mossey3535
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He’s got a road to climb to become a legit middle 6 NHL’er; but for a team with few prospects, it can’t hurt.This seems good, right?
Apparently, it’s not so much his skating that has been holding him back as much as it’s been a poor commitment to conditioning.Okay Linus... now spend the Summer working on your skating.
Probably because our prospect pool sucks and he’s like our 3rd best prospect. I do hope he can become a decent two-way 3C though.Since the trade Ive felt like hes a nothing prospect but I have a good feeling about him all of a sudden for some reason
God damn it, Gillis.Probably because our prospect pool sucks and he’s like our 3rd best prospect. I do hope he can become a decent two-way 3C though.
No Im aware how shit things are in general. I had a dream about the signing the night before it happened and had a good feeling about it. In the dream he was Lisch Karlsson though.Probably because our prospect pool sucks and he’s like our 3rd best prospect. I do hope he can become a decent two-way 3C though.
This seems good, right?
Why, because they were born in the same country?I'm having flashbacks of Anton Rodin
No, because there was a lot of hype around Rodin after coming off a great year in the SHL.Why, because they were born in the same country?
Rodin came to NA, got hurt and failed, went back to Sweden and developed until he was like 25 or so, then came back and got hurt and failed again.
Seems like a pretty different situation to me...
Without the knee problems? Sign me up.I'm having flashbacks of Anton Rodin
I just don’t see where a guy who is slow fits into our club, when JR has been saying “we need to get faster”. Karlsson is (23?) so how much faster is he going to get?With some luck he might end up almost as good as Jonathan Dahlen. He's two years younger so still some development to be done.
My original point was that I was having flashbacks. Nothing more. I was very high on Rodin from the moment he was drafted, probably unreasonably high. But his knee problems were the main reason he didn't make it here.Without the knee problems? Sign me up.
He’s got a road to climb to become a legit middle 6 NHL’er; but for a team with few prospects, it can’t hurt.
A successful season for him would be if he can make himself a legit call up option (when we have injury issues) by mid to late season. That would mean he’s one of the better players for Abby, and the coaching staff likes his 2-way game.
He will be 23 for next season.
His window to show himself as an NHL’er is kind of short now. He likely gets one AHL development year, and then has to be worthy of an NHL spot in ‘23-‘24, or he’s done.
Since the trade Ive felt like hes a nothing prospect but I have a good feeling about him all of a sudden for some reason
Garland @ 5'10"? LOL, maybe with his skates on, even then...View attachment 553484
He has actually always been a pretty good prospect. Had that dip in production in 2019, but came back strong these past two years. The Allsvenskan is a good league, and is closer to the SHL than the AHL is to the NHL, so NHLe values are pretty high. According to this he is more likely than not to be an NHLer, so I would not be surprised if he is competitive for a roster spot in training camp. His game makes sense in a bottom 6 role which helps his chances since he wouldn't have to be handed minutes to make the team.
Here is Dahlen (and Garland) for comparison: Pretty similar development curve but 2 years older.
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I have seen literally zero games of both those players (ok I seen Dahlen play us) but I would 100 out of 100 times make the trade back.You have to give some props to the Canucks European scouts for this one......when Benning sent Dahlen packing for a kid playing in Allsvenskan in Karlsson, nobody had ever heard of him. He had pretty gaudy junior stats, but was clearly struggling to establish himself in the second division of Swedish pro hockey.
But I'd say he's a solid candidate to make the Canucks as at least a 'middle-six' forward. Dahlen meantime, had a promising start to the season in San Jose, but then hit the wall and was a healthy scratch for portions of the season. I still think it's likely he eventually ends up back in Sweden.