Raw Charge · Sep 5, 2016
One and Done - Riku Helenius
A one-time super prospect manages only 7 minutes in a Lightning uniform.
Dave Sandford/Getty Images for NHLOne and Done is a (hopefully) ongoing series exploring the players who had the quickest of cups of coffee with the team. The players that played in one game, and one game only, for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Drafting is not an exact science. Not every pick is going to pan out, not even the highly drafted ones. For every Steven Stamkos there is a Pavel Brendl. And for every Andrei Vasilevskiy there is a Riku Helenius. The big (6’3") Finnish goaltender was drafted 15th overall by the Lightning in 2006 and entered the organization as the next big prospect.