Prospect Info: C Christoffer Ehn (106th overall, 2014)

[Spitfire11]

I know it's Hakan Andersson and all but isn't this pick a reach? Couldn't this have been a 6th or 7th round selection? Just asking

Those rounds are for even bigger reaches

 

[Mount Suribachi]

I'd guess middle six. He could have more upside but it's been a loooong time since we've drafted and developed a top line center.

As Zermanator says, 1C's tend to go in the first 5 picks. If you get really lucky you get Getzlaf at 19th overall. If you're lucky and good you get Dats and Z after everyone else has gone home. But that is the exception.

 

[golffuul]

Just remember that with all of these Swedish picks. The Perfect Human is also scouting them.

 

[InjuredChoker]

i follow lot of hockey people on twitter and did search on ehn. got nothing.

not sure if good or bad thing. we'll see.

As Zermanator says, 1C's tend to go in the first 5 picks. If you get really lucky you get Getzlaf at 19th overall. If you're lucky and good you get Dats and Z after everyone else has gone home. But that is the exception.

yeah since lockout, only legit #1C outside top ten is kopitar i think.. and that was still in 05. giroux too but he was drafted as a winger.

 

[Run the Jewels]

As Zermanator says, 1C's tend to go in the first 5 picks. If you get really lucky you get Getzlaf at 19th overall. If you're lucky and good you get Dats and Z after everyone else has gone home. But that is the exception.

Well we've also struggled to draft and develop a 2C which is why we always try to split Z and Pavel with mixed results. We end up diluting our top 6 (guys like Cleary, Bert, Abdelkader are not scoring line wingers). Filppula was best as a 3C or 2nd line winger. We signed Weiss due to needing a 2C. Sheahan is showing some nice signs but the jury is still out on whether he is a 2C or a 3C.

So our recent history when it comes to drafting and developing scoring line centers has been mixed at best.

 

[Mount Suribachi]

Well we've also struggled to draft and develop a 2C which is why we always try to split Z and Pavel with mixed results. We end up diluting our top 6 (guys like Cleary, Bert, Abdelkader are not scoring line wingers). Filppula was best as a 3C or 2nd line winger. We signed Weiss due to needing a 2C. Sheahan is showing some nice signs but the jury is still out on whether he is a 2C or a 3C.

So our recent history when it comes to drafting and developing scoring line centers has been mixed at best.

But how much of an opportunity would they have had when we had Dats and Z? Flip did OK as a 2C (we did win a cup with him there after all) but he was never going to give us that elite 1-2 punch.

At the end of the day, we haven't even had anyone in our system between Flip and Sheahan who could be a top 2C. That's why we signed Weiss......

 

[HisNoodliness]

http://www.redwingscentral.com/2014/06/28/4927/size-skating-and-raw-potential-draw-wings-to-ehn/

I didn't like this pick when we first made it, but after some of Hakan's comments I'm pretty excited about him. I just really want to forget Quincey so I'll deludemyself into believing Ehn and our other draftees are gods

 

[Dotter]

http://www.redwingscentral.com/2014/06/28/4927/size-skating-and-raw-potential-draw-wings-to-ehn/

I didn't like this pick when we first made it, but after some of Hakan's comments I'm pretty excited about him. I just really want to forget Quincey so I'll deludemyself into believing Ehn and our other draftees are gods

Never a bad thing to have depth.

“I’m not making comparisons, but if I look at Joakim Andersson, he’s bigger, he’s certainly a better skater, and he’s got some ability to do a little bit with the puck, just like Joakim has when he’s playing his best hockey, like in the 2013 playoffs,” Andersson said.

Looks like they are really high on Mantha though -

“We’re doing everything we can to find a future center for Anthony Mantha,” Andersson joked. “We’ve given him a bunch of options.”

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

We like to joke about Andersson, but he'd be a darn useful player if he could skate.

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

We like to joke about Andersson, but he'd be a darn useful player if he could skate.

I agree

 

[SimplySolace]

In case anyone cares...

Kevin Sporka - HOHM @yungspork
I've already heard three different pronunciations of Christoffer Ehn's last name. He just told me it's pronounced "Ian." #RedWings #DRWDC

 

[gretskidoo]

Ian? What?

 

[joe89]

We like to joke about Andersson, but he'd be a darn useful player if he could skate.

And he's still getting better at it. Last season was probably 10% better than the year before. His future is probably not with the Wings, but he could stick in the league.

In case anyone cares...

Kevin Sporka - HOHM @yungspork
I've already heard three different pronunciations of Christoffer Ehn's last name. He just told me it's pronounced "Ian." #RedWings #DRWDC

It's a soft 'h', name is pronounced the same if you spell it just En. But I guess if you try to say it in English it does sound like Ean or Ian.

 

[Systemfel]

Frolunda has loaned Ehn to Karlskoga of Allsvenskan (Swe-2) for next season. Will be playing against men.

http://bikkarlskoga.se/jvm-center-till-bik/

 

[detredWINgs]

And he's still getting better at it. Last season was probably 10% better than the year before. His future is probably not with the Wings, but he could stick in the league.



It's a soft 'h', name is pronounced the same if you spell it just En. But I guess if you try to say it in English it does sound like Ean or Ian.

If it were "en," then it would be pronounced like the letter "n." Sounds like it's closer to "een."

 

[joe89]

If it were "en," then it would be pronounced like the letter "n." Sounds like it's closer to "een."

One single E can be bort short/long in Swedish, we don't have doubles. Sometimes long e is made obvious by spelling it é, like Franzén, but not always. Long E is not pronounced the same in Swedish as in English though.

You can here his name here in Swedish on 0:06: