Aatos Koivu Surprised by Montreal Canadiens’ Fan Messages
While Koivu is the son of former Canadiens captain Saku Koivu, his father left La Belle Province when his son was only three. This may lead to his unfamiliarity with Canadian competition. In the interview, he referred to what he had been told versus experienced.
Koivu was also asked about the pressure of playing in the Montreal hockey market.
Koivu was selected in the third round of the 2024 draft, 70th overall. He spent most of last season on the TPS U20 team of the U20 SM-sarja league in Finland, scoring 16 goals and tallying 31 points in 28 regular season games.
His father played in 1124 NHL games with both the Canadiens and Anaheim Ducks organizations, scoring 255 goals and notching 577 assists for a total of 832 points.
Worst Trades In Buffalo Sabres History – #15
In the month of August, as the news in the hockey world slows to a crawl, we will be taking a look at the most consequential deals in Buffalo Sabres history (using the Hockey News Archives as source material) and ranking the 15 best and the 15 worst deals in the club’s 54-year history.
This required the input of a trio of veteran media members (Dave Reichert, Randy Schultz, and Pete Weber), as well as three lifetime Sabres fans (Chuck Bender, Todd Riniolo, Joe Schwartz).
The Buffalo Sabres under GM Tim Murray were on a quest to be the worst team in the NHL to have the best chance to draft Connor McDavid at the 2015 Draft in Sunrise, FL. That quest was a factor in the Sabres making a massive seven-player deal with the Winnipeg Jets before the trade deadline involving winger Evander Kane.
The Sabres were dreadful and headed for a second consecutive last-place finish. In 2014, Buffalo selected second overall and drafted Sam Reinhart. In 2015, finishing last would either result in drafting a future superstar in McDavid or a potential cornerstone center in Jack Eichel.
Buffalo was battling with Arizona for last overall in February, and Murray was focused on making the Sabres as bad as possible. One example was dealing starting goalie Jhonas Enroth to Dallas for a draft pick because he was winning games and playing too well.
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