Rd 2, Pick #41: Topias Leinonen (G)

[Second Line Center]

1 minute ago, SDS said:

This is probably an underrated comment.

 

I think Seattle had 4 picks in RD 2.  

[Gatorman0519]

Sounds like Levi and Portillo are not passionate about signing with us. 

[inkman]

33 minutes ago, Norcal said:

Could be a steal too

Nah dude he’s the reachiest of reaches that have ever been reached.  

[LGR4GM]

2 minutes ago, Gatorman0519 said:

Sounds like Levi and Portillo are not passionate about signing with us. 

huh?

why do ppl do this crap?

[thewookie1]

2 minutes ago, Gatorman0519 said:

Sounds like Levi and Portillo are not passionate about signing with us. 

Levi is almost a sure thing based on his behavior and statements

Portillo is in the air

[inkman]

3 minutes ago, Gatorman0519 said:

Sounds like Levi and Portillo are not passionate about signing with us. 

Sounds like most NHL teams draft goalies almost every draft 

[Gatorman0519]

Just now, LGR4GM said:

huh?

why do ppl do this crap?

I got the same response when I said Peterson didn't seem crazy about us. 

[Norcal]

1 minute ago, inkman said:

Nah dude he’s the reachiest of reaches that have ever been reached.  

Two hands?

[GoPuckYourself]

He was the only G prospect I liked so I’m very happy with it. I feel this means Portillo will be part of a deal if/when we decide to trade for 1. Also seeing G Kokko go to Seattle makes me like the pick even more.

[Doohicksie]

2 minutes ago, Norcal said:

Two hands?

And all the way around. 

[ndirish1978]

Why would any 18 year old sign with the team that drafts them if they can just go to college for 2 years and then sign with whomever they want? The structure of these contracts is weird. 

[Norcal]

1 minute ago, Doohickie said:

And all the way around. 

I guess we'll know by 2024 or so, eh? 

[French Collection]

He and Brennan were the only 2 goalies I really liked.

[PromoTheRobot]

25 minutes ago, Taro T said:

Well, QBs drafted in the NHL are pretty much ALWAYS overdrafts. 😉

 

 

Can Josh Allen play goalie? He excels at pretty much everything.

7 minutes ago, Gatorman0519 said:

I got the same response when I said Peterson didn't seem crazy about us. 

[LGR4GM]

2 minutes ago, ndirish1978 said:

Why would any 18 year old sign with the team that drafts them if they can just go to college for 2 years and then sign with whomever they want? The structure of these contracts is weird. 

That's not how it works.

Edited July 8, 2022 by LGR4GM

[Doohicksie]

Just now, Norcal said:

I guess we'll know by 2024 or so, eh? 

That's the thing about a lot of fans... anything that doesn't scratch  a short term itch is a failure in their eyes.

[Eleven]

45 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

100% agree. they could have taken him in the 3rd, this is a reach. I very reachy reach. They might have got him in round 4 to be honest.

 

42 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

I don't like it at all honestly. This was a major reach, dude should have gone 70 something. Well don't have to think about him again until 2027.

Don't care.  They have exactly 1 possible future NHL goalie in the system right now.  Any other use of the pick is only a 25% shot anyway.

[Norcal]

Just now, Doohickie said:

That's the thing about a lot of fans... anything that doesn't scratch  a short term itch is a failure in their eyes.

I'll be here (a fan of the Sabres) when the time comes 

[Brawndo]

I would have preferred Gleb Trikozov here and a goalie in the third, oh well

[ndirish1978]

7 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

That's not how it works.

https://hockeyanswered.com/how-the-nhl-entry-draft-works-a-complete-guide/

This is where I got my limited info from. Don't they have 2 years to sign a pro contract or they go back into the draft if they are under 20 or become UFAs if they are over? I'm not pretending to be informed. I'm just confused by the NHL draft system, which I just started trying to understand.

Edited July 8, 2022 by ndirish1978

[Eleven]

Who gave @LGR4GM access to the thumbs-down button?

[Chevyvanmiller]

20 minutes ago, inkman said:

Nah dude he’s the reachiest of reaches that have ever been reached.  

[Norcal]

1 minute ago, Eleven said:

Who gave @LGR4GM access to the thumbs-down button?

SDS

[aristocrat]

Goalies take forever to develop and usually are nhl ready around age 24 or so. 6-7 years this kid is gonna bounce around 

[Eleven]

1 minute ago, aristocrat said:

Goalies take forever to develop and usually are nhl ready around age 24 or so. 6-7 years this kid is gonna bounce around 

He'll take time to develop.  He may or may not bounce around.  He probably won't.  Goalies do take time to develop, which is why it's criminal that the Sabres have only one prospect under contract, and he's as NHL-ready as he's going to be, so that means he's not really a prospect anymore.