Lauri Tukonen: Also-Ran or Future King (Carla Muller)

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As Kings’ fans prepare for next season, it seems worth time to figure who out on the farm has a real shot of being a part of this team’s future. In 2004, the draft class then might surprise some, (as it did me), to see where Lauri Tukonen ranked and who he was ranked with by The Sporting News:

“Of the top five building blocks going into this year's entry draft, which will be June 26-27 in Raleigh, N.C., three are from Europe:

1. Alexander Ovechkin, LW, 18, 6-2/210, Moscow Dynamo;
2. Evgeni Malkin, C, 17, 6-3/195, Magnitogorsk Metallurg;
3. Cam Barker, D, 18, 6-3/215, Medicine Hat Tigers;
4. Lauri Tukonen, RW, 17, 6-2/200, Espoo Blues


Lauri Tukonen: Also-Ran or Future King