[News] With the 16th OA pick, the Flames select D Juuso Valimaki

[IrishSpring2013]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

trying to find contract information on Valimaki...

if he was loaned by his Finnish team to Tri City he will be eligible to play in the AHL next season. (Honka exemption to the NHL/CHL agreement)

he turns 20 october 2018... he should be ahl eligible regardless of what you're trying to dig up...
similar to rasmus andersson, no? late birthday.. back to chl one year, then ahl bound

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by Itse

I have no idea how that works, but I found that he signed a two-year contract with Ilves in May of 2015 if that helps...

and 2 months later he announced he would be joining Tri-City suggesting he was loaned.

If true that would mean he is AHL eligible

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by IrishSpring2013

he turns 20 october 2018... he should be ahl eligible regardless of what you're trying to dig up...
similar to rasmus andersson, no? late birthday.. back to chl one year, then ahl bound

I am saying as a loaned European player to the CHL he would be eligible to play as a 19 year old in the AHL for the 2017/2018 season.

[IrishSpring2013]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

I am saying as a loaned European player to the CHL he would be eligible to play as a 19 year old in the AHL for the 2017/2018 season.

sorry... for me i was thinking
this = 2017-2018
next = 2018-2019

[sureLoss]

TSN Video: Valimaki thinks he'll be a great fit on Calgary's blue line

http://www.tsn.ca/video/valimaki-thi...e-line~1153718

[iloveicedhockey]

Solid pick, averaged at rank 15 of the consensus spreadsheet someone posted in the draft thread. Solid 3-4 guys are extremely valuable to the team and in terms of trade value, see rumoured price for dumba, scandella, Hamonic, etc.

Good pick, look forward to seeing him, Anderssen and Kyllington progress over the next 3 to 4 years.

[getbak]

If he can fill out like his dad, he could be a bruiser.

[MarkGio]

I just hope he turns out better than the last "all-around" defenseman the Flames drafted in the first round.

I get nervous when the Flames go "off the board" with their picks. They have a bad drafting history.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by MarkGio

I just hope he turns out better than the last "all-around" defenseman the Flames drafted in the first round.

I get nervous when the Flames go "off the board" with their picks. They have a bad drafting history.

Tom sucked.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by MarkGio

I just hope he turns out better than the last "all-around" defenseman the Flames drafted in the first round.

I get nervous when the Flames go "off the board" with their picks. They have a bad drafting history.

They didn't go off the board at all though. Valimaki was drafted around where most expected he would be.

[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by MarkGio

I just hope he turns out better than the last "all-around" defenseman the Flames drafted in the first round.

I get nervous when the Flames go "off the board" with their picks. They have a bad drafting history.

This pick is as far from "off the board" as it's possible to get.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by MarkGio

I just hope he turns out better than the last "all-around" defenseman the Flames drafted in the first round.

I get nervous when the Flames go "off the board" with their picks. They have a bad drafting history.

I would have preferred Liljegren but I don't think Valimaki was really off the board. Went where he was supposed to.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by MarkGio

I just hope he turns out better than the last "all-around" defenseman the Flames drafted in the first round.

I get nervous when the Flames go "off the board" with their picks. They have a bad drafting history.

Juuso Valimaki was taken pretty much where he was expected to go, give-or-take a few spots.

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by MarkGio

I just hope he turns out better than the last "all-around" defenseman the Flames drafted in the first round.

I get nervous when the Flames go "off the board" with their picks. They have a bad drafting history.

define "off the board"?

Ranked #17 by Hockeyprospect.com
Ranked #14 by ISS Hockey
Ranked #12 by Future Considerations
Ranked #14 by McKeen's Hockey
Ranked #11 by NHL Central Scouting (NA Skaters)
Ranked #14 by TSN/McKenzie

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally Posted by MarkGio

I get nervous when the Flames go "off the board" with their picks.

They didn't go off the board. You don't know what you're talking about.

[Moneyhands23]

Originally Posted by MarkGio

I just hope he turns out better than the last "all-around" defenseman the Flames drafted in the first round.

I get nervous when the Flames go "off the board" with their picks. They have a bad drafting history.

Your drunk...go to bed

[Love]

Seems like our management has a penchant for targeting certain traits in their first round picks. Competitiveness, Character and Brains. Valimaki checks all three boxes; like Monahan and Tkachuk, if he continues to improve his skating it's hard to put a ceiling on how good he can be.

[Ashasx]

Does anyone have a video of the Flames selection here from NBC? Interested to see Button and McKenzie's take.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

define "off the board"?

Ranked #17 by Hockeyprospect.com
Ranked #14 by ISS Hockey
Ranked #12 by Future Considerations
Ranked #14 by McKeen's Hockey
Ranked #11 by NHL Central Scouting (NA Skaters)
Ranked #14 by TSN/McKenzie

No one had him at 16.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Vesalainen would've been a great pick, being a power forward (a need), but you can't go wrong with Valimaki. Solid pick.