Waived: [LAK] D Tobias Bjornfot waived by the Kings

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[Iwishihadaspacebar]

Only 22 and cheap, someone will pick him up surely? Even one of the contenders could take him as depth for the playoffs

 

[FSL KINGS]

Only 22 and cheap, someone will pick him up surely? Even one of the contenders could take him as depth for the playoffs

He was better before King's development.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Ah yes

waiver a former 1st rounder you've dicked around
bench a scoring winger kid
call up prized OFD

those will surely fix the kings systematic issues of heart, winning at home, and beating playoff teams

 

[HighLifeMan]

Would love a flames claim here if nothing else but to keep Jordan Oesterle away from this team.

 

[Pebble live]

No way he clears. Still has potential to be a solid 5 or 6.

 

[GhostfaceWu]

He got a whopping 1 game to show what he's made of this season lol.

 

[Barnaby]

I liked him in his draft year and at the WJC. I’m surprised. I thought he’d settle in to a role.

 

[StreetHawk]

Only 22 and cheap, someone will pick him up surely? Even one of the contenders could take him as depth for the playoffs

If you one of the weaker clubs, might be worth a claim.

Weird development in NA.

19/20 - 44 games in A and 3 in NHL
20/21 - 33 in NHL and 1 in A
21/22 - 70 in NHL, none in A
22/23 - 10 in NHL and 50 in A

Have to ask, was he truly ready for the NHL in 20/21?

 

[dirtydanglez]

Only 22 and cheap, someone will pick him up surely? Even one of the contenders could take him as depth for the playoffs

they'd have to keep him in the nhl and hes not nhl quality, at least not yet.

 

[xECK29x]

Isles 100% claim here with our injury issues I'd imagine.

 

[BonMorrison]

Hope the Preds claim this guy.

 

[Reaper45]

The epitome of a tan crayon. Just there. Not fast, not tough, no offense.

 

[StreetHawk]

The epitome of a tan crayon. Just there. Not fast, not tough, no offense.

Sounds like what Steve Smith Sr of the NFL would call a JAG, Just a Guy. Nothing stands out with him physically. 6 feet 200 lbs. Like 15 points in 110 or so NHL games. But, how does one go from 70 games in 21/22 to 10 in 22/23 then gets just 1 of the first 35 in 23/24?

 

[go4hockey]

LA never gave this kid a shot I hope some one claims him and gives him a chance to play he could be a good add and there’s some upside to his game. LA is bad at developing players.

 

[seafoam]

Isles 100% claim here with our injury issues I'd imagine.

Why? He's likely not any better than Aho/Bolduc/Bortuzzo/Reilly.

 

[Schmooley]

No way he clears. Still has potential to be a solid 5 or 6.

He could be a middle pairing dman. Theres a possibility he just needs a change of scenery like Valimaki and Sandin and could thrive with opportunity. He played on the top pair as an 18 year old rookie and looked good.

 

[hurdemz]

One of the first few teams in line will pick him up. Too much pedigree not to.

 

[bland]

If you one of the weaker clubs, might be worth a claim.

Weird development in NA.

19/20 - 44 games in A and 3 in NHL
20/21 - 33 in NHL and 1 in A
21/22 - 70 in NHL, none in A
22/23 - 10 in NHL and 50 in A

Have to ask, was he truly ready for the NHL in 20/21?

Yes.

The problem last year was the return to health of Walker and the development of Durzi leading to a logjam of defensemen who would have to clear waivers. Bjornfot was the only one eligible to be sent down, and he was put in the AHL without even being considered in camp. The team stayed healthy on the backend all year, so he wasn't called up.

Rumors have been that several Kings prospects had been openly griping that they were ready and better than the players in LA who were protected by their waiver status - and they were right. Can't say specifically that Bjornfot was part of this group, but the reasons for his stalled development all seem to be off-ice.

LA does an extremely poor job developing skilled players. They take ages to bloom and in many cases its after they are out of waiver options and/or in another organization. And its all because their management group is a frat house of former players who are stuck on the idea that Kopitar and Doughty deserve chance after chance at another Cup despite not winning a single playoff series in 9 seasons.

This is the team that traded Brock Faber and Gabe Vilardi to chase something they cannot catch.

 

[Fripp]

Peaked at 19.

 

[AcerComputer]

Leafs could reclaim their pick from the Muzzin trade. That would be a hoot!

 

[BKarchitect]

Another classic example of “making it to the NHL ahead of your peers” guarantees little in terms of your ultimate upside.

 

[nbwingsfan]

If you one of the weaker clubs, might be worth a claim.

Weird development in NA.

19/20 - 44 games in A and 3 in NHL
20/21 - 33 in NHL and 1 in A
21/22 - 70 in NHL, none in A
22/23 - 10 in NHL and 50 in A

Have to ask, was he truly ready for the NHL in 20/21?

Kind of shows making the NHL early doesn’t mean you’ll be an impact player later on like many seem to think

 

[DingDongCharlie]

I'd put in a claim for the Oilers. Nothing wrong with a vanilla #7D. I'm still holding out hope we move Kulak as a cap casualty to open the spot for Broberg (mend that fence) and some extra space to add someone at the deadline. I don't think a 3rd rounder for Kulak @2.75m is unreasonable.

 

[bland]

Kind of shows making the NHL early doesn’t mean you’ll be an impact player later on like many seem to think

Only if you ignore context and live in a world at face value.