Recalled/Assigned: 12/8 Karlsson

[DonskoiDonscored]

He isn't really all that young.



He's another one of those works hard, good defensively not a lot offensive pop players. He knows where to be on the ice (both offensively and defensively) and seems to have some decent playmaking skills, at least in the AHL.

24 is pretty young...

 

[Coily]

What kind of game does he play?

Eliteprospects(grain of salt) claims he's a grinder that is tough to play against.

Not the best skater.

Decent hands.

 

[sr228]

24 is pretty young...

For a first career NHL game, not really.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Someone in the swedish section asked about Karlsson.

He is a two-way player that works hard. Thats it.

 

[Negatively Positive]

Glad to see a new face but I preferred to see Tarasov. Shep needs some skill and speed to work with. Not sure what he can do with McGinn/Goodrow and Karlsson.

 

[jarr92]

Eliteprospects(grain of salt) claims he's a grinder that is tough to play against.

Not the best skater.

Decent hands.

really? i've watched a couple of his ahl games and he definitely seemed like one of the faster skaters out there. i guess we will see tonight..

 

[OffSydes]

What kind of game does he play?

Ice Hockey

 

[Mattb124]

really? i've watched a couple of his ahl games and he definitely seemed like one of the faster skaters out there. i guess we will see tonight..

He has good speed, but he isn't an agile skater. He fell twice while turning with no contact early in the 1st

 

[Gene Parmesan]

He has good speed, but he isn't an agile skater. He fell twice while turning with no contact early in the 1st

So did Patty. The ice was crappier than usual.

 

[210]

He has good speed, but he isn't an agile skater. He fell twice while turning with no contact early in the 1st

It's always good to base an opinion on such a small sample size.

 

[SurMartin]

He can skate pretty fast but it doesn't look pretty. Underrated hands and showed last season in Sweden that he was great at deflecting shots. But first and foremost he is a grinder and a defensive guy (his nickname among fans in Sweden was "Kamikaze-Karlsson".)

Nice to see him get a shot in the big league, second guy from a little town of 8000 inhabitants to get to step put on NHL-ice, the second being his best friend (and more highly touted) David Rundblad.

 

[alexander supertramp]

I thought he did well in his first NHL outing. Didn't look out of place.

 

[sr228]

He can skate pretty fast but it doesn't look pretty. Underrated hands and showed last season in Sweden that he was great at deflecting shots. But first and foremost he is a grinder and a defensive guy (his nickname among fans in Sweden was "Kamikaze-Karlsson".)

Nice to see him get a shot in the big league, second guy from a little town of 8000 inhabitants to get to step put on NHL-ice, the second being his best friend (and more highly touted) David Rundblad.

Ya, 'bad skater' doesn't always mean the player is slow.

He was quite good last night. It's one game against a bad team and all but what impressed me about his game in Worcester were the same things that stood out last night which is a really good thing.

 

[PacificOceanPotion]

Seems like a guy whos capable of getting you 8-15goals a season, with the potential to earn pts in other ways. I liked his energy.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Yea, he looked like a guy that has the skill set to play on the 3rd-4th line for many years.

 

[AgentCooper]

Is he generally a center or a winger? I saw him take a number of face-offs last night.

 

[sr228]

Is he generally a center or a winger? I saw him take a number of face-offs last night.

He's played both in Worcester and I believe he was mostly used at center in his last year in Sweden but I didn't see too much of him there so I'm not 100% sure.

 

[AgentCooper]

He's played both in Worcester and I believe he was mostly used at center in his last year in Sweden but I didn't see too much of him there so I'm not 100% sure.

Interesting, thanks. I'd be willing to part with Desjardins at the deadline if we can get a pick for him, and I was thinking Karlsson could potentially be a long-term replacement.

 

[sr228]

Interesting, thanks. I'd be willing to part with Desjardins at the deadline if we can get a pick for him, and I was thinking Karlsson could potentially be a long-term replacement.

Possibly but I certainly wouldn't jump to any conclusions on Karlsson based on one game against a bad team.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

He's a more skilled and physical John McCarthy.

 

[ScottyDont]

Interesting, thanks. I'd be willing to part with Desjardins at the deadline if we can get a pick for him, and I was thinking Karlsson could potentially be a long-term replacement.

As we'll likely not be in a real spot to contend, and between Hamilton, Tierney and Sheppard, I think we could safely trade Desi at this point for anything we can get.

 

[Coily]

really? i've watched a couple of his ahl games and he definitely seemed like one of the faster skaters out there. i guess we will see tonight..

Yeah that report was whatever.

He looked a lot better than I expected.

 

[Alaskanice]

He's a more skilled and physical John McCarthy.

Gene,
You make me chuckle every time you bring up McCarthy.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

He's a more skilled and physical John McCarthy.

So then how is he like John McCarthy?

 

[jakeytown]

He's a more skilled and physical John McCarthy.

Im more skilled and physical than John McCarthy. Lol