Confirmed with Link: Teravainen and Bickell to Canes

[Boom Boom Apathy]

We didn't pry TT away. They were offering him.

I'm not sure how you conclude that with certainty Bleed. It's not like they gave him away, they got something (cap space and picks) in return and I'm guessing that's who RF was asking for as well. It's obvious they were willing to lose TT for this, but I'd be surprised if RF would have entertained other guys (like Shaw) that they may have been offering.

He's a notable improvement to what we had before, on paper for sure. They're a cup team so they are always looking for cup players and in this case Shaw made more sense than TT.

Maybe not. Reports (may or may not be true) indicate Hawks are looking at offers for both Kruger and Shaw now. My guess is they want to shed cap and other than a select group of players, they'll look at all options.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

They're going after Malkin.

Don't want Shaw though. He's an idiot. The opposite of the intelligent, reserved player that the 'Canes like, such as Ron Francis or Jay Harrison (half joking with that one).

 

[Roboturner913]

^ Being the league's most gentlemanly team sounds great in theory until people start kicking you around.

Granted I don't know where he'd fit in the lineup right now, or if he'd be worth what it took to acquire him. But Shaw is good sandpaper, and he can probably score 15g, 30p.

 

[Bridgeburner96]

While I think it would be good for him to add muscle/strength it sounded like a lot of his inconsistency stemmed from his usage. He was placed all throughout their lineup, played left wing (which he was very uncomfortable with), and a lot of times played with less skilled linemates. It seems like right wing (maybe center) alongside some skilled linemates is what's going to be the best place for him. And I think he'll be allowed to focus more on offense than he was in Chicago. So hopefully, the change of scenery and usage does him some good.

 

[w e l o s t b o y s]

Artur Kayumov is who Chicago took with the 2nd involved in this deal

 

[ijuka]

There has been some rumors about Teuvo Teräväinen's work ethic so we now have Finnish articles on it.

According to Teräväinen, this will increase his motivation. He knows how he trains and has trained for many years. Many people will get the wrong picture and he doesn't know what it's based around.

His plans for the summer to involve training hard with the speed skater Janne Hänninen. The training will mostly be about lower body. Jumping, hopping, sprinting and working on skating.

He also said that he was forced to rest for a few weeks due to a shoulder injury. Now that it's over with, it's time to work and when he works, he works hard.




Here's the main points for anyone curious.

 

[Discipline Daddy]

There has been some rumors about Teuvo Teräväinen's work ethic so we now have Finnish articles on it.

According to Teräväinen, this will increase his motivation. He knows how he trains and has trained for many years. Many people will get the wrong picture and he doesn't know what it's based around.

His plans for the involve training hard with the speed skater Janne Hänninen. The training will mostly be about lower body. Jumping, hopping, sprinting and working on skating.

He also said that he was forced to rest for a few weeks due to a shoulder injury. Now that it's over with, it's time to work and when he works, he works hard.

ijuka,

Thank you for the insight. Most Canes posters are curious about TT's off-season training, so this is encouraging.

 

[Roboturner913]

I never bought into the whole "work ethic is lacking" narrative on TT. Sounds like the typical kind of thing fans of a team say when a good player gets traded. I have no doubt he's probably got some things to learn about being a good pro, what better to jumpstart that than a fresh start with a new team.

 

[bleedgreen]

I don't know if it was a work ethic thing as much as a not getting the right training in the off season thing. He thought he was doing it right and the team didn't. That's possibly miscommunication by both sides or misunderstanding by the kid. I don't think he's refusing to do the work.

 

[Unsustainable]

Just have him room with Gauthier for a few weeks.

 

[garnetpalmetto]

Just have him room with Gauthier for a few weeks.

Or have him live with Brindy...I swear every time I see Roddy he looks like he could put on a pair of skates again and make opposing centermen look foolish at the dots.

 

[Unsustainable]

Or have him live with Brindy...I swear every time I see Roddy he looks like he could put on a pair of skates again and make opposing centermen look foolish at the dots.

I meet him a couple years ago at a checkers game, I agree.

 

[Lempo]

Teravainen: "I try to get a bigger role in the gang"

http://m.mtv.fi/sport/jaakiekko/nhl...-yritan-saada-isompaa-roolia-jengissa/5550724 (Nov 9th 2015)

"Teravainen hazards to guess that one reason for the slumpy start may be that he's coming from a shorter than normal summer, the highlight of which was the Chicago Stanley Cup celebrations.

- The end of the last season was so unbelievable. In a way the starting point to this season was a bit hard."


On more recent news, Kimmo Timonen seems to backtrack a bit, and is wondering how little they trained in Blackhawks. The emphasis seemed rather to be in going into the games as fresh and there were more days off than anywhere. But when they trained, they trained hard.

http://m.mtv.fi/sport/jaakiekko/lei...lattavan-asian-nhl-n-menestysseurasta/5968156

Timonen and Teravainen both commented on Timonen's statements in the World Cup presser. Meant as humoresque, but with a kernel of truth. "Teukka knows himself he could have done it a bit harder, but he's taken himself into it now."

http://m.mtv.fi/sport/jaakiekko/lei...a-teravaisen-laiskasta-treenaamisesta/5968008

 

[dogbazinho]

Staal and others dealt from a short offseason after 2006 and never recovered. Something to keep an eye on.

 

[Kyyrii]

Or have him live with Brindy...I swear every time I see Roddy he looks like he could put on a pair of skates again and make opposing centermen look foolish at the dots.

Don't worry guys, he is going to train with Jesse Puljujärvi. And Jesse is a training freak. Let's hope that TT learns something from him.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Puljujarvi is disgusting. This is great news.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

So how have Bickell and TT been for Canes thus far in camp/preseason?

What is expectation for both at this point?

 

[cptjeff]

Or have him live with Brindy...I swear every time I see Roddy he looks like he could put on a pair of skates again and make opposing centermen look foolish at the dots.

If his knee didn't die on him, I wouldn't have been shocked to see him have a Chelios length career. Sadly, after that knee injury, he flat out couldn't keep up any more.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

So how have Bickell and TT been for Canes thus far in camp/preseason?

What is expectation for both at this point?

both have yet to make a mark

bickell looks like he'll be the 12/13th forward

tt didnt have a full camp bc of world cup, and has just been ok, showcasing skill but not dominating or anything

 

[Vagrant]

If his knee didn't die on him, I wouldn't have been shocked to see him have a Chelios length career. Sadly, after that knee injury, he flat out couldn't keep up any more.

I think he made a mistake by not giving himself enough rehab time for that injury. He had a similar crisis of confidence just prior to the 05-06 lockout. It's a pretty infamous story by now when he had his dad come watch him play in Finland or Sweden to help him decide if he "still had it" or else he was going to retire. He performed well enough to get the seal of approval from his pops. With that said, he didn't look too unlike a lot of older guys coming back from a knee operation. He probably could have taken some extra time to get back on track, but father time is undefeated. He's an impressive dude.

 

[Novacane]

So how have Bickell and TT been for Canes thus far in camp/preseason?

What is expectation for both at this point?

We've been using Teravainen on the RW. Didn't you all say that was where he looked lost compared to LW?

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

No he was lost playing LW

He looked fine at RW

 

[BK]

No he was lost playing LW

He looked fine at RW

This.

TT is good at the RW position.

He struggled with positioning at LW.

 

[Unsustainable]

Aho - Lindholm - TT

That's likely our 3rd line this season. I think some chemistry should develop as they get some time in.

 

[caniac247]

TT has only played 1 preseason game and missed some camp due to world cup. In the first game he played, he was getting used to a new system. You could see the skill he has though and it looks like he and Aho may have some chemistry already.

As for Bickell, I honestly haven't seen any of the games he's played to date, so can't comment.