Recognized for his two-way game, Artturi Lehkonen has become a very popular player in the NHL, eleven days before the trade deadline. If many have been impatient with his offensive production in recent years, he is currently making them swallow their words, he's in 2nd place among the team's best scorers.
Indeed, Lehkonen is not and never will be a star player, but he is the kind of player who does all the little things right on the ice. As Martin St-Louis likes to say, he is a player who "takes care of the team."
Lehkonen appeared in a press conference Wednesday evening, in Vancouver, following a performance of two goals and an assist. He also commented on the rumors about him: