does Teravainen. He was one of (if not the) best player in Finland after the WJC.

 

[slappipappi]

Rundblad doesn't have to go through waivers this season.

Then why didn't Phoenix have him in the minors, instead of the press box?

 

[HockeySauce]

Then why didn't Phoenix have him in the minors, instead of the press box?

He was in the minors at one point. He played 6 games in the AHL this season.

Rundblad's first NHL game was in the 2011-12 season. He has 3 years or 138 games of waiver exemption. It hasn't been 3 years and he isn't close to the 138 games played threshold.

 

[Lepardi]

If Teravainen isn't a lock for the team this year, than that tells me more about the stupidity of their coaching/selection team than it does Teravainen. He was one of (if not the) best player in Finland after the WJC.

Being one of the best players in Finland doesn't mean much. All the good players in the Finnish league have left for the KHL, and that's why the national team consists of KHLers. He'd have to compete with 2014 Olympic medalists like Lehterä, Immonen and Kontiola for playing time. Granlund, Koivu and Filppula may well be there too.

 

[HockeySauce]

Being one of the best players in Finland doesn't mean much. All the good players in the Finnish league have left for the KHL, and that's why the national team consists of KHLers. He'd have to compete with 2014 Olympic medalists like Lehterä, Immonen and Kontiola for playing time.

Because Lehtera, Immonen and Kontiola were so pivotal as injury replacements in Finland's Bronze-medal finish.

I could care less if the Finnish coaching staff would prefer KHLers to Teravainen. The Hawks prefer Teravainen to KHLers.

 

[Lepardi]

The Hawks prefer Teravainen to KHLers.

Ofcourse they do, because he's only 19 years old. Sadly, him being only 19 years old is also the reason why he's not NHL ready yet.

 

[HockeySauce]

Ofcourse they do, because he's only 19 years old. Sadly, him being only 19 years old is also the reason why he's not NHL ready yet.

Get back to me in a month.