Prospect Info: Lenni Hämeenaho (#58 Pick - 2nd Round - 2023 Draft)

[Hisch13r]

Lenni ties the game at 3 with just over 2 minutes left on a backdoor redirect! This comes after he lost the puck in the corner directly leading to them going down 3-2

 

[Juzmo]

Supremely careless game from the team. Even with some OT Lenni with 15:39 ice time because of all the pk.

5 games, 4 goals, 3 assists, +5, & 29 shots.

 

[Hisch13r]

Really nice saucer for the entry then his teammate sends a cross ice pass for a one timer goal

 

[evnted]

really liking lenni's playmaking progression. small area attempts attacking D triangles, seam passes in transition, cross ice saucers. lots of diversity here, and hes having way fewer fumbles/coordination issues carrying the puck as well. i always thought (and still do) that he'll make his money being that greasy forechecker who wins battles and parks himself around the net, but this is gonna help him flex all over the lineup. turning into a more expansive offensive threat than i anticipated. exciting

and while it would be unfair not to label his skating a concern, i remain fairly confident it wont hold him back. elite anticipation, knows how to take away lanes early, defensive stick is disruptive, and in terms of his mobility itself hes always moving, good on his edges, quick in small pockets of ice, hard to contain one on one, has some sort of open ice acceleration ability even if hes still not fast. basically doing too many NHL-style things for me to think being an ugly skater can singularly derail his outlook, esp considering that he very well could be paired with some superb skaters in this lineup

 

[Emperoreddy]

The Lenni agenda has no brakes

 

[Juzmo]

Got the assist on this one also:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1839717857300533271

edit. Tied fourth in league scoring.

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

Lenni’s even got JP saying maybe he was wrong to completely write off an 18 year old.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1838286266950984058

Yeah and if you look at the previous year Holtz was a clear below average skater. He really brought his skating up. I’d also argue Holtz biggest issue was never being given a legit chance. He had really efficient production last year.

and while looking for that last tweet, i conveniently found this one. “Really efficient” might even be an understatement.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1744447273080131887

 

[Devils731]

Lenni’s even got JP saying maybe he was wrong to completely write off an 18 year old.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1838286266950984058

His production last year was strong for his age and his production this year is even stronger for his age.

If he somehow keeps this pace up then the guys who like NHLe will either have to think he’s got real potential or thinks he’s an outlier of disastrous proportions.

 

[Hisch13r]

Lenni’s even got JP saying maybe he was wrong to completely write off an 18 year old.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1838286266950984058

and while looking for that last tweet, i conveniently found this one. “Really efficient” might even be an understatement.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1744447273080131887

Ugh. Fitz, Ruff, and Green are the 3 Stooges

 

[Shakir ONeal]

Got the assist on this one also:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1839717857300533271

edit. Tied fourth in league scoring.

Lenni the Thief on that one

 

[Cheddabombs]

Love me some Lenni

 

[Hisch13r]

I think Lenni just got a secondary. Will have to see on the scoring. He got the entry and dished it off to teammate A who sent a pass off the boards to B. B sent it back to A for the goal

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840046229817794925

 

[My3Sons]

I think Lenni just got a secondary. Will have to see on the scoring. He got the entry and dished it off to teammate A who sent a pass off the boards to B. B sent it back to A for the goal

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840046229817794925

Is that what the kids are calling it now? “Getting a secondary”. In my day we called it “setting the fire” or “corralling the leopard”. Sometimes people just said “overheaters anonymous”

 

[Emperoreddy]

Lenni agenda has no brakes

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

he started extremely hot last year, wasn’t he like a goal-per-game player for the first 15 games? I’m real high on him but i’ll be surprised if he keeps this production up.

 

[evnted]

he started extremely hot last year, wasn’t he like a goal-per-game player for the first 15 games? I’m real high on him but i’ll be surprised if he keeps this production up.

very true, im also anticipating that his production rate will drop at some point. one reason to be optimistic that it wont be as dramatic, though, is that his overall offensive involvement looks to be improved

if you go back and look at last years hot streak, its a lot of right place/right time, sequence finishing type plays. i dont mean to take away from it, we still want him doing that, but hes accomplishing more on this early season run. starting passing plays, leading rushes, having longer touches. improvements with handling/coordination are allowing him to show off that one on one skill more and better maintain possession under pressure/along the boards. calling him deceptive might be a bit too generous, but i think hes been better at bluffing shot attempts into passes as well, which is important since his shot kind of needs to be respected now

my thought process is, while yes, he will likely slow down as the year goes on, i dont think he'll ever go as cold as he did last year because hes less reliant on opportunities coming to him to produce