Prospect Info: #36 Jesper Boqvist (C/W)

[devilsblood]

It's easy to forget that Bratt was not envisioned on a scoring line out of camp. He started the season on the third line with Henrique and Hayes (lol), but he almost immediately played his way onto the top line.

Now, if he doesn't make the team, I don't know if the right place for him is Sweden or the AHL, that's something I don't have a good sense of.

But Bratt is a unicorn remember.

 

[Nubmer6]

What about the SHL vs AHL angle? Such as, if we sign him before July 15, he comes to training camp, he doesn't make the NHL team, can he still go back to Sweden?

I feel like too much is being made of Boqvist signing that SHL contract. I think it's simply just a backup plan in case we don't offer him a contract. If he wants to play in the NHL eventually and he doesn't make the team, he's probably better off honing his skills in the AHL, and I think he knows it.

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Boqvist-Zacha-Anderson/Seney/Studenic (just throwing that out there, maybe he's a sleeper)/another addition elsewhere
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Double duty for Zacha?

I presume you mean Zajac as 3C

 

[Cheddabombs]

I feel like too much is being made of Boqvist signing that SHL contract. I think it's simply just a backup plan in case we don't offer him a contract. If he wants to play in the NHL eventually and he doesn't make the team, he's probably better off honing his skills in the AHL, and I think he knows it.


Double duty for Zacha?

I presume you mean Zajac as 3C

look at my picture, do you think I meant Zajac?

absolutely not. my son can handle 3rd and 4th line minutes

 

[Dessloch]

Whats the plan for him this season? Have him tour and get to know north america from the stands? I dont see him being a fit on the 4th line either. The guy has only played one full season of mens hockey, he needs playing time!

 

[Auto Pilot]

Whats the plan for him this season? Have him tour and get to know north america from the stands? I dont see him being a fit on the 4th line either.

Idk. This is a gigantic mess up on Shero and Hynes’ part.

 

[Triumph]

Whats the plan for him this season? Have him tour and get to know north america from the stands? I dont see him being a fit on the 4th line either. The guy has only played one full season of mens hockey, he needs playing time!

He'll end up playing at least 50-60 games if he stays healthy. All it will take is one injury in the top 9 to get him in the lineup consistently.

 

[Dessloch]

He'll end up playing at least 50-60 games if he stays healthy. All it will take is one injury in the top 9 to get him in the lineup consistently.

Are you sure? With Hischier a top 9 forward went down and Boqvist is still eating nachos come game time.

 

[feerlessleadr]

Are you sure? With Hischier a top 9 forward went down and Boqvist is still eating nachos come game time.

Boqvist took a bad high sticking penalty in the Florida game, which is why he sat the ranger game. Then after the ranger game, the team ended a horrible 6 game skid to start the season, and on top of that, the 4th line (where Boqvist had been playing) played an extremely effective and hard game.

Is it really a surprise that Boqvist didn't suit up for the game right after that?

Boqvist will play this year, I don't know why people are freaking out about him only playing 3 of the first 9 games, especially when the team was playing like hot garbage to start the season. Boqvist will get his chance, everyone needs to chill out.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Boqvist took a bad high sticking penalty in the Florida game, which is why he sat the ranger game. Then after the ranger game, the team ended a horrible 6 game skid to start the season, and on top of that, the 4th line (where Boqvist had been playing) played an extremely effective and hard game.

Is it really a surprise that Boqvist didn't suit up for the game right after that?

Boqvist will play this year, I don't know why people are freaking out about him only playing 3 of the first 9 games, especially when the team was playing like hot garbage to start the season. Boqvist will get his chance, everyone needs to chill out.

I’d really just like Hayden out for Boqvist. Everyone else has a pretty defined role including Rooney. Hayden doesn’t do anything at all and you could just put Simmonds down there in his place if you want to keep a physical 4th line. It’s not like Simmonds is gonna be scoring much when play is even anyway.

 

[Devils731]

I think Boqvist’s biggest problem getting in games has been the rest of the teams inability to play a structured game. Everything was such a mess, even for veterans, it was hard to ask rookies to fit in. I think we’ve seen that for Hughes and Gusev as well but they sit higher on the depth chart than Boqvist.

With the team hopefully settling down now that should allow the coaches to be more comfortable inserting another first year player.

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

I wish they kept a stat for board play when the puck comes around, you would see for a smaller frame player his instincts are excellent and in the two games he has played he hasn't turned it over in that spot. This is massive in transition.

 

[De Montreal]

So he's gonna get his chance down the middle tonight. Do you see him thriving more in that position than on the wing? He will also get more PP minutes now that Palmieri is gone, I'd think?

 

[ScottyK]

So he's gonna get his chance down the middle tonight. Do you see him thriving more in that position than on the wing? He will also get more PP minutes now that Palmieri is gone, I'd think?

HOPEFULLY Sharangovich gets some PP time now

 

[Blackjack]

So he's gonna get his chance down the middle tonight. Do you see him thriving more in that position than on the wing? He will also get more PP minutes now that Palmieri is gone, I'd think?

I guess anything is possible, I don't really think Palmieri was blocking Boqvist from the power play, but there will certainly be more minutes to go around.

 

[Captain3rdLine]

So he's gonna get his chance down the middle tonight. Do you see him thriving more in that position than on the wing? He will also get more PP minutes now that Palmieri is gone, I'd think?

How he plays, especially his skating style is much more fitting to center. Similarly to how Hughes skating wouldn’t be as fitting on wing. Don’t think he was ever gonna be impactful on the wing. This is a chance for him to possibly show that he can be our 3C. Obviously no guarantee he’ll do that but he has the opportunity and I think the potential.

 

[NJ Fan 12]

So he's gonna get his chance down the middle tonight. Do you see him thriving more in that position than on the wing? He will also get more PP minutes now that Palmieri is gone, I'd think?

Liked the line of Sharangovich-Boqvist-Kuokkanen during the preseason. Will be fun to see how it works down the stretch.

 

[De Montreal]

Worked out ok for him tonight!

 

[Blackjack]

Worked out ok for him tonight!

He was a little uneven at times, but overall I think it was a good game for him, and cleaned up in front of the net. Ruff pretty much said he's going to get a long look at center, which I think is good, he's been in and out of the lineup too much.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Yeah I am hoping steady ice time will help him find some traction.

 

[Oneiro]

He plays a little tentative but I like a lot of things he does. Slick hands and is not a disaster positioning-wise.

 

[Blackjack]

He plays a little tentative but I like a lot of things he does. Slick hands and is not a disaster positioning-wise.

Yeah, one thing that's noticeable is that he's a very smooth player. If his game matures I think he can be very good.

 

[Better Call Sal]

He just needs to get consistent time rather than going back and forth between the AHL and NHL, in and out of the lineup.

Even though he isn’t the center on the line, I like him and McLeod together so far.

 

[My3Sons]

He showed a bit more on the boards than I expected

 

[Emperoreddy]

He plays a little tentative but I like a lot of things he does. Slick hands and is not a disaster positioning-wise.

Yeah his tentativness seems to be his major issue right now to my eyes.

 

[De Montreal]

is that guy for REAL or what???