AK-1 Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 #15 Petteri Nokelainen Bio Stats Video Draft Class --- Acquired from Phoenix on October 23rd 2011 along with Garrett Stafford in exchange for Brock Trotter and a 2012 7th round pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatethosebruins Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Welcome to the habs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEBIGGESTHABSFAN123 Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Welcome. The deal seems to be, Trotter for him, and a 7th for Garret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaubie Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Welcome. The deal seems to be, Trotter for him, and a 7th for Garret. That's how I see it. Anyway, he's here. I just feel so meh about things right now. I can only hope there are latent positives somehow in this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColRouleBleu Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 This deal is to fix the Blair Betts situation that didn't pan out. Someone to play 4th line centre and win FO's. Engqvist can be sent down now and it's one issue that can be scratched form the list, granted , not the most major one but still. Welcome to madness Petteri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewfoundlandHab Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Well, we know first hand that he will go to the front of the net! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydrostatic Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Welcome! So, fourth line center to win faceoffs, huh? Well, every need adressed in it's time, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEBIGGESTHABSFAN123 Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Well, we know first hand that he will go to the front of the net! LOL! They seem to already know each other! :lol: When did that happen, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamez74 Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 58% on faceoffs so far this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewfoundlandHab Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 No surprise he will wear our fourth line centre number. He will wear 15 just like Metropolit and Halpern wore and Betts was going to wear!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine1One Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 lolol and the trend continues lolol and the trend continues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy_133 Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 58% on faceoffs so far this year. Well he's only taken 31 faceoffs, in his last full season (09-10) he was at 45%. He may be better than that, but it's not as though he's a faceoff wizard. Plekanec and Gomez have been strong this year in the circle, Desharnais is really killing us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeanCountingHab Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Well he's only taken 31 faceoffs, in his last full season (09-10) he was at 45%. He may be better than that, but it's not as though he's a faceoff wizard. Plekanec and Gomez have been strong this year in the circle, Desharnais is really killing us. Engqvist was all also struggling in the circle, so hopefully this an upgrade on that at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobineau Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Last year in Finland he had 116 penalty minutes in 42 games...hmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer_rocket Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Well he's only taken 31 faceoffs, in his last full season (09-10) he was at 45%. He may be better than that, but it's not as though he's a faceoff wizard. Plekanec and Gomez have been strong this year in the circle, Desharnais is really killing us. Yikes! 45% on face-offs is not what I expected. Unless his small sample size this season is a true indicator this statistic worries me deeply. It seems that we often times get owned in the circle when we come up against a top-notch face-off man. It'd be nice to acquire someone who can compete in those situations. Hopefully Nokelainen surprises! Last year in Finland he had 116 penalty minutes in 42 games...hmmm Hopefully some of those are fighting majors, otherwise... That's a lot of minor penalties to take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer_rocket Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 7:09 of ice time. No shots on goal. No penalty killing time. I don't remember him taking many face-offs either... Are we expecting that his role will be beefed up given some time or is this all we can expect out of him? 'Cause Enqvist was providing the same thing if I remember correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MkGee Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 wow another bottom six forward way to shake things up... oh well at least he has size.. well see whats up but i think this guy will net 16 goals if that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwdemonwolf Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 7:09 of ice time. No shots on goal. No penalty killing time. I don't remember him taking many face-offs either... Are we expecting that his role will be beefed up given some time or is this all we can expect out of him? 'Cause Enqvist was providing the same thing if I remember correctly. I noticed Nokelainen alot more than I ever saw Engqvist. He threw some good hits up ice and had a 100% faceoff percentage with four of them. Thought it was a solid first game for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-1 Posted October 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 I noticed Nokelainen alot more than I ever saw Engqvist. He threw some good hits up ice and had a 100% faceoff percentage with four of them. Thought it was a solid first game for him. Yep, I thought he played well considering the circumstances. From what I read, he was aboard planes all night (including going back to Phoenix to pickup his passport) to get here in time for the morning skate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaas Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 I noticed Nokelainen alot more than I ever saw Engqvist. He threw some good hits up ice and had a 100% faceoff percentage with four of them. Thought it was a solid first game for him. Agreed. He isnt any sort of saviour, but he looked fine out there & definitely was involved more than engqvist. I think he's a decent short-term solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeanCountingHab Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 I would guess the no PK time (among other things) had a lot to do with the fact he hadn't even had to chance to practice with the team yet. (Heck, he barely had time to meet anyone on the team before the game ). At least his faceoff % didnt' take an instant nose dive when he put on the CH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muskeg2 Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Well, welcome to the fold. Not the greatest of situations to get dropped in to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Bah Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Nokelainen will take a huge burden from the shoulders of JM in the next three games,retaining puck possession against the Flyers and Bruins is key to our defence.Having a player that can win faceoffs in the defensive zone is imperative,center was always one of the Habs greatest strengths in the past.When the team regains that strength the Stanley Cup will follow.Go Habs Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer_rocket Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Nokelainen will take a huge burden from the shoulders of JM in the next three games,retaining puck possession against the Flyers and Bruins is key to our defence.Having a player that can win faceoffs in the defensive zone is imperative,center was always one of the Habs greatest strengths in the past.When the team regains that strength the Stanley Cup will follow.Go Habs Go! Why do we think this guy is good on face-offs? His sample size this season is too small to determine anything from, and someone was mentioning he's had previous seasons with a face-off winning average of 45%... That doesn't sound like someone who is going to help us a lot in our defensive zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColRouleBleu Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Why do we think this guy is good on face-offs? His sample size this season is too small to determine anything from, and someone was mentioning he's had previous seasons with a face-off winning average of 45%... That doesn't sound like someone who is going to help us a lot in our defensive zone. well, he took 4 last game and won them all. the guy has to start somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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