Speaking of brutal, thats a good way to describe his second season, with his poor play leading to him being demoted to the AHLs Laval Rocket. Exactly a week before the win, Kotkaniemi, 21, agreed to an eight-year extension -- with an average-annual value of $4.82 million -- ensuring the former No. Kotkaniemi was passed in the pecking order by center Nick Suzuki, who recently signed an eight-year, $63 million extension. 2018 NHL Draft Profile: Jesperi Kotkaniemi (Fear The Fin) This season, Kotkaniemi is scoring .46 points per game in the Finnish Liiga, as a 17-year-old playing against men. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. So now what? I think its now fun to finally get her here.. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. What the Kotkaniemi story underlines is that Montreal actually drafts and develops badly. All NHL logos and marks and NHL team logos and marks as well as all other proprietary materials depicted herein are the property of the NHL and the respective NHL teams and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of NHL Enterprises, L.P. LEXINGTON, Ky. - With the No. Folks, it's almost time. Late in the 2017-2018 season, as the draft approached, Kotkaniemi emerged as a top-five guy in many scouting circles (though he was sixth on NHL Central Scouting's final ranking of the draft's . Theres been a debate for years whether the Habs woes are due to the fact the team drafts poorly or develops poorly or both. This is not good. [ NHL] After starting off the preliminary. Jesperi Kotkaniemi is a player who has been on our radar since before his draft year. 7, versus the Cleveland Monsters, Kotkaniemi was a dominant force offensively on most nights, scoring 13 points in 13 AHL games. Jesperi Kotkaniemi's salary is $4,000,000 and his cap hit is $4,820,000 for the 2022-23 season. [17], On 28 August 2021, Kotkaniemi signed a one-year, $6.1 million offer sheet with the Carolina Hurricanes. Kotkaniemi agreed to a one-year, $6.1 million offer sheet, which the Canadiens did not match, and instead took the compensation of the Hurricanes' first and third-round picks in the 2022 NHL . NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup and NHL Conference logos are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. Instead, many were stunned when he selected the sixth-ranked European prospect, Finnish center, Jesperi Kotkaniemi with the third overall selection. The expectations are high for Kotkaniemi in Carolina, and during a terrific season for the franchise, he is beginning to find his way, playing mostly on Brind'Amour's fourth line. Yes, the Coyotes, who inserted themselves into the conversation by trading away 25-year-old Christian Dvorak to the Canadiens for a 2022 first-round pick and a 2024 second-round pick. The Toronto Maple Leafs have also expressed more than lukewarm interest in the 2013 Norris Trophy Winner. With this deal, Kotkaniemi is now the third-highest paid player on the Hurricanes roster behind Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov. Bruins Daily: Bruins Make History Again; Penguins Choke, Bruins Daily: Bruins Making History; Wild Card Race, Bruins Daily: 63 Wins, 60 Goals; Caps Should Part With Ovechkin, Bruins Daily: Bruins Roll Into Rarified Air; East Wild Card Race, Murphy: With Contract Expiring, Frederic Could Bank In Playoffs (+), Haggs: First Look At Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers Series |BHN+, Murphy: Should Pastrnak Become Bruins Next Captain? To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. The Montreal #Canadiens now have 12 draft picks in next years draft: 1st round: 22nd round: 13rd round: 34th round: 25th round: 16th round: 17th round: 2https://t.co/VmXw8eBmB3 pic.twitter.com/ZaD7nLGG9c, CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) September 4, 2021. With six total picks in the first three rounds, Montreal is set to either make a big splash in the trade market or restock the prospect cupboards for the future. Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. Kotkaniemi has 11 goals and 26 points this season. The Hurricanes are trying to transform Kotkaniemi, who indicated he's open to signing with Carolina long-term, into a winger on their top line with Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen. Unauthorized distribution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited. "But, watching him play has been amazing. Each day over the next month leading up to the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 22 in Dallas, we will be taking a look at the top 31 prospects available, starting with the 31st and leading up to number one. "It's been a great opportunity to support him at home. But it looks like the wrong choice. We heard plenty of chatter over the last two weeks, that Dvorak could be headed to the Habs (and the Bruins for that matter), and even more so when the Canes dropped the offer sheet on Kotkaniemi on August 27. There was clearly no big picture vision here and just tunnel vision from an oversized ego., the source went on. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Tkachuk was a factor, KK wasnt. Please check your email for a confirmation. Not a day goes by that Kati doesn't receive a message from someone in Pori asking her to bring back some Canadiens swag. Montreal Canadiens' Jesperi Kotkaniemi turns with the puck during second period game against the Winnipeg Jets in Montreal on April 8, 2021. Given Montreals cap situation, tying themselves to $6.1 million for the year on an unproven player such as Kotkaniemi made no sense and would have put the team in a bind. If you point to Lehkonen as an example of the teams development program working, thats pretty sad. After losing Kotkaniemi to this offer sheet, Montreal looks nothing like the team that went to the Stanley Cup Final just three months ago. "That week went really fast," Kotkaniemi recalled Tuesday. [20], On March 21, 2022, the Hurricanes and Kotkaniemi agreed to an eight-year, $38.5 million dollar extension, worth an annual value of $4.82 million. Dan Kingerski (@TheDanKingerski) September 2, 2021. Like I said, the Canadiens did the best they could with a lose-lose situation, but they are still losers here because of the culmination of moves made by the organization this offseason have made this team weaker going into next year. Carolina, which leads the Metropolitan, moved one point ahead of Florida in the back-and-forth race for the top seed in the Eastern Conference, which would likely mean a series against the Capitals instead of Boston, Toronto or two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay. We encountered an issue signing you up. I belong here.". If no results appear, use Enter to do a full site search. I dont have any plans on playing with them yet. Kotkaniemi was not happy with his first scrimmage on the Friday evening of development camp, and didn't seem to stick out for better or for worse. Kotkaniemi, a young center, left for no tangible return to the teams current roster. If we said to you right after this classic moment in the Boston Bruins-Montreal Canadiens rivalry, that then-Montreal Canadiens defenseman and then-reigning Norris Trophy winner PK Subban would be plucked off the NHL trade market by the Bruins someday, you would probably have thought we were looking for cannabis dispensaries that didnt exist back then. "He's super social and happy," explained Mrs. Kotkaniemi. Not only that, the Canadiens make out with a huge haul of draft picks coming into next season. ", Tweet from @CanadiensMTL: Le travail des recrues!Rookie on skate duty!#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/ijC9Tiwknj. The common themes from the nays on a Subban to the Bruins trade was that hes damaged goods and his cap hit is too high but one NHL source countered that very valid assumption with this on New Jersey Devils defenseman: Of course no team is doing that trade unless Fitz [Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald], eats at last half of that cap hit like you said, the source told BHN. While he was being sheltered on the third line with 61.9% offensive zone starts, he was still capable of using that to his advantage and played a large role in the Canadiens surprising 25-point improvement in their 96-point season in 2019-20. He moved to Pori after meeting Kati, a resident in the Pori region while playing for the Assat team. He was drafted third overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. I rest my case. This brings us to the issue of Montreals inability to develop players. That injury and an added 15 pounds of muscle, made a difference in his skating and caused him to chase the play in all three zones. He was demoted to the minors in the 2019-20 season and scored just five goals and 20 points during the pandemic-truncated 2020-21 season. With Price spending most of the practice on the second rink, the Canadiens called on former McGill Redmen goalieKarel St-Laurent to join them on the main rink along with Antti Niemi. 3 overall pick at the 2018 draft, a one-year offer sheet worth US$6.1 million. Andersen stopped 25 of the 26 shots he faced, with most of the pressure coming in the first half of the second period when the Capitals tilted the ice toward him. [10][11] A month later on 5 February, Kotkaniemi set a new Canadiens record by becoming the first player to score goals in three straight games before the age of 19. "It'll be fun to see old teammates, some fans there. Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. He was beginning to rediscover his stride when he suffered a concussion after a hit by Colorado Avalanche defenceman Nikita Zadorov in December. MONTREAL - It was back in late June that Kati Kotkaniemi watched her son head up on stage at the NHL Draft in Dallas to put on a Canadiens jersey for the very first time. In return for signing Kotkaniemi to a one-year, $6.1 million deal, the Hurricanes have sent their first and third round picks in the 2022 NHL Draft to the Canadiens as compensation. The Canadiens tweeted out a video of centre Matthew Peca showing off his soccer skills before the morning skate Saturday in Pittsburgh. "We're all confident he's going to continue to grow his game," Waddell said at the time of the new deal, "continue to learn and put up bigger numbers than even what he's doing right now.". Kotkaniemi played 11:28, had no points, was minus-2 and had three hits. Montreal now has seven days to match, or walk away with some much needed salary cap space, a first-round pick, and a third-round pick. Kotkaniemi made his junior international debut for Finland at the 2017 World U18 Championships in Slovakia, he amassed 6 points in 7 games to help claim a silver medal. [9] On 6 January 2019, during a game against the Nashville Predators, Kotkaniemi became the third Canadiens player to score 20 points before the age of 19. [13] He scored his first goal of the 201920 season in Montreal's season opener, a 43 shootout loss against the Carolina Hurricanes. No matter what, theres one rumor that we will continue to follow. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. Galchenyuk had raw talent. Its already an underutilized resource in this league to begin with and it has major compensation hits if you do succeed in acquiring a player. Not relax, but kind of work on the details of your game and work on those little things that you dont get to work on in a full work day.. She was the final pick of the . Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Montreal Gazette, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. So will all that NHL trade chatter come to fruition now, just as the chatter surrounding UFA and RFA signings, and PTOs did? #Habs Carey Price working out alone with goalie coach Stephane Waite on second rink in Brossard this morning while teammates practise on main rink #HabsIO pic.twitter.com/SfFt1agnKq. Passing on Senators star Brady Tkachuk in favour of Jesperi Kotkaniemi is looking like another mistake by Marc Bergevin and Trevor Timmins. Youre getting a motivated player that want to prove hes still got game heading into free agency next summer. Plus, what does all this shakeup in the young core say to the rest of the Canadiens roster, which was three wins away from a Stanley Cup last season, and their fans? He was poorly developed, like Kotkaniemi. Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin said in a press release Saturday, who will both be unrestricted free agents next offseason, when asked whether theyd be OK with the Bruins acquiring a longtime nemesis like Subban. Hockey teams have done that forever now and its something I did in junior, college and here. Habs fans waste no time letting Jesperi Kotkaniemi know how they feel (: @TSN_Sports) pic.twitter.com/5oxZxgQR2J, Hockey Night in Canada (@hockeynight) October 22, 2021, #Habs fans booing #Canes Kotkaniemi and chanting 6 point 1 and F**k you, KK., John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) October 21, 2021. He reads and understands the game very well. Heres how they looked: Tatar Danault Gallagher Drouin Kotkaniemi Armia Byron Domi Lehkonen Hudon Peca Shaw De la Rose Plekanec Scherbak, Mete Petry Reilly Juulsen Ouellet Benn Alzner, Mettre la touche finale au match d'ouverturePutting the finishing touches on Thursday's home opener -> https://t.co/ybA7YIayBQ #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/Jd6u7IBaep. While injuries and the added muscle mass seem to have slowed Kotkaniemis skating, it was always a flaw in his game that needed improvement. Lets remember, Kotkaniemi is still a teenager and wont be 20 years old until July. Unfortunately, he suffered the fabled sophomore slump. After putting up 34 points as a rookie, he only scored six goals and eight points in 36 games as a 19-year-old. "I enjoy being here. " [Friday] wasn't maybe the best day but it . pic.twitter.com/h3jpFdBmxc, Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) October 22, 2021. He has also seen Kotkaniemi and holds him in high esteem, comparing his style of play to the great Jean Bliveau: I saw him (Bliveau) play in Victoriaville when he was 16 and he knew how to play at that time. Carey Price spends most of practice working alone with goalie coach Stphane Waite on second rink at Brossard's Bell Sports Complex. #LetsGoCanes pic.twitter.com/uLR4jWvNNT, JFresh (@JFreshHockey) September 4, 2021. 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