Number That May Only Interest Me: 49
by Derek Zona on Mar 17, 2011 10:00 AM MDT
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Over the last three seasons, Teemu Hartikainen has scored 49 goals as a professional for KalPa of the SM-Liiga and the Oklahoma City Barons of the AHL. Among players under contract to the Edmonton Oilers, this ranks third behind Alexandre Giroux's 142 goals and Linus Omark's 60 goals.
Even before trading Dustin Penner and his 70 goals over the last three seasons, the Oilers had a dearth of goal-scorers in the organization. Although Hartikainen's goals have come in the Finnish league and the North American minor league, he has demonstrated a capacity for scoring goals, mostly based on shot location, something desperately needed on the NHL club.
If Hartikainen stays with the Oilers through the end of the season and manages to score a handful of goals in the Oilers last twelve games, he may play himself onto the 2011-2012 roster, supplanting J.F. Jacques.
The Oilers have struggled to ice a bottom line capable of avoiding the steamroller since Kyle Brodziak was dispatched, but a bottom line of Hartikainen - Colin Fraser - Liam Reddox might be a first step towards a bottom line capable of outplaying other fourth lines.
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Hall and Eberle?
Not sure why Hall’s 100 goals and Eberle’s 86 goals are not being considered. Are only minor league players being considered? If Hartikainen can rid the Oil of the disaster that is JFJ then I will be one happy fan.
I would hope that they replace Fraser, but I’m assuming the Oilers will simply “improve from within” and wait for Lander’s arrival. Meaning one more rookie thrown to the wolves.
Derek is only counting goals in professional leagues so everything Hall and Eberle scored before this season doesn’t count.
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Correction, Eberle’s WHL goals don’t count but his 9 in the AHL would.
Everyone knows rock attained perfection in 1974. It's a scientific fact.
Writer for The Copper & Blue and a frequenter of the time waster that is Twitter.
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