Player Discussion Mikael Wikstrand part 2 AKA Karlsson 2.0

[topshelf15]

Thinking this whole needs to be close to home thingy he has ,is probably the reason he went so low in the draft

 

[Micklebot]

When's the last time we didn't hype up a Swedish prospect?

Englund seems to get more criticism than hype, imo.

I haven't seen much if anything on Ahl,

 

[Babych Moustache]

Au revoir cher Wiksie... you (won't) be missed.

 

[operasen]

His ELC bonus was 80k paid out on July 1st each year for three years. If he signed with a Swedish team to a contract that supersedes ours then we do not need to fulfill our obligation since he has no intent on fulfilling his. As for the money already given, the Sens can inform his Swedish team they will only loan him if they are reimbursed for the bonus paid out, recouping the money.

This is what makes sense to me.

Otherwise, he does not get the permission to play and is suspended.

 

[SpezzaNoLookDropPass]

http://www.silversevensens.com/2016...-with-farjestad-bk-sweden-shl-ottawa-senators

Id have to say this is the end and we will never see him in a sens uniform

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Whatever, he didn't want to be a Pro in the NHL.

Nothing wrong with that. Plenty wrong with how he handled himself however.

 

[Icelevel]

We only have ourselves to blame for this one.

He has received almost zero hype outside of the Ottawa city limits. 3/4 of other NHL fanbases have probably never even heard his name before. Even among more diehard fans, he's probably more known for being "that kid who went back to Sweden because his brother was sick" than he is known for his hockey skill.

Heck, even casual Sens fans barely know much about him. Go ask the guy in Accounts Receivable with the Sens bobblehead on his desk for a scouting report on Wikstrand. I'd give you even odds that he can't do it.

Dorion was pumping him into the sky before we started. didn't he say he was the best dman outside of the nhl? or was it "one of them", or was that rundblad?
or am i completely wrong?

 

[Hutz]

Dorion was pumping him into the sky before we started. didn't he say he was the best dman outside of the nhl? or was it "one of them", or was that rundblad?
or am i completely wrong?

I believe you're right, but there was some discussion at the time as to whether he meant the best on our team or best overall. Most people seemed to think that he meant Wiks was the Sens' best d-man not in the NHL.

 

[BonkTastic]

Dorion was pumping him into the sky before we started.

When was the last time Dorion DIDN'T pump one of our even halfway decent prospects to the moon?

Dorion is great, but he's a straight up hype man at heart.

 

[Langdon Alger]

When was the last time Dorion DIDN'T pump one of our even halfway decent prospects to the moon?

Dorion is great, but he's a straight up hype man at heart.

He should post on here. He'd fit in.

 

[EXTRAS]

Had a solid playoffs

 

[Joeyjoejoe]

Looking at his stats in the KHL.

GP 19 Goals 4 Assists 12 Points = 16 Points

2nd in his team scoring behind a forward.

Leads the league in defense scoring and plus/minus. Top 20 in the league overall.

 

[robsenz]

He's never coming over here, and is now 25 lol

 

[DrEasy]

So it's not so much that Wikstrand didn't want to leave his village, since he literally preferred playing in Tatarstan (Bars Kazan is in Tatarstan) than in Ottawa.

 

[EXTRAS]

So it's not so much that Wikstrand didn't want to leave his village, since he literally preferred playing in Tatarstan (Bars Kazan is in Tatarstan) than in Ottawa.

Things change over 5 years. He's grown from a boy to a man. Maybe he doesn't have any interest in North America, but maybe ottawa just has no interest In him.

He has a 2 year contract, which ends when he is 27 years old...which would make him a ufa in the NHL at that time.