RW Kasper Halttunen - London Knights , OHL (2023, 36th, SJS)

[OrrNumber4]

He seems like he has a great shot, but that isn't going to be enough to get an NHL job.

 

[Patty Ice]

He seems like he has a great shot, but that isn't going to be enough to get an NHL job.

That's why you send him to London. The Hunters will work on his game. This was a meh pick for me at the time but now he is at an environment better suited to fulfilling his potential.

 

[Starry Knight]

How is his 5 on 5 game?

has 4 PP sog, 3 goals
no 5 on 5 sog, 0 goals

I thought he's been decent at 5-on-5. I have been surprised at his passing and creativity as so much of the focus is on his shot.

Knights really need Cowan back to help out at 5-on-5 to create more chances, so after he's returned it'll be easier to assess Halttunen's performance.

 

[LDN]

Look what playing in London does for a player

 

[Kcoyote3]

Look what playing in London does for a player

NGL, really hoping for Halttunen to succeed, but hammering home powerplay one-timers is not what I want him to improve on to become more of a player.

Guess a better way to put this is, I never expected hammering home one-timers to be a problem for him.

 

[JJTT]

Look what playing in London does for a player

Lol, scoring vs kids on the powerplay has never been his issue.

 

[LDN]

Don’t worry y’all will see

 

[Stewie Griffin]

If he can develop into a middle-6 PP shooter that's still a win for Round 2. Long way to go, but it's a realistic route.

 

[Sticktape]

delete

 

[Brew]

He’s the real deal. You will all understand soon why London is the best development spot for any prospect

His GWG was nice but came from a missed call by the refs on Saturday. The follow up was on Niagara as they let the GWG affect them because of the missed call.

I think if he’s in the NHL, he’s 3rd line, maybe 2nd at best. Good support player, nothing special imo.

 

[Albatros]

A solid middle-six power forward with #36 would be pretty good. There are 8 guys in league history that have scored 200 career points after being selected 36th overall.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

scores his first 2 none pp goals for London
(7 goals, 9 points in 9 games)



(his 2nd of the game

 

[Artorius Horus T]

14 goals in 18 games, And over ppg.

(5 goals, 7 points in his last 4 games)

 

[Artorius Horus T]

2 goals in his last game

 

[GordieHowYaDoin]

2 goals in his last game

How's he been looking so far this year? Thanks for updates

 

[Artorius Horus T]

How's he been looking so far this year? Thanks for updates

PP specialist, needs to improve his 5 on 5 game, skating.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

18 goals, about 30 points, +2 with 28 penalty minutes.

 

[Stewie Griffin]

His shot is just too good for the OHL. The problem is all of his goals look the exact same.

Want to see him in another league next year and work on other parts of his game.

 

[Sticktape]

This guy is Mr. One Timer.

 

[Jargon]

He makes me nervous. Every goal looks exactly the same — I’m worried he’s relying on one trick and not working on any other part of his game.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Had a nice open ice hit on Zayne Parekh in that game, so that's one other thing he did

 

[wetcoast]

A solid middle-six power forward with #36 would be pretty good. There are 8 guys in league history that have scored 200 career points after being selected 36th overall.

Only 8?

That seems really low to me.

 

[RussianShark]

Only 8?

That seems really low to me.

35th overall also only has 8.

37th overall only has 3 career players with over 200 points.

2nd round is already a crapshoot.

 

[Albatros]

Only 8?

That seems really low to me.

Yeah, Tomas Sandström (1982) 856, Geoff Sanderson (1990) 700, Jeff Brown (1984) 584, Jarret Stoll (2002) 388, Rod Langway (1977) 329, Janne Niinimaa (1993) 319, Jamie McGinn (2006) 220, Jeff Shantz (1992) 211.

Of active NHL players only Jesper Boqvist (2017) might be getting there with 55 points in 190 games so far.

 

[wetcoast]

35th overall also only has 8.

37th overall only has 3 career players with over 200 points.

2nd round is already a crapshoot.

Okay nevermind I misread what he posted he.meant at that exact spot.