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https://www.pensburgh.com/2018/5/17/17366696/report-penguins-sign-finnish-defenseman-juuso-riikola-pittsburgh-roster-2018. I don’t see much in way of a scouting report anywhere on the internet so we’ll just move on and wait to see how much of a chance that Riikola may have to make the NHL team out of camp, but one would think if he wanted to come to Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh wanted him, there could be at least a shot that Riikola is in the Pens plans or will have an opportunity to prove himself. provided some basic information and stats. Or should we just call it the 2021 season at this point? Skill is trumping size and grit, and it bodes well that Riikola possesses a canon — especially in a one-timer situation. Report: Penguins sign Finnish defenseman Juuso Riikola May 17, 2018 infobreaker Metropolitan Division Pittsburgh Penguins. However, at the price tag, it could be a very solid deal. Left shot. Jusso Riikola probably didn’t get quite the shake he deserved last season from head coach Mike Sullivan. Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'i9GIetPbSwZh_lDtBKFbJQ',sig:'XDwa8APsKAUbNxVbJd7HURn5Ecxygs_5xXTAlWeqBbY=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1200515229',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })}); Your email address will not be published. We now have an idea of what the NHL offseason trade market looks like. Regardless of the timeframe, Rutherford is making sure he gets an early start on a short offseason. If Riikola somehow manages to squeeze Jack Johnson out of the lineup if/when he returns next season, it would be ideal as possible for the Penguins and an even bigger win for Riikola’s professional career. That’ll be helpful in the dirty areas against rougher teams and rivalries. 220 out of 250 prospects in a class that contained tons of future stars like Jonathan Drouin, Nathan MacKinnon, Seth Jones, and Aleksander Barkov in its top five back in 2013, we don’t really know much about him. But thanks to a phone conversation between The Athletic’s Seth Rorabaugh and Riikola’s former head coach Sami Kapanen (yes, that Kapanen family) and Corey Pronman responding when we reached out to him, we were gifted with some much-needed context of the newest Finn in the Pittsburgh organization. The NHL Playoffs have not yet ended, however, the Penguins are staying very busy. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. site: sports | arena: nhl | pageType: players | (Ranks are out of the 8 highest TOI defenseman this season at 5v5 with 250 minutes played), Corsi For%: 53.1% (2nd)Goals For%: 58.3% (1st)xGF%: 58.7% (1st)Scoring Chance %: 57.9%(1st)High Danger Scoring Chance%: 59% (1st)5v5 on-ice shooting%: 6.51% (8th)On-ice save%: 94.6% (1st). Player: Juuso Riikola Born: November 9, 1993 (26 years old) Height: 6-feet Weight: 189 pounds Birthplace: Joensuu, Finland Shoots: Left Draft: Undrafted 2019-20 … 2020 Pensburgh Top 25 under 25 list: Graduates and the departed, Looking back at the 2019 list of the top players in the Pens’ organization at the players who won’t be back on the 2020 T25U25 list. Required fields are marked with *. Despite only playing in six games in December, he put up his best numbers that month. — Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) May 17, 2018. He went undrafted in the NHL, however, his improvement in the SM-Liiga showed Pittsburgh there was potential. Sources say the Pens have agreed to terms with Finnish Dman, Juuso Riikola. Though we provided some basic information and stats the day defenseman Juuso Riikola signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Penguins, a proper scouting report of the undrafted 24-year-old was hard to come by. Not surprisingly when paired with Chad Ruhwedel, Riikola’s numbers went from the worst of his season to pretty solid stats with Ruhwedel as an underrated third pair. Digging deeper reveals that both of his scores came on the power play, and he earned an average of 1:01 man-advantage time in his 16:41 total average ice time on a crowded Pittsburgh blueline. He’s an international vet after six Liiga campaigns with KalPa, three as an alternate captain. I know he’s often used on the penalty kill, but so was Carter Rowney. Penguins prospects most likely to make an NHL impact this season. He is an RFA this summer. All Rights Reserved. Have your thoughts on Penguins’ offseason moves changed after seeing what rest of NHL has done? According to our projection, you can expect Juuso Riikola to be a bench player or a good option off the waiver wire. But if he’s nothing else but added depth for the organization, it’s still a nice signing to put in their back pocket as the off-season and players movement is set to begin. Being that his gap coverage is great on a larger sheet of ice, his endurance is utilized with an average of 23:41 minutes of ice time per game often, and the fact that he’s a good skater, Riikola maybe he’ll evolve his game with ease. The only reason he didn’t get more playing time over Jack Johnson is clear as day when looking at Riikola’s ice time numbers. DobberHockey and Goalie Post launched in 2005, becoming the first independent fantasy hockey and starting goalie websites on the Internet. Juuso Riikola - #50 - Defenseman - Pittsburgh Penguins - Get the latest news, highlights, and career stats for Juuso Riikola from CBSSports.com. It’s doubtful this will be an all-star signing, and perhaps Riikola doesn’t even play a single NHL game. Adding some sort of defensive talent is a much needed move for Pittsburgh, who has no real NHL prospects in their minor league system and a lower pair of defense that includes restricted free agent Jamie Oleksiak, serviceable but unspectacular Chad Ruhwedel and veteran disappointment Matt Hunwick. Especially a team like Pittsburgh that is always close to the salary cap. Unfortunately for Riikola, his TOI and games tailed off in February and his last game was in the Penguins 5-0 loss on February 29th to San Jose. Riikola will obviously be a depth player for the Penguins going forward. But with 15 other teams averaging a weight of more than 200 pounds, his stature can be a bit of a concern. In 59 games this season, Riikola recorded 24 point (eight goals, 16 assists). We don’t have official confirmation from the Penguins just yet, but due to Riikola’s age he will receive an entry-level contract. Riikola had some pretty impressive numbers but also the smallest sample size with only 438 total minutes. And if you want to be successful in the modern day NHL, one that’s beginning to value offensive skill at an unprecedented level, that skill needs to be nurtured and improved over a long period of time. Mark Allan, June 2019 – Based on a promising 37-game NHL début (compared to just five AHL outings), the 25-year-old Finn earned a one-year, one-way extension worth an average annual value of $850,000. In 36 NHL games, he scored one goal and added six assists for seven total points. Goalies also had a save percentage of .935 at 5v5, which was the worst shooting percentage among all eight defenseman. The affordable Riikola (a crucial consideration for Pittsburgh) lacks waiverexemption, meaning Pittsburgh is more likely to keep him with the big club rather than risk losing him. Full details: https://t.co/V32CC89GVC pic.twitter.com/IhVSaV9eJe, — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) September 5, 2020. Mark Allan, October 2019 – With five starting forwards injured, Riikola became a fourth-line left winger as the Pens beat Colorado 3-2 in OT, spoiling the Avs’ unbeaten record. However, he did mention that the junior-sized rink KalPa’s team practices on is measured at 26-meters, which is basically NHL-dimensions. His rank based on avg proj (#214) is worse than his rank based on total fantasy points. A good bet for second-unit PP duty. Justin Schultz is likely gone this season so there will certainly be some more minutes available for every other defenceman. When will the NHL’s 2020-21 season even start? He’s not a heavy-set guy, but he garners a lot of his power straight from his legs, which allows him to balance himself out on the ice and translate that to his skating. Riikola’s smaller stature is actually tailor-made for the direction the NHL is going in regard to speed and skill. As Dreger mentioned he is a 24 year old who shoots left handed. Will Jim Rutherford add another defenseman? Camp will be a huge opportunity for him to prove me wrong. The NHL Playoffs have not yet ended, however, the Penguins are staying very busy. By RotoWire Staff Jul 19, 2020 at 10:45 am ET 1 min read Riikola was absent for Sunday's practice session, Rob Rossi of The Athletic reports. The xG/60 with Riikola was 2.52 and without Riikola was 2.5, so not much of a change in the goal department despite his excellent possession stats. Juuso Riikola is projected for 0.85 fantasy points in 2 games the rest of the week which projects to being the #140 ranked defenseman. As a left-handed defensemen, slotting into the left side comes naturally, but Riikola’s been used on the right side as well by his head coach, and he’s gone on record saying that he doesn’t care which side he’s put on, just that he hopes to have consistency. Riikola was an advanced stats darling last season, but couldn’t crack the lineup. His first goal was a game-winner, and the NHL Penguins went 22-10-5 with him in the lineup. Penguins' Juuso Riikola: Sitting out Sunday . Now, over his two seasons currently in the NHL, he has 73 games played. KalPa only had two players score more than 30 points (with the team-leader having 39) so a reminder that points and seasons are much different in Europe than what North American fans might think of when they see a stat-line. Solid play with an affordable contract make Casey DeSmith the perfect backup to Tristan Jarry. To be an elite defensemen in this league, ripping an accurate slap shot from the blue line has to be readily available in your arsenal.

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