Week to week with injury, may be close to returnHasn't played for a month (literally Feb 19th) - is he in the AHL? i know nothing about him
Low expectations like the Andersson throw in.
That sounds like Fowler.Not a high end offensively and not physical or big to be tough to play against…. Sounds like a Larsson pre-injury to me. Best hope would be a Jokijaru/Lydman type at the very best.
Nah he is just an elite skater but he is exactly what you explained.Fowler is much more dynamic offensively.
From what I heard at the time he wasn't exactly great at it.Vaakainen is a lot further along. Apparently was eating top 4 minutes for Boston prior to his most recent injury. He'll get that opportunity here right away, can pencil him in behind Cam on the left side.
Low chance he ever becomes anything too exciting, but he has the potential to become a solid contributor right away.
He doesn’t have the Bruin disposition… they don’t hold on to pansies.From what I heard at the time he wasn't exactly great at it.
He will be in the lineup in second or third pairing for sure. He's decent, way better than Mahura, Larsson and Guhle. A little better than Benoit but different type game.
Was reading has #3/#4 potential but his floor is a solid bottom pairing. This is the depth we need. Not having Maura, Guhle, or Larsson being your next call up guys. He’s only 23 yo and still have plenty of time to develop. Be positive folks. Also got 2-2nd rounds and a 1st round for a pending UFA. It’s a good day
A lot of people here a completely clueless about him and calling him AHL-player based on nothing. He was playing 20 minutes this season before his injury and doing well. He's just breaking into the league and showing some promising signs. Sucks that he got injured 'cos he was playing well. I get that some might find him vanilla 'cos he's not a big hitter or point producer. Vaakanainen is uses his stick and positioning well to defend and gives good first passes.
Here a two of his assists this season to show what I am talking about
Give him a chance before you judge him.