Jonathan Lekkerimaki may be struggling, but it\u0027s not something to fret over, says one of the Vancouver Canucks\u0027 lead talent assessors.
It’s this pedigree, that drew the Canucks to draft him 15th overall, that nervous Canucks fans shouldn’t forget, argues Scott Young, the team’s director of player personnel.
He was captain of the 1987 team. He scored one goal in each of his first two tournaments, then exploded for seven goals in seven games in 1987. He went on to score 757 points in 1,181 career NHL games with Hartford, Pittsburgh, Quebec, Colorado, Anaheim, St. Louis and Dallas.“And the second year, I didn’t think I was that good either. But the third year, it all came together. So it’s really part of the progression of the player.
develop higher pace away from the puck and find a way to create shooting opportunities for himself, for starters. Just a higher engagement rate when the puck isn’t on his stick would do wonders for his game. You start there and then you try to play a little more on the inside,” he said.Article content“He just had a concussion. He had mono in the summer. I don’t know if expecting him to be at his best was fair but he wasn’t good,” Burke said.
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