The Vancouver Canucks have signed their 2022 first\u002Dround draft pick.
“That wrist shot. Good release,” he said.“He’s a dynamic player. He has the ability to score goals, but also make a lot of plays. I think his hockey sense is great. And he’s a threat in so many different ways there,” he said.
Scoring so few goals post-draft stood out, since he scored seven goals in 26 games in 2021-22 for Djurgårdens, who were in the Swedish Hockey League that season. In other words, he did worse this past season in a weaker league; Djurgårdens had been demoted to the second-division Allsvenskan for 2022-23.Article contentAllvin offered up a comment on Lekkerimaki’s shaky course as part of his Saturday statement.
Lekkerimaki also suffered through a bad case of mononucleosis in February and March of 2022 and the Canucks have said it took him a long time to fully recover.
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