Edited sentence: Due to these strengths and flaws, Koivu was considered a boom-or-bust prospect and is often predicted to never live up to his older brother Saku's performance as a professional hockey player.He often uses the same technique which involves skating toward the goal at a sharp angle and utilizing a forehand to backhand deke and finishing with a backhand shot.His flaws, however, were listed as an awkward, upright skater and lack of scoring touch.However, in the 2006-2007 NHL season he surpassed his former goal total in only 28 games and is projected to well surpass his former point total by the end of the season.In his first year of professional play in the NHL, Koivu posted 6 goals and 14 assists for 21 points in 64 games, a decent performance by NHL standards.Koivu is probobly most well known, however, for his excellent ability to score in the overtime shootout and also for scoring the sudden death goal in the 2007 world championship semi which eliminated hosts Russia.Koivu's scouting reports listed him as a creative and consistent playmaker with soft hands, ideal NHL size and excellent passing skills.Stats as of April 14, 2007.This technique has been popularly dubbed by fans and commentators as the "forehand-backhand flip