Is Ahonen signed by ....Kenny McCormick 08-17-2006, 08:06 AM .. another team?? Was he really that bad?? Thought the whole Albany team was bad not him alone? Please, give some infos about him! Thanks! 4check22 08-17-2006, 08:47 AM .. another team?? Was he really that bad?? Thought the whole Albany team was bad not him alone? Please, give some infos about him! Thanks! Ahonen signed in Europe I think. He wasn't that bad, but obviously Lou didn't see him being anything but a career minor leaguer, so he didn't fight to keep him. In terms of his first-round status, he was a bust with a capital B. David Puddy 08-17-2006, 08:47 AM He signed with Blues Espoo of SM-Liiga in Finland. He seemed to give up a lot of really soft goals when I followed Albany more closely during the NHL lockout. The Omen* 08-17-2006, 09:02 AM , he was a bust with a capital B. Just like Foster. AfroThunder396 08-17-2006, 11:37 AM Foster was one of the last cuts at last years training camp. I GARANTEE that if he wasn't injured so often, he would have made the team last year. Voice of Reason 08-17-2006, 01:23 PM Ahonen may not be a bust only because: A- Albany sucked and he saw lots of rubber. B- Getting drafted as goalie by NJ is like getting drafted as a shortstop by the Yankees. Chances are, in a different system, Ari might have had a sniff in the NHL by now. Even if he was great he wasn't going anywhere in the Devil system. The real downside is not trading him when he had value and getting something back for him. lucscaps 08-17-2006, 01:50 PM Ahonen may not be a bust only because: A- Albany sucked and he saw lots of rubber. B- Getting drafted as goalie by NJ is like getting drafted as a shortstop by the Yankees. Chances are, in a different system, Ari might have had a sniff in the NHL by now. Even if he was great he wasn't going anywhere in the Devil system. The real downside is not trading him when he had value and getting something back for him. I truely think that the reason why Ahonen was never traded was because Louie had to make sure that Brodeur wouldn't leave. Ever. And he wasn't sure of that untill late last year. I'm not upset at them for drafting Ahonen as an insurance policy for that case. Hell I pay for life insurance now, I'll never see the benefit of it! Drewr15 08-17-2006, 05:02 PM He signed with Blues Espoo of SM-Liiga in Finland. He seemed to give up a lot of really soft goals when I followed Albany more closely during the NHL lockout. I have to agree with this assessment. Clemmer played much better than him in the handful of games I have seen both play. Brodeur 08-18-2006, 05:35 PM I truely think that the reason why Ahonen was never traded was because Louie had to make sure that Brodeur wouldn't leave. Pretty sure Ahonen was offered, but in recent years he had zero value....which happens to a lot of prospect goalies who just never get it going (Maxime Ouellet comes to mind as well). Ahonen's value was at a peak around 2001. Supposedly we offered him, Hale, and DeMarchi for Rob Blake. Ahonen came to NA after that season, and unfortunately his stock quickly declined. Devs 08-18-2006, 09:04 PM Just dreaming here, but Ahonen, Hale, and DeMarchi for Rob Blake? In 2001? Stevens-Neidermayer Blake-Rafalski Daneyko-White Sutton, Commodore :eek: And we thought others thought Broduer was a product of the defense in front of him. Imagine throwing Blake out there as well! | ||