The ceiling of Jonathan Lekarimaki?

[Ben White]

What’s the ceiling of talented Canucks rookie Jonathan Lekarimaki?

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[Wandering Cynic]

Prime Naslund

 

[wetcoast]

Celling is HHOF but likelihood is very small and it's too early to tell but he needs to get stronger and might go back down when Brock comes back.

Most likely outcome is a solid top 6 top line goal scoring winger.

 

[Coffee]

I think All Star

 

[BKarchitect]

Celling is HHOF but likelihood is very small and it's too early to tell but he needs to get stronger and might go back down when Brock comes back.

Most likely outcome is a solid top 6 top line goal scoring winger.

I was thinking something along the lines (in terms of scoring impact, not exact style) of Boeser, minus, hopefully, all the injury and assorted issues. I mean people are going to, as always with prospects, say “oh no he’s gonna be way better!”. But Brock is a walking 30-40 goals when healthy and was a home run pick at #23 overall.

If Lekkermaki can hit that level of productivity, it’ll be another home run pick.

That’s a guy you feel great about anywhere in your top six, feel real comfortable with as a trigger man on a top line next to a great playmaking center and probably peaks a few times as an All-Star level talent (whether he is selected or not).

That feels optimistic, but reachable and realistic.

 

[Regal]

He looks like a guy who should be able to score 30+ if he hits his ceiling, while having a bit of jam and forechecking ability in his game despite his smaller size. Kind of a DeBrincat-Konecny hybrid?

 

[Crow]

I have no f***ing idea.

 

[biturbo19]

Somewhere around 1st Liner to an outside shot at All Star. He's got the shooting ability to make an All Star appearance or two at his absolute best, in the right year, if things fall right.

His floor is still more like...washed out of the league in a couple years though.


I don't think either extreme is all that likely at this point...but they're both still plausible.

 

[Shark Finn]

Who?

 

[Coffee]

Who?

He’s not on the Sharks

 

[Shark Finn]

He’s not on the Sharks

Just a jab at the spelling of the name. Lekkerimäki. Which is, in fact, a rather rare Finnish last name.