Valimaki: ‘Stupid’ that he’s sitting

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper

Valimaki needs to badly work on his footwork and agility. In Finland, there’s so much room to operate that perhaps his lack of mobility is masked a bit; but in the NHL rinks, there’s no time or space to fumble about.

Until Valimaki improves this attribute, he will struggle to keep up at the pace required at the NHL level. I think that’s why Darryl prefers Kylington over Valimaki, because even though he plays smaller and gets manhandled seemingly every other game, he’s very nimble and can recover quickly whereas once you beat Valimaki, he’s done.

I’ve never seen Kylington get manhandled. I’m often actually impressed by his strength consider his size. He regularly squeezes out top forwards. The dude is solid.

[Classic_Sniper]

Originally Posted by cam_wmh

Is this reminiscent to Giordano's early years? 06-08

No way, I remember Gio looking very good early on in his career. I think the first time he caught my eye was in the playoff series against Detroit. Think he even scored a pretty nice goal too.

Gio’s problem was all the defensemen in front of him on the depth chart.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by Coach

I’ve never seen Kylington get manhandled. I’m often actually impressed by his strength consider his size. He regularly squeezes out top forwards. The dude is solid.

Has anyone actually got a shot off on a breakaway when he is on the ice this year? His speed can close in on anybody. The holy one included.

[Classic_Sniper]

Originally Posted by Coach

I’ve never seen Kylington get manhandled. I’m often actually impressed by his strength consider his size. He regularly squeezes out top forwards. The dude is solid.

I don’t know what it is, his bio says he’s 6 feet. But he looks tiny out there. I’ve noticed a few instances where he’s been absolutely crushed into the boards and I thought to myself, he’s done for the game.

Good for him though to dust himself off and grind it out. He’s not nearly as shifty as a Gaudreau, but he’s pretty durable for an undersized defenseman.

[Snuffleupagus]

Originally Posted by Knightslayer

His opponents love playing against Zadorov. It's nice when a defenceman doesn't make good decisions and gives you the puck a lot.

His big hits have caused him to be out of position a lot and doesn't contribute to a good overall game.

Valamaki has been out of position without the hits, it's simple, he hasn't been good enough for Sutter to trust him.

[Scary Eloranta]

Valimaki obviously hasnt been watching Monahan. Keep your mouth shut and work harder. Whining isn’t going to work with Sutter.


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[Snuffleupagus]

Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper

I don’t know what it is, his bio says he’s 6 feet. But he looks tiny out there. I’ve noticed a few instances where he’s been absolutely crushed into the boards and I thought to myself, he’s done for the game.

Good for him though to dust himself off and grind it out. He’s not nearly as shifty as a Gaudreau, but he’s pretty durable for an undersized defenseman.

I think he tested at a little over 190lbs at the start of camp and top 3 in fitness, even if he's under 6' ... he's solid.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper

I don’t know what it is, his bio says he’s 6 feet. But he looks tiny out there. I’ve noticed a few instances where he’s been absolutely crushed into the boards and I thought to myself, he’s done for the game.

Good for him though to dust himself off and grind it out. He’s not nearly as shifty as a Gaudreau, but he’s pretty durable for an undersized defenseman.

He's pretty skinny and likely only 5'10-11. The rest of the D-core are all either 6'2'' or 215+. He's significantly smaller than the rest.

[jlh2640]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

He's gonna need a chance in order to show that.

Well he best be ready then. Because when it comes he better make an impression this time.

[Reggie Dunlop]

I'm going to assume a lot was lost in the translation.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by blankall

He's pretty skinny and likely only 5'10-11. The rest of the D-core are all either 6'2'' or 215+. He's significantly smaller than the rest.

No, Kylington was listed at 6'0" after his combine way back in 2015. Unless you think he's lost two inches since the Flames drafted him.

The idea that he gets manhandled is also just absurd.

[Knightslayer]

Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus

Valamaki has been out of position without the hits, it's simple, he hasn't been good enough for Sutter to trust him.

I don't buy that at all (the out of position part).

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

I'm going to assume a lot was lost in the translation.

was just coming to post this...I'm sure he wants in there

practice hard and when you get your shot take advantage

[getbak]

The Google translation of the whole article is barely comprehensible, so I wouldn't fully trust it to get the nuance of what he may have said.

CALGARY Flames played in the NHL round on Friday in Toronto, but the team's only Finnish player, Juuso Välimäki, was not in the trough.

Välimäki, 23, watched his teammates play in the upper loft of Scotiabank Arena.

The situation is already becoming unfortunate for Nokia. He has already watched seven Flames matches on the pipe from the pipe shelf.

[Bingo]

Sutter knows what he's doing.

He can be hard on young players, and honestly sometimes I think he tries to piss them off as a way of getting to them.

But he certainly isn't purposely making selections to weaken his roster to spite Valimaki or hockey fans.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by blankall

He's pretty skinny and likely only 5'10-11. The rest of the D-core are all either 6'2'' or 215+. He's significantly smaller than the rest.

I wouldn't say he is skinny. I think his slender face is misleading. There was an offseason training video of OK posted on Instagram a while back (seems to be removed now), but he was pretty ripped with probably as close to 0% body fat as one can get.

[blender]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

I wouldn't say he is skinny. I think his slender face is misleading. There was an offseason training video of OK posted on Instagram a while back (seems to be removed now), but he was pretty ripped with probably as close to 0% body fat as one can get.

I saw the video, too.

[Snuffleupagus]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

I wouldn't say he is skinny. I think his slender face is misleading. There was an offseason training video of OK posted on Instagram a while back (seems to be removed now), but he was pretty ripped with probably as close to 0% body fat as one can get.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus

For comparison, that I believe that is Johnny Oduya on the right, who is an absolute beast. Both are listed at 6'0" with Oduya being 8 pounds heavier.

[troutman]

You have to know these days if you complain to media back home, it is going to get translated locally by the next day.