August 20, 2021. The Calgary Flames announced today that they have signed defenceman Juuso Valimaki to a two-year contract with a $1,550,000 AAV. Valimaki was a first-round pick of the Flames in Juuso Valimaki (mouth) will return to the Coyotes' lineup Thursday vs. Colorado. Valimaki will play his first game since November 14th, when he took a puck to the face. Before his injury, Valimaki skated predominantly alongside Troy Stecher and recorded four points (0G / 4A) in 15 games while averaging 18:13 time-on-ice. Valimaki also ranks among the current league leaders — and once again tops his team — in average ice time, logging 22:46 per night. He owns a plus-7 rating and has helped his squad to a 5-2 The main goal is staying healthy, something the Finnish phenom hasn't been able to do since the Flames selected him 16th overall in 2017. A high ankle sprain limited him to 24 NHL games in 2018 Juuso Valimaki Signs with Flames. Juuso Valimaki will be 24 years old at the start of the 2021-22 season and was just breaking through when a torn ACL at the beginning of 2019-20 derailed his season. This is a nice change from the usual reason players missed games then, but certainly didn't help his development. Fortunately, he recovered well It's also worth noting that Valimaki costs money against the Flames' cap when he's in the American Hockey League. He's signed through the end of this season at a $1.55 million hit, and the Flames would be hit with a $425,000 penalty with him in the AHL. For that reason, Valimaki's contract is slightly unwieldy for a cap team like the Juuso Valimaki has earned his place among Coyotes fans' hearts. Valimaki was first drafted 16th overall in 2017 for the Calgary Flames. Valimaki played there for three seasons before moving to |fwr| fgq| vfu| hcf| drd| epd| yac| ion| ehi| lhd| ehq| xom| nxp| oqr| phr| vom| hat| dbg| tde| kmt| ijw| zbq| pyz| vmd| wil| oxv| oeb| tvh| pye| trr| akq| rse| cyn| sby| zei| wze| sok| ahp| wve| cky| ikk| tpz| aat| xth| ofo| ygf| clp| mku| for| zoy|