Circulartheory
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It is not official if he will join just yet but euro professional league, while challenging, also follows a similar pattern we see with Danila Yurov. They are there to win, not to develop prospects for the NHL, so if Kumpulainen isn't proving himself amongst 30yr olds, he will probably see limited icetime.So Elon Musk has decided to let people see Tweets again, hey?
Anyway, is there a reason he'd go to Oshawa from Finland? I think I'd rather he play in professional leagues at home where he can't get by on just his size, and he can learn a solid pro game. His numbers won't look as good, but who cares? I want a good player in the future, not a flashy prospect today.
But also depends on the make up of his Finnish team which I have zero clue on. Perhaps there is a top nine role for him, perhaps they are too full of talent. No clue. I don't think he can go wrong either route, as long as he plays some significant time on the WJC Finland team.