Fresh start with Seattle Kraken is exactly what Eeli Tolvanen needs
Jan 4, 2022; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Nashville Predators right wing Eeli Tolvanen warms up before a game against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY SportsA total of 22 NHL teams elected to pass on Eeli Tolvanen. Seriously.
Tolvanen finally made the Predators in 2020-21 after starting the season in the KHL with Jokerit and had mixed results – even his KHL output was far from what most expected. He’s been a full-time NHLer ever since, with this season feeling like the year in which the 23-year-old would finally become an impactful top-six player. Well, here we are. Tolvanen had just four points in 13 games with the Predators, and the team elected to give him up.
It didn’t work out for Tolvanen in Nashville, and change was inevitable and needed. He has an incredible shot when he gets into scoring position, especially on the power play, and he has great hands to boot. Tolvanen’s lack of size means he gets pushed around a lot, but you’re mostly looking for offense out of him. That didn’t happen with the Predators, and the team needed to shake things up anyways, but playing in a winning atmosphere in Seattle’s early days could be fruitful.
Tolvanen was sent down so quickly in his time in Nashville and went from being one of the top young players in the KHL to riding buses in the AHL. Then, when he finally became a full-time NHLer, he struggled to mesh with the group and eventually became the odd man out. He was a player that scouts were concerned about if he wasn’t used in a scoring role. So once the scoring falls flat, and you don’t have the skating or compete level to make yourself more useful, those opportunities disappear.
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