Player Discussion Anders Bjork

[Buffaloed]

Scouting Reports
Anders Bjork - Hockey's Future
Anders Bjork
https://thehockeywriters.com/anders-bjork-the-next-ones-nhl-2014-draft-prospect-profile/

He's added size and strength since he was drafted.

Stats
Anders Bjork (b.1996) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com
Anders Bjork Stats | Hockey-Reference.com

He's a fast, high effort player who brings a lot defensively. Appears to have the skills to be an offensive threat but hasn't put it all together.

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[Dirty Dog]

4th line cap dump with limited potential

was brought here in on one of the worst trades of all times

is the new whipping boy

as good as lazar at best BUT TWICE AS EXEPENSIVE


am I doing it right!? In all seriousness, I’m excited to see him play and I hope he reaches his potential

 

[Fjordy]

Maybe he'll be better than Hall

 

[elchud]

4th line cap dump with limited potential

was brought here in on one of the worst trades of all times

is the new whipping boy

as good as lazar at best BUT TWICE AS EXEPENSIVE


am I doing it right!? In all seriousness, I’m excited to see him play and I hope he reaches his potential

Nailed it. Its possible to hope the best for any player wearing a Sabres jersey. God knows I was hoping the best out of Sobotka and Berglund.

 

[Buffaloed]

Maybe he'll be better than Hall

He already is better than the version of Hall we traded.

 

[Fjordy]

He already is better than the version of Hall we traded.

Well, I have not seen his games, so I don’t know if he will be like Eakin, but I hope not.

 

[GOALOFSSON]

Hoping he pans out as a decent depth player so I can call him Army (of B) or something

 

[jc17]

Do we get to see him tomorrow?

And I still don't think anyone is complaining about him being paid more on its own.

It just seems like Lazar shouldn't have been necessary for that deal to happen. It stinks we had to lose one of the few guys most people agreed was outplaying his contract. He and Lazar actually seem like they'd be good together

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Came from Boston so he will forever suck

 

[Butt Ox]

Bjork and R2 challenging Goalofsson for that right circle.

 

[slip]

Do we get to see him tomorrow?

And I still don't think anyone is complaining about him being paid more on its own.

It just seems like Lazar shouldn't have been necessary for that deal to happen. It stinks we had to lose one of the few guys most people agreed was outplaying his contract. He and Lazar actually seem like they'd be good together

This. Why not ship Sheahan or Reider off to Boston instead for the purposes of cap management? Obviously Lazar doesn't make or break the team, but it's an annoying loss nonetheless.

 

[Royisgone]

Bjork and R2 challenging Goalofsson for that right circle.

Bjork is a poor-man's Oloffson. Same sort of limited player but with less tools in the toolbox.

Maybe R2-D2 can get the job with more growth.

 

[Buffaloed]

This guy nailed it on March 31
Anders Bjork Quietly Playing Well For the Bruins

It discusses Bjork's improved play particularly on the PK and ends with:

Bjork signed a three-year, $4.8 million deal last July that carries an annual cap hit of $1.6 million. His recent play of late is a good sign for the Bruins’ bottom-six forwards and his play could also be a good thing for general manager Don Sweeney, who might be able to use him as a trade piece before the April 12 deadline.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Bjork is a poor-man's Oloffson. Same sort of limited player but with less tools in the toolbox.

Maybe R2-D2 can get the job with more growth.

Bjork looks a lot more more like Reider to me. Fast, high-energy, and that's kind of it. I'll be happy to eat crow if it turns out he's actually capable of scoring more than once in a blue moon, but I doubt it.

 

[DatDude44]

Bjork has some speed and scoring ability.

Most likely he falls into the not good enough for top 6 and doesn’t play the Style of a bottom 6’er.....but I think there’s a chance he could end up a speedy complimentary piece on an eichel/Reinhart line

 

[Buffaloed]

He's Jimmy Vessey with a cool name.

 

[toomuchsauce]

*my analysis in a flawless harvey keitel voice* I don't know what you think you know, but you're wrong. He's a good kid. He got traded to Buffalo. He wouldn't do that.

 

[HogtownSabresfan]

He's overpaid by $500 K in today's cap. Maybe more. The idea that Sabres were targeting him in trade — at least we now know Kevyn Adams will lie through his teeth for Pegulas

 

[jc17]

He's overpaid by $500 K in today's cap. Maybe more. The idea that Sabres were targeting him in trade — at least we now know Kevyn Adams will lie through his teeth for Pegulas

This seems like an odd item to take as proof that he's a liar

 

[Artemis Clyde Frog]

He's Jimmy Vessey with a cool name.

Swedish names. Björk in it's original form for the surname over here.

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

4th line cap dump with limited potential

was brought here in on one of the worst trades of all times

is the new whipping boy

as good as lazar at best BUT TWICE AS EXEPENSIVE


am I doing it right!? In all seriousness, I’m excited to see him play and I hope he reaches his potential

I’ve chilled on it some, but I still don’t get the move from a cap/protection standpoint. If he plays well, great, it’s one more player to protect. If he doesn’t then we added salary for a player who may improve, or who may do little, whereas Lazar was an easy exposure and an easy salary.

Reading the reactions from Boston fans does make me more hopeful, though- hopefully Adams was right on this one.

 

[HogtownSabresfan]

This seems like an odd item to take as proof that he's a liar

You really think they "targeted" a guy who is going nowhere in his career at 24 (actually not playing) with a cap hit of $1.6 M for two years and flipped him for a better player (and a centre) who makes $800 K and is only committed for one year? It defies credibility. Take out Hall and 2nd round pick completely and there is ZERO way Lazar for Bjork deal happens. You can waive Bjork and not one team will pick him up. That's a lock.

If Sabres have convinced themselves they wanted Bjork (as opposed to taking a contract they had to take), we really are in trouble. This is a team that believed others were waiting to offer Jeff Skinner something comparable to $72m/eight years or $4.5 M/two years for Eakins.

It's not a lie if you believe it, I guess. To quote the great Costanza.

 

[Dirty Dog]

I’ve chilled on it some, but I still don’t get the move from a cap/protection standpoint. If he plays well, great, it’s one more player to protect. If he doesn’t then we added salary for a player who may improve, or who may do little, whereas Lazar was an easy exposure and an easy salary.

Reading the reactions from Boston fans does make me more hopeful, though- hopefully Adams was right on this one.

Is him playing great and being one more guy to protect being framed as a negative? That would be a very good thing with no negatives

 

[Dirty Dog]

You really think they "targeted" a guy who is going nowhere in his career at 24 (actually not playing) with a cap hit of $1.6 M for two years and flipped him for a better player (and a centre) who makes $800 K and is only committed for one year? It defies credibility. Take out Hall and 2nd round pick completely and there is ZERO way Lazar for Bjork deal happens. You can waive Bjork and not one team will pick him up. That's a lock.

If Sabres have convinced themselves they wanted Bjork (as opposed to taking a contract they had to take), we really are in trouble. This is a team that believed others were waiting to offer Jeff Skinner something comparable to $72m/eight years or $4.5 M/two years for Eakins.

It's not a lie if you believe it, I guess. To quote the great Costanza.

I wonder why Boston gave him that contract a few months ago? You really think they’d be willing to give him that? It defies credibility why’d they be willing to target and sign him. They must of been forced.

 

[Zman5778]

You really think they "targeted" a guy who is going nowhere in his career at 24 (actually not playing) with a cap hit of $1.6 M for two years and flipped him for a better player (and a centre) who makes $800 K and is only committed for one year?

The only mistakes that Boston makes with young players is that they trade them too soon.

That Boston gave him the contract they did said that there's still something there. Heck, the vast majority of Boston fans think that there's still more to Bjork than what he's shown.......and that's largely because he fell out of favor with Cassidy and couldn't crack Boston's strong top 6. I know they're fans...........but usually when most of a fanbase is in agreement like this, there's something to it.



I still don't LIKE the Hall deal per se. But I'm perfectly willing to see what Bjork offers before passing judgement on him