Canuck select Gustav Forsling 126th overall

[VanJack]

Tryamkin and Forsling.....future 'mutt and jeff' D pairing for the 'Nucks!

 

[D0ctorCool]

With that First Team All-Star Award, Forsling enters some pretty elite company:

http://www2.tsn.ca/World_jrs/feature/?id=1324

Over the last 12 years, the majority of 1st Team Defensemen have gone on to have impressive NHL careers.

 

[skywarp75]

With that First Team All-Star Award, Forsling enters some pretty elite company:

http://www2.tsn.ca/World_jrs/feature/?id=1324

Over the last 12 years, the majority of 1st Team Defensemen have gone on to have impressive NHL careers.

wow very impressive list.

 

[Jyrki]

With that First Team All-Star Award, Forsling enters some pretty elite company:

http://www2.tsn.ca/World_jrs/feature/?id=1324

Over the last 12 years, the majority of 1st Team Defensemen have gone on to have impressive NHL careers.

Looks like we have the next Sami Lepisto in our hands

 

[lush]

Didn't manage to catch any Sweden WJHC games but am loving the reported play of Forsling. Here's hoping we have a late round gem

 

[PhilMick]

Didn't manage to catch any Sweden WJHC games but am loving the reported play of Forsling. Here's hoping we have a late round gem

Maybe Taters (Benning) can pull some strings have Forsling move over to the CHL next year?

 

[The Iron Goalie]

Maybe Taters (Benning) can pull some strings have Forsling move over to the CHL next year?

Why? He's a regular in the SHL playing 18+mins a night against men. Let him stay over for one more season (when his contract expires) then AHL for a year or 2?

 

[PhilMick]

Why? He's a regular in the SHL playing 18+mins a night against men. Let him stay over for one more season (when his contract expires) then AHL for a year or 2?

Because bla bla bla learn the North American game bla bla small rink.

 

[VanJack]

Why? He's a regular in the SHL playing 18+mins a night against men. Let him stay over for one more season (when his contract expires) then AHL for a year or 2?

Totally agree with this...pretty amazing that as an 18-year old he can hold down a regular spot on the blueline in a tough professional league like the SHL.....watched him a scrimmage at the UBC prospects camp.....won't have much trouble adapting to the smaller rink...moves the puck very quick and already has an NHL bomb from the point.....second coming of Alex Edler?

 

[Pip]

One somewhat promising D man from the 2014 draft is good I guess.

 

[VanJack]

One somewhat promising D man from the 2014 draft is good I guess.

Don't forget Tryamkin from the same draft....longing to see that deadly Forsling-Tryamkin d-pairing.....at the very least their bombs from the point would fell more than a few opposing d-men in front of their own net

 

[PhilMick]

One somewhat promising D man from the 2014 draft is good I guess.

At this point I'll settle for one promising d man every 5 years. #canuckfanstandards

 

[skyo]

Wonder how soon Forsling can make the Canucks squad?
1-2 years?

 

[PhilMick]

Wonder how soon Forsling can make the Canucks squad?
1-2 years?

That's a little more like his timeline to make the Comets, then a couple years there most likely.

 

[Pip]

Don't forget Tryamkin from the same draft....longing to see that deadly Forsling-Tryamkin d-pairing.....at the very least their bombs from the point would fell more than a few opposing d-men in front of their own net

I haven't forgotten about Tryamkin, I'm just not very high on him.

At this point I'll settle for one promising d man every 5 years. #canuckfanstandards

 

[HankNDank]

With that First Team All-Star Award, Forsling enters some pretty elite company:

http://www2.tsn.ca/World_jrs/feature/?id=1324

Over the last 12 years, the majority of 1st Team Defensemen have gone on to have impressive NHL careers.

At least one of the two have been an NHLer in every year going back to Jiri Slegr in 1990.

 

[The Iron Goalie]

Because bla bla bla learn the North American game bla bla small rink.

 

[deckercky]

Looks like we have the next Sami Lepisto in our hands

Safe to say he'll learn a lot from his future assistant coach who's on that list - Nolan Baumgartner.

 

[MS]

At least one of the two have been an NHLer in every year going back to Jiri Slegr in 1990.

Funny seeing Brent Tully there ... still not sure how a guy who seemed such a sure bet, and who looked so good at the WJCs in 1993 and 1994, ended up flopping in pro the way he did.

 

[PhilMick]

Funny seeing Brent Tully there ... still not sure how a guy who seemed such a sure bet, and who looked so good at the WJCs in 1993 and 1994, ended up flopping in pro the way he did.

Hidden Game of Thrones joke.

 

[M2Beezy]

Didn't manage to catch any Sweden WJHC games but am loving the reported play of Forsling. Here's hoping we have a late round gem

He played great not only points and will be with us to the 2016-17 season i hope. Will be a great for us for hopfully over a decade or 2

 

[Peter10]

The list made me sad when I saw Luc Bourdon there.

 

[TheWanderer]

You'd think between Forsling, Hutton, Subban, and Tryamkin, one of these guys will turn out to be something special.

 

[Virtanen2Horvat]

Kronwall lite?

 

[Lemmiwinks]

I haven't forgotten about Tryamkin, I'm just not very high on him.

Yeah, I'm in the same camp. Forsling looks real promising in his development so far, and from what he showed in the world juniors he looks to have NHL upside. Perhaps he's a Yannick Weber type; small defenseman with a big shot who can get pucks through to the net at a high percentage rate. Personally I think his ceiling is higher than Weber though.

But with Tryamkin I'm just not seeing anything. There was that one highlights package that everyone was enthralled about, but I've never bought in to the hype. Hope I'm wrong of course.