Sabres Pick #54: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (G)

[LGR4GM]

goalie

[Norcal]

U18 gold medal winner

[bunomatic]

But he's not a defender. Oh wait. He is.

[GASabresIUFAN]

Jonas Enroth 2

[Eleven]

So was this a position pick or BPA?  Seriously asking; not being argumentative.

[Brawndo]

Position of need, and the second best goalie prospect.

 

Good pick

[Eleven]

U18 gold medal winner

 

That's a good sign.

[dudacek]

And if anyone needs an extra "k" he's right there.

[LGR4GM]

Jonas Enroth 2

except he is 6'4" 192lbs 

 

Scouting Report

http://lastwordonsports.com/2017/05/11/ukko-pekka-luukkonen-scouting-report-2017-nhl-draft-44/

[Thorner]

Position factors in! ;)

[5th line wingnutt]

Speed.

Fastest goalie in the draft.

[GoPuckYourself]

Excellent pick, our future Pekka Rinne and not just because his name is Pekka :)

[dudacek]

Jonas Enroth 2

Except for the extra nine inches and 40 pounds.

[Thorner]

Speed.

Fastest goalie in the draft.

+1

[dudacek]

In all seriousness, wasn't this guy ranked as the top Euro goalie and potentially the best overall?

Or do I just remember him because of the name.

Edited June 24, 2017 by dudacek

[LGR4GM]

Do we have any goalies who aren't from Finland/Sweden? 

In all seriousness, wasn't this guy ranked as the top Euro goalie and potentially the best overall?

Yes. To get him at #54 is probably good value. I've noticed that Euro goalies always seems to slide to round 2

[Eleven]

In all seriousness, wasn't this guy ranked as the top Euro goalie and potentially the best overall?

Or do I just remember him because of the name.

 

Seems so.

 

Do we have any goalies who aren't from Finland/Sweden? 

 

Not anymore.

[Thorner]

Better than Petersen.

[inkman]

Except for the extra nine inches and 40 pounds.

 

Slutty female elephants everywhere are jealous

[GASabresIUFAN]

Except for the extra nine inches and 40 pounds.

Enroth was the last goalie we drafted in the top 2 rounds. That's why I mentioned it.

[ExWNYer]

NHL Network's #56 prospect: #1 European goaltender according to NHL Central Scouting.

 

2016-17: 35 GMS, 1.78 GAA, .917 Save %

 

2017 U18 World Championship: 6 GMS, 2.90 GAA, .899 Save % (FIN)

[LGR4GM]

Luukkonen: "Really happy it's Buffalo. Great organization.. was just there for the Combine. It's a beautiful city."

[Eleven]

Luukkonen: "Really happy it's Buffalo. Great organization.. was just there for the Combine. It's a beautiful city."

 

Mittelstadt said something similar.  

[jeffismagic]

Cool. I like it.

[Scottysabres]

Have no idea.....but, the one question I really have to have an answer to

.....was this pick a direct challenge to the addida seamstress who will have to fit his name on the Jersey?