Rumor: Anton Blidh signs ELC
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In describing his game, he said, “I’m a physical player. Like to play penalty killing. I work hard and take the puck to the net.
“I would play like Loui Eriksson, but a little bit tougher. I’m not a goal scorer like him. Probably I will be in front of the net and hopefully I will score some goals. But my first thing is to work hard, play much penalty killing.â€
Eriksson, who also played for Frolunda HC, wasn’t the only Bruins forward that Blidh mentioned.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2...el-contract/wli2JMRF3i4hQuTHLskIyO/story.html
“I would play like Loui Eriksson, but a little bit tougher. I’m not a goal scorer like him. Probably I will be in front of the net and hopefully I will score some goals. But my first thing is to work hard, play much penalty killing.â€
Eriksson, who also played for Frolunda HC, wasn’t the only Bruins forward that Blidh mentioned.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2...el-contract/wli2JMRF3i4hQuTHLskIyO/story.html
Fire Sweeney
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Wait for What The Puck to cone over with his stat talk and Fire Juliencto tell us Euro players aren't nasty enough
Good signing!
When have I said anything negative about Krejci, Eriksson, Pastrnak who all play a european game ? I take these guys over turds like Talbot and Kelly who don't hit and can't play hockey.
zaYG
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Well they're never going to go to Prov. They're going staright to 4th line , haven't you read.
What The Puck
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Wait for What The Puck to cone over with his stat talk and Fire Juliencto tell us Euro players aren't nasty enough
Good signing!
Actually, my comment about European leagues, they are really not the best leagues, and we are picking up players who are mediocre in mediocre leagues. It's really hard to tell the level of our draft system right now because our coach doesn't play the young guys and thus doesn't develop them. There's the impression by the media that our draft system sucks, but how would they know because they are never allowed to reach that next stage of development. That's a managerial problem.
Am I excited about this guy? No.
BB88
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This just tells me you barely know where europe is, finnish elite league/swedish are top leagues in the world. NHL/KHL are ahead of them and then it gets interesting.
We are getting new younger bottom6(4th line) players which this team needs, you sign UFA's with that money in the NHL and they are all past their prime who will do absolutely nothing for us.
Blidh has a big body and is a hard worker and Kemppainen was one of the best players in the finnish elite league for 2 years now, top2 in the playoffs, call those leagues weak and watch how those guys do always against NHL stars in the worlds.
What The Puck
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Maybe you are sensitive because I'm not giving props to your favorite hometown league? Shall I write a post about why the European leagues are second banana to most everything and everywhere else?
I enjoy all kinds of hockey. I like college hockey, AHL, and sometimes even Division I high school hockey. I watch a lot of hockey. I would most surely enjoy taking in a Swedish elite game. Don't interpret my comments as saying your league sucks. You need to read and use the quotation feature of these boards to get my meaning without your emotional reactions rephrasing it.
It's downright delusional to think that some mediocre player who is 28 years old is going to come to the NHL and blow everyone away. It's even more bizarre that you think he gets a free pass to leapfrog our farm system. He has to earn a job here.
Patrice Krejci*
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Blidh is 20.....im assuming you are talking about Kemp.
What players specifically would you go after?
BB88
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I'm not mad/sensitive at all, just saying that you just write without knowing anything.
No one, read no one is expecting Kemppainen to be a great top6 player for us, if you read these comments you see that we are happy to get a player who was one of the best players in finnish elite league and only has gotten better every year with .700M per year, he has size, never give up attitude, can create offense and defense/pk are his strongest assets, why would that be a bad signing??
I don't know how you say it in english but he found his game later than other players, he truly wants to play in Boston and will do everything he can to play in Boston, I take him over Kelly/Campbell without thinking as our 4th line C, player in his prime with that skill set easily under 1M.
He has strong D-play and can give us scoring depth, we need that, campbell's/Kelly's/Talbot's/ will bring none of that.
And you said mediocre players from mediocre leagues, I said that is not true.
What The Puck
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What league? Honestly, I prefer the OHL, WHL, QMJHL to the European leagues. It's true that a lot of the statistics are inflated, so you have to really watch the games and analyze, but if you want to get access to the North American style of game and players growing up in that style, you need to look at the Junior leagues.
BB88
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Pretty easy to look good there, but those young players on european leagues and they won't dominate because they can't.
What The Puck
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Nope. Not a scorer.
Projects to be a 4th line physical defensive player. PK specialist.
Low cost replacement when the time comes for bye-bye Talbot, Kelley, etc....
High impact? Nope. Necessary in a Cap world? Yup.
Kirk Luedke:
http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=747534
Scouting Report: Gritty, energetic winger uses his speed and physicality to good effect…Solid, athletic build. Aggressive and tenacious in puck pursuit; forces turnovers with his quickness and active stick. Plus-skater with the ability to get off the mark quickly with fine east-west agility, making him a tough target for defenders to put a body on….Possesses average puck skills and offensive hockey sense. Looks to make contact and will give a hit and take one to make the play…Agitator whose high-energy style gets under opponents’ skin and should allow for a seamless eventual transition to North America.
Outlook: Blidh plays for the same Swedish hockey club that produced longtime Bruin forward and current scout PJ Axelsson. When the B’s drafted him at the end of the sixth round in 2013, Blidh was not all that well known outside of Sweden, but those scouts familiar with him were of the consensus opinion that he the heavy game Boston appreciates in its forwards. Still a work in progress, Blidh could one day make the NHL as a bottom-six grinding winger with the physicality, passion and work ethic that any team can use. Although not keen on making player comparisons, Blidh plays a similar style to former Bruins and Blues forward Vladimir Sobotka.
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BruinDust
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Blidh basically has no chance of making the opening night roster, even as 4th LW. He needs a year, minimum at the AHL level, probably more. He's just 20, what's the rush? Bruins have more seasoned prospects with NA pro experience who will compete for those 4th line spots if either Kelly, Talbot, or both are gone. We can stop pencilling him into spots on the 4th line just based on the type of game he plays.
Kemppainen? He'll be given a chance in training camp and has a infinitely better shot at making the big club in 2015-16 than Blidh does. But he is by no means a lock to make the team. He wouldn't be the first seasoned Euro pro to come over after playing very well in their native league only to not cut the mustard over in NA. Time will tell. I'm sure he'll be given an opportunity in camp to prove himself but if he ends up in the AHL to start the year I wouldn't be shocked in the slightest.
Kemppainen? He'll be given a chance in training camp and has a infinitely better shot at making the big club in 2015-16 than Blidh does. But he is by no means a lock to make the team. He wouldn't be the first seasoned Euro pro to come over after playing very well in their native league only to not cut the mustard over in NA. Time will tell. I'm sure he'll be given an opportunity in camp to prove himself but if he ends up in the AHL to start the year I wouldn't be shocked in the slightest.
With all due respect (as Ricky Bobby would say) to Kirk, he's pimped too many Bs prospects who haven't done a damn thing at any pro level.
I dont see how saying could be a potential bottom six grinderPK player is 'pimping'.
BUt to each his own I guess.
Hali33
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I was pleasantly surprised with him at WJC. Expect he'll be in Providence at least a year before challenging for a 4th line spot.
It may be a small part of this team but keeping that line cheap and faster is important and it's nice to have options on the horizon.
There is no reason for this team, in it's cap situation with some significant needs to be spending a dollar more on that line than it has to.
It may be a small part of this team but keeping that line cheap and faster is important and it's nice to have options on the horizon.
There is no reason for this team, in it's cap situation with some significant needs to be spending a dollar more on that line than it has to.
Over the volcano
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Last time I checked we didn't have a 4th line anymore- seems like as good a time as any for a kid to sign and give it a go
Patrice Krejci*
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Thank you, our forth line has been atrocious for years. We need to inject speed and physicality into our bottom so far Sweeney has made steps to do just that.
KnightofBoston
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What's he supposed to say? Since this player is a prospect and has a have to fail, let's write about how they'll fail?
He's in the business of writing about a prospects projections and where they could be, not where they will be
I've yet to see him "pimp" a prospect in any of his work
In your very next post, you tell someone they need to read quoted posts and stop being emotional.
When did anyone in this thread or the Kemp thread say that they were expecting to be blown away? Nobody ever did. We are saying that these players could potentially be good, low cost bottom 6 players, which is something we really need right now. Nobody is expecting Filip Forsberg here, I honestly have no idea what your issue is, other than the need to be negative about everything. If you're going to be negative, at least be realistic about it. You're getting upset about people expecting to be "blown away" when nobody is expecting to be blown away. Making up issues and talking for the sake of talking.
DNE3
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They could have jumpstarted the fourth line last season by utilizing the likes of Providence's own Florek, Flick, Randell, but the coach was only interested in the old familiar journeymen names on the back of the Boston jerseys. So far, Sweeney has taken one step. What comes next for this non-playoff team.
