Well saidHarris tied at 25 and Oloffsson at 19. Do they even follow our prospects after being drafted?
I really don't think they do... it's quite pathetic sometimes to hear their take on the team and playersHarris tied at 25 and Oloffsson at 19. Do they even follow our prospects after being drafted?
Harris tied at 25 and Oloffsson at 19. Do they even follow our prospects after being drafted?
The 2nd De La Rose we didn’t knew we needed
Hopefully we let him stew and simmer in Sweden, he figures out a lot of stuff in the meanwhile and then we get him when he's 23+ years-old and he's developed ala Soderberg (whom I think might actually be a good comparable stylistically and realistically for his ceiling) instead of accelerating his arrival to the NHL and hurting his development like we did with DLR.
That said, I do like that Olofsson has looked better offensively at camp this year than last though, it means that even though his progression hasn't been as strong or as fast as we'd have liked, it is not completely stunted yet. For all we know he could still make a definite impact at the NHL level despite having been overtaken by other prospects in our pipeline.
Hopefully we let him stew and simmer in Sweden, he figures out a lot of stuff in the meanwhile and then we get him when he's 23+ years-old and he's developed ala Soderberg (whom I think might actually be a good comparable stylistically and realistically for his ceiling) instead of accelerating his arrival to the NHL and hurting his development like we did with DLR.
That said, I do like that Olofsson has looked better offensively at camp this year than last though, it means that even though his progression hasn't been as strong or as fast as we'd have liked, it is not completely stunted yet. For all we know he could still make a definite impact at the NHL level despite having been overtaken by other prospects in our pipeline.
We have to sign him by june 2022, so he'll be 22 years old.
EDIT: Also, Soderberg didn't play with the NHL team that drafted him. STL signed him to an ELC, but he never came to NA and stayed loaned to Malmo until they traded him to Boston who had to wait until he was 27 to get him to come to NA.
Possibly the biggest steal of the second round. Time will tell. Intriguing and exciting pick
Hey, good find. I forgot about Hallander. So, you saying Timmins made a mistake with Olofsson?Surely seems to be one of the biggest. Don't sleep on Hallander though. Should have went MUCH earlier than 58.
Hey, good find. I forgot about Hallander. So, you saying Timmins made a mistake with Olofsson?
Hey, good find. I forgot about Hallander. So, you saying Timmins made a mistake with Olofsson?
Yea, watching them brings a lot more perspective in how they're doing than just stat watching. Pitlick's numbers don't impress. But if I watch him play, I may understand that he does a lot more to contribute.
This is what I see when I watch Olofsson. When you look at his numbers, you're disappointed. But when I watch him play, I like what I see. The same can be said of Pitlick.
I wonder what the Habs plan is for him, he's under contract in the SHL next year but that doesn't mean they can't bring him over. The reason why I bring it up is I wonder if the Habs are happy or not with him being used on the wing instead of center. He's gone into such an offensive blackhole that his main value is a DLR defensive 4th line center that you use on the PK so it makes me wonder if the Habs will want to bring him to Laval next year especially if he stays at wing and if he doesn't turn things around as he's been in massive slump offensively going back to the 2nd half of last season.
Not saying he needs to be in Laval but if things don't turn too well for him this year I wonder if they would feel the need to bring him over or since they have 2 more years after this one to sign him, they just leave him in the SHL and hope he finds his offensive game.
He should be a prospect that they throw in a trade
I doubt he has any value but perhaps as a throw in. That said they have 2 more years before they have to sign him (June '22) so it's more likely they just leave him in the SHL and hope he figures it out and bring him over later like they did with Vejdemo.
I doubt he has any value but perhaps as a throw in. That said they have 2 more years before they have to sign him (June '22) so it's more likely they just leave him in the SHL and hope he figures it out and bring him over later like they did with Vejdemo.