Nice player.
I think he could have a Jannik Hansen type of impact.
I would've rather went with an all or nothing boom / bust type pick in the 3rd round as there's usually quite a few of those guys in that range.
From what little I know about this guy, he sounds like a decent bet to be a 4th liner, and not much more than that.
I think those are the types of picks you make in the 4th-7th rounds.
He was the 3rd pick of the 3rd round, almost a 2nd rounder. I would've liked to see more upside with that pick.
I hope what little I've read is wrong and he proves everyone wrong.
Take it with a grain of salt since the 9 in 5 was the U-18's and not the U-20's.
At least he made the Danish team. But he got 2 points (assists) in 5 games there.
It means that he will probably have a nice time playing in Chicago the next couple of years.
It's just the fact that they didn't do the standard 725-800k contract plus performance bonus, tells me they expect to possibly have bonus overages by the end of the year (results in a fine by the NHL). This happened with the Leafs in 2017(fined over 5 million) with Horton on LTIR.
There's no chance he make the Knights so the performance bonuses don't matter. Players in the AHL don't count against the cap so it doesn't have any affect whatsoever. Probably just gave him a little extra money guaranteed to get him to cross the pond.
I'd have Røndbjerg firmly at a 0% chance. Still 2+ years off any kind of role in the NHL imo. Dansk would hardly be a surprise for me as Turk doesn't trust Subb. But then again, GMGM has loved to call up Mad Max instead of Dansk even though Max really isn't an NHL calibre goalie.Yeah I know he's on a 2 way. His bonus would only count if he was on the roster.
I wouldn't say no chance, if Nosek and Carpenter are asking over 1m, it might be Quinney, MacKenzie and Rondbjerg fighting for 13th forward spot. They wanted him signed bad enough, they must like his 2 way game.
There might be some surprises on opening night is all I'm saying (Coghlan, Rondbjerg, Dansk etc)
ECHL is a good transition for a European player. Doesn't happen that often, but they get a real introduction to the physical game and the smaller ice. He should be able to produce more there and be more of an elite threat relative to the talent level which may be helpful.
If you go to the ECHL as a non-goalie, you essentially have no NHL future. The list of regular shift / non-call up types in the NHL that played in the ECHL is very, very short.
Deryk Engelland would like to have a word with you.
I did say the list is super short, but that there is a list haha. 99% of the time it's the death of your NHL aspirations if you can't even be a 13th forward / 7th D on the AHL team.
I just don't see it with this kid. Not above average at anything. He's a VGK prospect so i'm going to cross my fingers and wish him the best though.