Jari to the rescue?
Published: May 29, 2007
UPDATE: The New Jersey Devils have indeed signed Viuhkola to a one-year two-way contract.
Apparently the Devils are about to sign Finnish star Jari Viuhkola.
Yeah, no clue how to pronounce that name…
But, he seems to be a viable checking line center, which is always nice I reckon as we may kinda need one with Jimmy Dowd likely not being retained. Sorry Dowd.
Mr. Viuhkola, 27, is an original draft choice of Chicago (boo), but his career never really broke any NHL sound waves (double boo.) Sounds lovely so far, eh?
Oh Jari, I’m not hatin’ on you. You do have your upside, right?
Well, uh, he’s certainly not a goal scorer (aka not a Gomez replacement), but he seems to be a John Madden type in heart, a Sergei Brylin type in work ethic, and a Cam Janssen type in scoring. Mix them all together and you might just get a halfway decent player.
I certainly hope so…I certainly hope so.
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Josh on Tue, 29th May 2007 9:51 pm
Is it just me or does he look like a very unkempt Justin Timberlake in that last picture…?
Maybe he’s bringing sexy back to New Jersey?
Have we been missing our sexy…?
MrFrisby on Tue, 29th May 2007 10:12 pm
A Cam Janssen type in scoring? You had me up until then.
Darren on Wed, 30th May 2007 10:25 am
A Cam Janssen type in scoring??? 1 goal??? but wow Josh is right, he totally looks like JT….
Tiffany. on Wed, 30th May 2007 4:03 pm
Maybe Justin Timberlake has a hockey playing twin brother, who changed his name so no one would know they were related that no one knows about..?
I’m not excited at all about this signing.
Joe Bechtel on Wed, 30th May 2007 4:27 pm
pronunciation: VIEW-KO-LA
Sounds like another move similar to the one that brought Oduya on board. Go overseas, find someone who was already drafted but went nowhere, and sign him!
Hey, Oduya turned out alright, I’m sure this kid could make some noise in training camp.
…hope Lou knows we DO have bigger problems to worry about though.
Shari on Wed, 30th May 2007 5:53 pm
Sorry I had a silly moment, when I first saw His last name I thought “RICCOLA” and wanted a cough drop. My bad, I really hope that He does not score like Janssen. and sure why not bring a little sexy back to NJ, but if Gomer leaves We will have bigger problems. The Dev’s will need alot more then a little 4th line sexy.
Patricia Greuter on Wed, 30th May 2007 6:09 pm
Okay, okay, I was exaggerating a bit, he does have more of a scoring ability than Janssen, but I fear that the change in scenery and league itself might cut any ability he actually has — seems to happen all too often in the fast-paced NHL. We’ll see.
John Fischer on Wed, 30th May 2007 7:21 pm
Well, it’s my understanding that stats from European leagues should be taken with a grain of salt since the game is much different over there (levels of talent, number of games, larger rinks, etc., etc., ad infinitum).
That said, I agree with you that he is a decent player if only for the fourth line. Players are players. Hopefully he has a good camp.
Aaron on Wed, 30th May 2007 7:46 pm
Here’s to hoping he’s not another Andreas Solomonsson. That guy sucked.
Patricia Greuter on Wed, 30th May 2007 8:09 pm
Don’t be dissin’ the Salomonster!
…yeah.
Nick on Sun, 3rd Jun 2007 7:23 am
is there any real source to this? (didnt see any article about it on NJ Devs official site)