Prospect Info: 2017 NHL Draft / Pick #7 - Lias Andersson (C)

[bl02]

Been fun seeing these guys do well in north american style rink. Now lets grab a few more in a very good 2018 draft. 3 more preferably in round one.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Lias with another goal
But he's limited offensively

But it wasn't the game winning goal so it's basically another secondary point haha

 

[E-Train]

Lias with another goal
But he's limited offensively

Sick dangles in juniors or college are more important than professional production.

 

[ThirdEye]

Can't underestimate the production... the difference between a league like the OHL/WHL and AHL is about the size of the sun

Hope he keeps it up

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

He's doing all this as a 19 year old, after playing in the CHL and SHL earlier this season.

 

[haveandare]

Am I crazy or does it look increasingly like the scouts knocked this first round out of the park? Two players in the AHL this early at all is great, both hovering near ppg is insane.

 

[ThirdEye]

Granted that the sample size is still miniscule, but you can't ask for better if you're tying to rebuild on the fly. It typically takes draftees 2-3 years before they even sniff the AHL

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Granted that the sample size is still miniscule, but you can't ask for better if you're tying to rebuild on the fly. It typically takes draftees 2-3 years before they even sniff the AHL

Lias played on a championship team last season and he wasn't a passenger either. That's a good indication and probably what convinced our scouting staff

 

[ZiGOODejad]

Lias played on a championship team last season and he wasn't a passenger either. That's a good indication and probably what convinced our scouting staff

oh my goodness do i dare call it INTANGIBLES

 

[One Winged Angel]

A friend of mine heard he got called up? Anyone heard anything?

 

[Irishguy42]

A friend of mine heard he got called up? Anyone heard anything?

His IG story shows he is in NYC.

FWIW, Wolf Pack don't play until Friday. Could be just the team giving everyone a break before back to practice.

 

[Edge]

Andersson is roughly on the same prorated pace as Chytil now, correct?

 

[One Winged Angel]

His IG story shows he is in NYC.

FWIW, Wolf Pack don't play until Friday.

That's what he said, that Lias is in the city.

 

[EpicDing]

His IG story shows he is in NYC.

Possible incoming trade and they just haven't done it on paper? Or Halverson going back down and they want to give Lias a shot.

 

[Irishguy42]

Possible incoming trade and they just haven't done it on paper? Or Halverson going back down and they want to give Lias a shot.

Anything is possible in the magical world of "Actually Being Sellers at the TDL"

 

[Inferno]

Could just be practicing with the team...paper transaction...

 

[nyr__1994]

His IG story shows he is in NYC.

FWIW, Wolf Pack don't play until Friday. Could be just the team giving everyone a break before back to practice.

The NYR don't practice until Wednesday...so maybe he is just taking in the city on an off day....

 

[Irishguy42]

The NYR don't practice until Wednesday...so maybe he is just taking in the city on an off day....

Yeah, that was my thoughts as well. Wolf Pack don't play until Friday, and probably won't practice until Wednesday or Thursday (their game is at home), so it makes sense that he's in the city...call-up or not.

 

[Mac n Gs]

Andersson is roughly on the same prorated pace as Chytil now, correct?

Chytil is at 0.79 ppg and Lias is at 0.75 ppg. Still crazy that these two kids have done this in their D+1 years

 

[NYR Viper]

He also could have a follow-up appointment with the doctor in NY

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Andersson is roughly on the same prorated pace as Chytil now, correct?

Yes, but Andersson's points are mostly secondary, including his goals

 

[broadwayblue]

Unless Lias is getting a quick look for a game or two I don't see him getting called up now. Maybe for the last 9 games of the season. They aren't burning a year off his ELC for nothing. Team even went on record saying as much.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Unless Lias is getting a quick look for a game or two I don't see him getting called up now. Maybe for the last 9 games of the season. They aren't burning a year off his ELC for nothing. Team even went on record saying as much.

After the deadline, where we trade Zuccarello, McDonagh, Holden, Desharnais, Grabner and Nash, I can see Chytil, Lettieri, Andersson, Nieves, Tambellini Gropp being called up. The 2 slide-risk contracts no more than 9 games though.

Kreider-Zibanejad-Buchenvich
Miller-Hayes-Chytil/Gropp
Lettieri-Andersson/Tambellini-Fast
Vesey-Nieves-Holland

Skjei-Shattenkirk
Gilmour-DeAngelo
Graves-Pionk
Kampfer

As inexperienced as that team is, I can enjoy seeing these kids get a shot and show what they can do in some meaningless games.

 

[apoptygma]

As a fan watching the old faces playing bad waiting for a trade to a contender and just dogging it around is much worse then looking at some fresh faces getting (even thu they are worse players) their first games in the big show. The new guys may never be full-time NHL'ers, but it gives us fans something new to follow and cheer on. During a rebuilt it will be our young guys progress that makes me turn on the games, not our hunt for a play-off spot.

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

No!! Calling up LA and Chytil will make us too good to get Dahlin