F Felix Unger Sörum - Leksands IF J20, J20 Nationell (2023, 62nd, CAR)

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Somebody tell me more about this player. I have an incredibly unreasonable opinion of him based off 1 meaningless pre-season game.

Seriously though, kid just turned 18 and has reportedly gotten noticed buy some in Carolina's camp, even getting mentioned by RBA after the first pre-season game.

What does he project to be?

 

[Mrb1p]

Somebody tell me more about this player. I have an incredibly unreasonable opinion of him based off 1 meaningless pre-season game.

Seriously though, kid just turned 18 and has reportedly gotten noticed buy some in Carolina's camp, even getting mentioned by RBA after the first pre-season game.

What does he project to be?

Had him ranked 36th coming in the draft.

Hes a heady player, will pull passes outof his hat that nobody else saw, hes an all tools guy, no real weakness aside from a bit average size wise. I hate to do this because it raises expectations but its hard to not see Aho in there. Defensively responsible, goes in traffic and even thrives there... hes good.

 

[SvechneJerk]

Had him ranked 36th coming in the draft.

Hes a heady player, will pull passes outof his hat that nobody else saw, hes an all tools guy, no real weakness aside from a bit average size wise. I hate to do this because it raises expectations but its hard to not see Aho in there. Defensively responsible, goes in traffic and even thrives there... hes good.

Definitely saw evidence of those things last night.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Had him ranked 36th coming in the draft.

Hes a heady player, will pull passes outof his hat that nobody else saw, hes an all tools guy, no real weakness aside from a bit average size wise. I hate to do this because it raises expectations but its hard to not see Aho in there. Defensively responsible, goes in traffic and even thrives there... hes good.

Thanks. I can see that in his game. Of course, it's a long way from "having that in his game" to "doing it consistently at the NHL level". Promising so far though.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

He has the floor of a Backlund that's my opinion. He will be the steal of the draft imho.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Another strong outing in his 2nd NHL pre-season game. Kid is so poised.

 

[Bounces R Way]

GOAT

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Had him ranked 36th coming in the draft.

Hes a heady player, will pull passes outof his hat that nobody else saw, hes an all tools guy, no real weakness aside from a bit average size wise. I hate to do this because it raises expectations but its hard to not see Aho in there. Defensively responsible, goes in traffic and even thrives there... hes good.

example of his passing tonight.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

I really wish he fell to us

 

[MinJaBen]

I really wish he fell to us

Didn't you all pick twice before we picked him?

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Didn't you all pick twice before we picked him?

Picking Unger Sörum over Honzek and Morin would have been met with outrage from community lol.

 

[42]

Where will he play in 2023-2024?

 

[theslatcher]

Where will he play in 2023-2024?

Leksand after a couple of games in Carolina.

 

[42]

Leksand after a couple of games in Carolina.

Has he officially made the team?

 

[theslatcher]

Has he officially made the team?

No but I don't see why they would keep him around if he hasn't.

 

[42]

No but I don't see why they would keep him around if he hasn't.

Possible to get him to experience as much of NHL life as possible before sending him back.

 

[Celebrini71]

What would you say is a good comparison for him? Palat?

 

[person5000]

maybe more Arshdeep Bains kinda guy

 

[Frk It]

I still can’t help but wonder where he would have been ranked in the 2024 draft if he was born just a few days later.

 

[UnimatrixZero]

Id say he'd go qround 20th Overall

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

2 apples vs Finlands men's team.

 

[Jukurit]

Has looked impressive in these Finland-Sweden practice games that I've watched. Better than Lekkerimäki. Hard to believe he's only 18.

 

[BKarchitect]

Canes can rent Guentzel and still have Nikishin, Morrow, Nadeau, Blake and this kid in the fold.

High end scouting here plus they have a slew of under-drafted Russians in the cabinet as well, taking advantage of that soft draft market.

 

[BKarchitect]

This guy just centered the Swedish national teams first line in the Czechia EHT and scored a goal.



Seems doubtful he can make their full WC roster but if he’s going to add “center” to his resume and he’s not looking out of place in senior tournaments with a decent amount of top NHL players - while being basically the youngest guy drafted last year…this trajectory of development is putting him squarely in blue chip, top prospect territory. If he were born but a couple days later, I think the hype for him for the 2024 draft would be insanely higher than the current level of discourse.

With Nadeau and Blake and other winger prospects - this development of him possibly being a center fits really nicely into the Canes future needs too…

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Very intriguing prospect. The way coaches seem to trust him, looks to me like high floor player