Otto Leskinen has been linked to the Montreal Canadiens organization for two years, having taken part in the team’s development camp as a tryout in 2018. He went back to Finland before eventually signing with the organization this summer.
He makes his debut in the Top 25 Under 25 in his first official year with the organization. The Canadiens are increasingly looking to Europe for young professionals to bring into the organization. On the defensive side of the ice, they want guys who can skate, and who can play both ends of the ice, and they see that in the 22-year-old blue-liner.