Quote:
Originally Posted by Hey Connor, It's Mess
Not that this is necessarily related to the penalty but Valimaki's toughness and mean streak are qualities that aren't often mentioned about him. I still remember him pissing off half the World Juniors players his last time there; he was by far the peskiest Fin and was an outright physical bully at times.
He reminds me a lot of Andersson in this regard. I wonder if we'll see this element of his game emerge in the NHL as his confidence continues to grow. The physical maturation is already there - I met him while he was rehabbing his most recent injury and he still looked physically imposing while presumably working out less.
|
If Valimaki can bring the toughness of a certain former Flame packaged with the ability to play high level hockey, this will be a franchise changing win for the Flames:
