Player Discussion: Anton Stralman

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He's just so good at everything. A complete 2 way defenseman. Sounds ridiculous, but I would have a hard time choosing between him and Hedman.
 

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Found this while reading the Rangers board:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-p...-bay-lightning-s-secret-weapon-135812344.html

An excerpt
For the most part, these numbers stack up very well against the best defensemen in the league; in terms of similarity scores, Stralman's 2014-15 campaign looks like some of the best work of guys like Ryan Suter, Dougie Hamilton, Kris Letang and Kevin Shattenkirk. Which is obviously worth more than $4.5 million.

Of course, we know that usage plays a huge role in how players produce, and it stands to reason that Stralman might have been able to take things a little easier given how strong Tampa's top-four was this year. But Cooper went in the opposite direction, pressing him into some of the most difficult scenarios the team had to offer, to an extent that no coach has ever used him before (this chart includes both the regular season and playoffs):
 

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He's just so good at everything. A complete 2 way defenseman. Sounds ridiculous, but I would have a hard time choosing between him and Hedman.

Stralman's good but at this rate Hedman could a top 3 d-man in the league in a few years.
 

aufheben

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Good article on Anton: http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=770054&navid=DL|NHL|home

Quote at the end by Matt Carle sums up quite succinctly why many of us did not want him to leave:

"I watched him in the playoffs a lot last year, but he's not the type of guy that people really watch when they are watching the game," Matthew Carle said. "He flies under the radar a bit. I saw it as early as training camp just how good he really can be. He has a ton of poise. He never really panics with the puck. Any time it looks like he is in trouble, he seems to be able to get out of it. He isn't flashy, but never, ever makes mistakes. As a defenseman, that's what you'd love to be known for. You don't really want to be noticed out there. He's been a huge part of our team this year."
 

Laista

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Toronto really made some bad trades of some Swedes.

Kenny Jönsson to Islanders
Fredrik Modin to Tampa
Strålman to Rangers...

They really dont have patience with talent!

Bummer to the Leafs!
 

ultra63

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Best Defensive Defenseman

Anton is the only Bolt in the top 5 for any fictitious award.


"It’s NHL awards season, and we at The Hockey News want to join the party…with a twist.
We’ve voted on similar honors to what the NHL hands out, from the most valuable player to the best goaltender. We’ve renamed the (virtual) hardware, though, and we’ve expanded the trophy case. Hate it when offensive defensemen win the Norris despite mediocre shutdown skills? No problem. We’ve given defensive D-men their own category. Same goes for the MVP-versus-best-player debate. All that and a few other custom categories highlight the 2015 THN awards."


"ROD LANGWAY AWARD (Best Defensive Defenseman)
1. Duncan Keith, Chicago (10 points)
2. Ryan McDonagh, New York Rangers (8 points)
3. Shea Weber, Nashville (7 points)
4. Anton Stralman, Tampa Bay (6 points)
5. Jonas Brodin, Minnesota (5 points)"

http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/the-2015-hockey-news-awards-insert-carey-price-pun-here/
 

Filthy Dangles

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What game was it in the finals where Stralman skated all the way up the rink and tipped a pass on net. I think it was Duncan Keith who he gained a step on and had a really good scoring chance.
 

dechire

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Really good article. I hadn't known that Stralman has asthma. Or that health care high schools exist :laugh:
 

Raymones

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Really good article. I hadn't known that Stralman has asthma. Or that health care high schools exist :laugh:

It's basically a three year education to become an assistant nurse. From there you go on to a university to become a registered/specialist nurse.

Yeah the asthma caused the health issues his second year in Columbus. He missed games 4-5 times due to illness and if I recall correctly, lost about ten pounds that season.
 

Leonardo87

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I think Stralman still has another level he can raise his game to and playing with Hedman is going to help him do that.
 

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It's basically a three year education to become an assistant nurse. From there you go on to a university to become a registered/specialist nurse.

Yeah the asthma caused the health issues his second year in Columbus. He missed games 4-5 times due to illness and if I recall correctly, lost about ten pounds that season.

Something like that - scar tissue in the airway that doesn't allow him to clear mucus and makes him susceptible to infection. Crazy.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=741905
 

Maelmoor

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I would add Boyle to that list but yeah, Strålman is still good when he is calm and can play out of the situations but his skating doesn't look good and he is making more mistakes.
 

DFC

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Easy to forget, but it wasn't so long ago that Stralman broke his leg. Might have affected his off-season, might be still affecting him.
 

HoseEmDown

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So I didn't see a Stralman thread on the first page and didn't want to look for one I'll put this here. The past 2 seasons of non PP points.

Hedman 146gp 19g 49a 68p
Stralman 135gp 9g 21a 30p
Sustr 146 6g 25a 31p
Garrison 139gp 6g 14a 20p
Coburn 149gp 4g 15a 19p

Stralman has gone from one of the best #2 defenders to on par with someone who isn't NHL quality who we should waive because we'd be better with them off the roster. Garrison had his 20 point drop in production last year and now it's Stralman. His defensive game has become a problem as well like Garrison. To me there's not a player more disappointing this year than Stralman.
 

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