cheerupmurray
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There has been some teams that invested heavy in swedish prospects lately. How would you rank theese teams pools of swedish prospects?
Detroit: Gustav Nyquist, Calle Järnkrok, Joakim Andersson, Adam Almqvist, Dick Axelsson, Mattias Bäckman (Daniel Larsson?)
Ottawa: Mika Zibanejad, Jakob Silfverberg, David Rundblad, André Petersson, Robin Lehner, Fredrik Claesson, Marcus Sörensson
Vancouver: Anton Rödin, Henrik Tömmernes, Pathrik Westerholm, Eddie Läck, Sebastian Erixon, Ludwig Blomstrand, Peter Andersson
Nashville: Magnus Hellberg, Anders Lindbäck, Mattias Ekholm, Patric Cehlin, Simon Karlsson
New Jersey Devils: Adam Larsson, Alex Urbom, (Tedenby and Josefson not strictly rookies but not far from)
Anaheim Ducks Rickard Rakell, Max Friberg, William Karlsson, Tim Heed, Andreas Dahlström
New York Rangers Oscar Lindberg, Tim Erixon, Jeper Fasth, Carl Hagelin, Andreas Thuresson (not a rookie anymore)
New York Islanders John Persson, Johan Sundström, Anders Nilsson, David Ullström
Toronto Maple Leafs Mark Owuya, Tom Nilsson, Petter Granberg, Daniel Brodin
Minnesota Wild Johan Larsson, Jonas Brodin, Johan Gustafsson, Alexander Fällström
Chicago Black Hawks Marcus Krüger, Ludvig Rensfeldt, Joakim Nordström, Klas Dahlbeck, Johan Mattsson
What the other teams have: Dallas (Nemeth, John Klingberg, Molin) Edmonton (Lander, Klefbom, Motin), Colorado (Landeskog, Nermark) Carolina (Rask, Lindström), Winnipeg (Carl Klingberg, Sebatian Owuya, Pettersson-Wentzel), St.Louis (Wännström, Lundström), Florida (Markström, Bengtsson) Montreal (Engqvist, Westin, Nygren), Columbus (Forsberg, Blomqvist)
My top-5 would be:
1. Ottawa Senators (Could get as many as 5-6 NHL-players from this group, also have starpower in Rundblad and Zibanejad)
2. New Jersey Devils (Counting Tedenby and Josefson it's a great group)
3. Nashville Predators (The best organization at drafting swedes in my opinion, finds late round gems, two great goalies, have high hopes for Cehlin and Ekholm)
4. New York Rangers (Awesome group considering they only drafted two swedes in the last nine years, Lindberg looking really good, Erixon great)
5. Detroit Redwings (Järnkrok is great, Nyquist and perhaps Andersson have a chance to become NHL-players. Don't think Almqvist, Axelsson and Daniel Larsson will make it.)
Detroit: Gustav Nyquist, Calle Järnkrok, Joakim Andersson, Adam Almqvist, Dick Axelsson, Mattias Bäckman (Daniel Larsson?)
Ottawa: Mika Zibanejad, Jakob Silfverberg, David Rundblad, André Petersson, Robin Lehner, Fredrik Claesson, Marcus Sörensson
Vancouver: Anton Rödin, Henrik Tömmernes, Pathrik Westerholm, Eddie Läck, Sebastian Erixon, Ludwig Blomstrand, Peter Andersson
Nashville: Magnus Hellberg, Anders Lindbäck, Mattias Ekholm, Patric Cehlin, Simon Karlsson
New Jersey Devils: Adam Larsson, Alex Urbom, (Tedenby and Josefson not strictly rookies but not far from)
Anaheim Ducks Rickard Rakell, Max Friberg, William Karlsson, Tim Heed, Andreas Dahlström
New York Rangers Oscar Lindberg, Tim Erixon, Jeper Fasth, Carl Hagelin, Andreas Thuresson (not a rookie anymore)
New York Islanders John Persson, Johan Sundström, Anders Nilsson, David Ullström
Toronto Maple Leafs Mark Owuya, Tom Nilsson, Petter Granberg, Daniel Brodin
Minnesota Wild Johan Larsson, Jonas Brodin, Johan Gustafsson, Alexander Fällström
Chicago Black Hawks Marcus Krüger, Ludvig Rensfeldt, Joakim Nordström, Klas Dahlbeck, Johan Mattsson
What the other teams have: Dallas (Nemeth, John Klingberg, Molin) Edmonton (Lander, Klefbom, Motin), Colorado (Landeskog, Nermark) Carolina (Rask, Lindström), Winnipeg (Carl Klingberg, Sebatian Owuya, Pettersson-Wentzel), St.Louis (Wännström, Lundström), Florida (Markström, Bengtsson) Montreal (Engqvist, Westin, Nygren), Columbus (Forsberg, Blomqvist)
My top-5 would be:
1. Ottawa Senators (Could get as many as 5-6 NHL-players from this group, also have starpower in Rundblad and Zibanejad)
2. New Jersey Devils (Counting Tedenby and Josefson it's a great group)
3. Nashville Predators (The best organization at drafting swedes in my opinion, finds late round gems, two great goalies, have high hopes for Cehlin and Ekholm)
4. New York Rangers (Awesome group considering they only drafted two swedes in the last nine years, Lindberg looking really good, Erixon great)
5. Detroit Redwings (Järnkrok is great, Nyquist and perhaps Andersson have a chance to become NHL-players. Don't think Almqvist, Axelsson and Daniel Larsson will make it.)
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