Lassi Thompson leaves the Sens signs for Malmo

[mianjo]

LASSI GOES HOME: Senators' prospect Lassi Thomson signs in Swedish Elite League

Lassi Thomson, the club's top selection in the 2019 National Hockey League draft, has decided to return to Europe.

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[mysens]

Another Pierre Dorion beauty. What a dud. Good riddance. Nice knowing ya.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Best of luck to him.

Kid has some tools....just hasn't developed as much as he needs to to be a legit NHLer.

 

[Oscar The Grouch]

Another Pierre Dorion beauty. What a dud. Good riddance. Nice knowing ya.

Kind of mean, don't you think?

 

[OgieO]

With the scarcity of RD you have to take your shots and hope you hit on a few. I blame PD for a lot of shit but taking a shot on a RD with good tools in the draft isn't high on the list. He didn't work out, it happens. Harley going right after kinda sucks but finding very good LD is much much easier as we already know.

 

[Icelevel]

With the scarcity of RD you have to take your shots and hope you hit on a few. I blame PD for a lot of shit but taking a shot on a RD with good tools in the draft isn't high on the list. He didn't work out, it happens. Harley going right after kinda sucks but finding very good LD is much much easier as we already know.

Harley went right *before
Got to assume we would have taken him.

 

[Tuna99]

I remember even Lassis face when we picked him in the 1st round was like “Holy Shit this is going better then I thought”

 

[Bileur]

Classic example of a guy with lots of tools but no toolbox.

Also seemed quite susceptible to crushing doubts and confidence issues.

Wish him all the best with his career.

 

[mysens]

Kind of mean, don't you think?

Not really....I am directing the negative comment more towards our ex GM. The kid should have never been picked that high.

 

[Xspyrit]

Classic example of a guy with lots of tools but no toolbox.

Also seemed quite susceptible to crushing doubts and confidence issues.

Wish him all the best with his career.

Yeah I think the main problem with Lassi is poise and confidence in his abilities. I mean, the pace at the NHL level is insane. The ice is wider and more tactical in Europe, fits his game better. The NHL pace is a bit too fast for his poise level and he panicks, then lose confidence too

All that said, this doesn’t sniff the top-20 of worst Dorion moves. A RD with skill and potential is not that bad of a pick but could have played safer with a 19th OA pick, although there was not a lot of smarter picks to make at that spot, maybe one of Tomasino, McMichael or Pelletier

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Mann could not draft d men to save his life