Confirmed with Link: Leafs sign Grundstrom to ELC (see post #98)

[LeafChief]

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[BertCorbeau]

Nice - would this mean that he's coming over to NA to play for the Marlies?

 

[pgk]

Is he eligible for the playoffs if he is signed now? I think yes?

 

[stickty111]

Great signing. And all Steve Simmonds can talk about is firing Hiller and Smith

 

[SprDaVE]

Now sign Bracco and we're good to go.

 

[member 262271]

Cool, hope this means he's coming over.

 

[Warden of the North]

Good stuff. Interesting prospect.

 

[member 262271]

Great signing. And all Steve Simmonds can talk about is firing Hiller and Smith

Right cause our PP and PK has been so terrible this year. You're a hack Simmons.

 

[WTFMAN99]

Nice - would this mean that he's coming over to NA to play for the Marlies?

Think they are at 50/50 professional contracts for this season, his ELC could start next year and what they could do right now is sign him to an ATO to get around the 50 contract limit.

Wonder when we hear about Bracco?

 

[hockeywiz542]

Nice - would this mean that he's coming over to NA to play for the Marlies?

Is he eligible for the playoffs if he is signed now? I think yes?

No, Carl Grundstrom would not be eligible for the playoffs if he is signed now. He will most likely play for either the Toronto Maple Leafs or the Toronto Marlies during the 2017-18 season.

Darren Dreger says the Toronto Maple Leafs want to bring Carl Grundstrom over to North America for the 2017-18 season.

Here is what TSN hockey insider Darren Dreger said regarding Carl Grundstrom on the January 26, 2017 edition of Insider Trading.

https://mapleleafshotstove.com/2017...liminary-contract-talks-with-carl-grundstrom/

Carl Grundstrom of Team Sweden had seven points in seven games at the World Juniors. The Leafs selected him 57th overall in the draft last year. Could he become a Leaf sooner rather than later?

Dreger: He could, as early as next season. Preliminary talks [are] underway. That would mean he would come over and play with the Toronto Maple Leafs or, worst case, the Toronto Marlies. Again, they’re just beginning to talk about it, and there is going to be a decision that has to be made by Grundstrom. Maybe he opts to stay in Sweden. But he’s having a heck of a year in Frolunda. Many compare him to, say, a Patric Hornqvist of the Pittsburgh Penguins, or for the throwbacks — the old group like us — maybe Claude Lemieux back in his day when he was ravaging the league with the Colorado Avalanche.

 

[lifelonghockeyfan]

By signing him, (I think I got this right)., and he plays pro, the first year of his ELC is in effect. Good chance he is "loaned" by the Leafs to play in Sweden, instead of playing for the Marlies though.

So he might be in Sweden a year, Marlies a year, then plays for the Leafs for a year and then he is a RFA.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Ah right - well that's promising they want to bring him over next year. He'll add to the mix of quality wingers the Marlies will have.

 

[stickty111]

Right cause our PP and PK has been so terrible this year. You're a hack Simmons.

His fuel is basically destroying any kind of hope about the Leafs.

 

[TribalPhoenix]

A pleasant surprise. The big knock was if his offensive game would round out, and while there is a long way to go for him to produce at the pro level, his performance at the WJC's was pretty impressive.

 

[burpsalot]

Grundstrom Matthews Nylander

 

[Leafidelity]

Great news if true. Gotta think he's going to get some time with the Marlies now.

 

[Club]

Now sign Bracco and we're good to go.

Yes!

I wonder if his grandpa is still on these forums

 

[Anthrax442]

Why people act like the Leafs wouldn't sign him he isn't exactly a free agent.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Why people act like the Leafs wouldn't sign him he isn't exactly a free agent.

Because it indicates he's coming over. They didn't need to sign him now.

 

[mallory67]

Grundstrom Matthews Nylander

HymanMatthews Nylander

(fixed it for you)

 

[saltming]

HymanMatthews Nylander

(fixed it for you)

Ha! You didn't know grundstrom is Swedish for hyman! Haha

 

[burpsalot]

HymanMatthews Nylander

(fixed it for you)

Lol.

I noticed you attached the names Hyman & Matthews to each other, just like Babcock.

 

[jaric1862]

Grundstrom is Hymans future replacement

 

[saltming]

Grundstrom is Hymans future replacement

I think 'could' would be the better choice of words.
Gruny needs to some size to play the same role hyman does in the nhl, but he has all the other tools.

 

[saltming]

Best quote about grundstrom

His old coach in MODO, Anders Forsberg, called him the ultimate Canadian-playing Swede: "It is rare to see a player who can play more Canadian than Canadians themselves."