"The biggest name in draft-eligible European goalies coming into the season, Kahkonen is still attracting attention, evne if he hasn't had the best of years. "He looks very good, but he never had the numbers when I saw him," said one scout. "He looks excellent. He's athletic and has a big body, but he wasn't stopping the puck." Kahkonen has that new-school big frame and had decent numbers domestically in Finland's junior circuit, but got lit up like a Christmas tree at the Ivan Hlinka tournament and the under-18s, where he was pulled in the quarterfinal after giving up five goals on 12 shots in less than 23 minutes against Sweden. Nonetheless, evaluators like his fundamentals. "Calm, quick and big," said another scout. "Technically pretty solid already." With Nashville's Juuse Saros and prospect Ville Husso still eligible to play at the WJC, Kahkonen likely won't be the man at the 2015 tournament as the Finns defend gold." (The Hockey News Draft Preview 2014, p. 33)