C/LW William Eklund - San Jose Sharks, NHL (2021, 7th, SJS)

[NJ DevLolz]

Hoping this kid works out but he was my 1A with Luke being 1B. Happy with the pick at this moment

 

[Pavels Dog]

Anyone have insight into the underwhelming offensive stats Eklund is posting this season?

I assume he isn't getting top minutes, but I'd still have figured he'd do better even with third line minutes as that implies he's playing inferior players, too.

Bad team, they also probably shouldn't have bothered bringing him over just to send him back. Kid needs to focus on off-ice training imo, has to get stronger. If he could absorb a hit and shield the puck he'd be a lot more effective. Winds up on the perimeter far too much in SHL, where he can thread some nice passes but that's part of why he hasn't scored more goals.

 

[Kcoyote3]

He scored today, but they got relegated after losing 3-1.

 

[Stewie Griffin]

He scored today, but they got relegated after losing 3-1.

Djurgarden should dominate Allsvensken next season then no?

 

[hellstick]

Is Eklund making the Sharks roster next year? There can't be much competition, right

 

[Bizz]

arguably should've been on the roster this year. but I get why they sent him back.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

arguably should've been on the roster this year. but I get why they sent him back.

They got him to finally shoot. And he scored at goal at 19:41 of the 3rd period today.

Gives him two goals on the year lol.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Is Eklund making the Sharks roster next year? There can't be much competition, right

I would be very, very surprised if Eklund was not on the Sharks’ roster next season. He was very close to being kept this season, and there was a huge backlash amongst Sharks players (Karlsson, Couture, Hertl, Dahlen, etc.) when he was sent back to Sweden.

 

[theslatcher]

Will finish his season in Sweden playing J20 semis + either GMG, or BMG, this weekend. Öhgren - Östlund - Eklund anybody?

Expecting the GMG to be between Djurgården, & Örebro.

 

[Ed Ned and Leddy]

Raymond’s D+1 SHL production was pretty modest and he’ll be a Calder finalist this year.

If you’re an Eklund fan I wouldn’t let the numbers in isolation discourage you.

 

[Stewie Griffin]

Raymond’s D+1 SHL production was pretty modest and he’ll be a Calder finalist this year.

If you’re an Eklund fan I wouldn’t let the numbers in isolation discourage you.

He shouldn't have been sent back anyway, then had to play on a poor team (didn't even get to play on PP1) and dealt with injuries. He will most likely be Tomas Hertl's LW next year so that should be exciting.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

 

[Waterbuf]

Quinn is such a roadblock for good players.

 

[JohnLennon]

That's very disappointing. It looked like there was a lot of opportunity for both Eklund and Bordeleau on the Sharks this year. Definitely can't help but see the coincidence with Quinn being in charge.

 

[Stewie Griffin]

They'll both get games this year...just won't be these 2 in Europe.

 

[Lavar Ball]

 

[Stewie Griffin]

2 Eklund goals from this weekend. Guy loves the spin.

 

[Jukurit]

Only 9 points in 15 games? For a 7th overall pick that production seems bit disappointing. Had disappointing production last season too in SHL. Are there any concerns about him?

 

[Hodge]

Only 9 points in 15 games? For a 7th overall pick that production seems bit disappointing. Had disappointing production last season too in SHL. Are there any concerns about him?

Definitely starting to look like more of a 2nd/3rd line tweener type player if he makes it at all.

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Definitely starting to look like more of a 2nd/3rd line tweener type player if he makes it at all.

Did Sharks was wrong for sending him back to Sweden?

 

[Legend123]

Definitely starting to look like more of a 2nd/3rd line tweener type player if he makes it at all.

Too early to tell. For all u know he catches chemistry and fire with a top line player and does well

 

[Hodge]

Did Sharks was wrong for sending him back to Sweden?

No I actually think they shouldn’t have brought him over to North America last year at all. He ended up having a very disjointed season that probably didn’t help with his development.

 

[Prntscrn]

No I actually think they shouldn’t have brought him over to North America last year at all. He ended up having a very disjointed season that probably didn’t help with his development.

Exactly. Last minute they changed their mind and brought him over for camp, that was the first mistake. The second was to send him back once they had brought him over. They really f***ed up his d+1 season

 

[Gecklund]

Only 9 points in 15 games? For a 7th overall pick that production seems bit disappointing. Had disappointing production last season too in SHL. Are there any concerns about him?

No not really. Last season was very stop start for him and this year is just him regaining his confidence. I think you’ll see his production pick up here soon.

He’s also still only 20 and really in his first season in NA.

 

[ponder]

Only 9 points in 15 games? For a 7th overall pick that production seems bit disappointing. Had disappointing production last season too in SHL. Are there any concerns about him?

9 points in 15 games is a solid start for a 20 year old getting his first taste of AHL hockey. Also, he’s tied for 2nd in scoring on the Barracuda (and just 2 points behind 1st), nobody is tearing it up on that team.

Also worth noting, he started slow, but has been heating up, is currently on a 3-game point streak (2G/3A/+3 over the last 3 games). Let’s see where he’s at by the end of the season before passing any hot-take judgements.