Former Canuck reveals what it'll take for Jonathan Lekkerimaki to make the team

"The effort and the production would have to be so far above and beyond what I think management and the brass would have expected for him coming in. Like you would really have to blow everyone away to I think just say, you know we're not even going to bother with Abbotsford, we're going to have him here and he's going to be here. Like I think the SHL is a really good league in Europe, it's done a great job of developing players. There is something to be said though for learning the North American game at the American Hockey League level, it just takes away some of the pressures and in certain situations, gives you a little more comfort." Corrado said.

He added, "I think for a guy like that to kind of get his feet wet, but I just think for him, to be starting night one for them, for them to tell him you're going to be here, you're on this team, his performance is going to have to blow everyone away to the point where it's just like, we had no choice, we had to keep him. I think it's going to be difficult for him to do that because it's crowded and there is something to be said for just, go over there, learn play, this will be here for you as long as you hold up your end of the bargain. There's no rush to getting a guy like that here. It's exciting to think about, but I think when we kind of look at it practically, it makes more sense for him to be starting in Abbotsford."