Confirmed with Link: Canucks Sign F Nils Åman

[Hansen]

Oh man its Åman



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Nils Åman at eliteprospects.com

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Nils Åman, 2000-02-07 Avesta, SWE Sweden. Most recently in the NHL with Vancouver Canucks. Complete player biography and stats.

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Drafted 6th Round #167 overall in 2020 by Colorado and went unsigned, played for Leksands IF in SHL this season

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[MS]

Not familiar with this player at all.

Wish I'd watched more of the World Championships now because Aman made that team (playing ahead of Linus Karlsson) and appeared in every game.

SHL production is really underwhelming for his age so I'm assuming he's hella fast/good defensively to have been the only SHL player under age 25 playing on Team Sweden?

 

[Vector]

At this point, he's organizational depth with potential 3rd line upside.

 

[Hansen]

Not familiar with this player at all.

Wish I'd watched more of the World Championships now because Aman made that team (playing ahead of Linus Karlsson) and appeared in every game.

SHL production is really underwhelming for his age so I'm assuming he's hella fast/good defensively to have been the only SHL player under age 25 playing on Team Sweden?

Also was teammates with Lian Bichsel this year, if that's any indication of where we might be looking

 

[MS]

At this point, he's organizational depth with potential 3rd line upside.

Hilariously, he also replaces Carson Focht as the teams top C prospect.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Not familiar with this player at all.

Wish I'd watched more of the World Championships now because Aman made that team (playing ahead of Linus Karlsson) and appeared in every game.

SHL production is really underwhelming for his age so I'm assuming he's hella fast/good defensively to have been the only SHL player under age 25 playing on Team Sweden?

He was extremly good in Worlds. Always bust his ass off, gritty, smart, great defensivly. Better hands than one might think. Should play more physical, which i think he will when he adds some weight. Bottom 6 player.

 

[AppleHoneySauce]

This could be a good first test for the development team. At least if he does indeed have a good head on his shoulders.

 

[Vector]

He was extremly good in Worlds. Always bust his ass off, gritty, smart, great defensivly. Better hands than one might think. Should play more physical, which i think he will when he adds some weight. Bottom 6 player.

Did he play mostly centre or wing?

 

[Vector]

Also was teammates with Lian Bichsel this year, if that's any indication of where we might be looking

*heavy breathing*

 

[Eye of Ra]

Did he play mostly centre or wing?

center

 

[ahmon]

He was extremly good in Worlds. Always bust his ass off, gritty, smart, great defensivly. Better hands than one might think. Should play more physical, which i think he will when he adds some weight. Bottom 6 player.

how does he compare to someone like Sammy Pahlsson?

 

[Eye of Ra]

how does he compare to someone like Sammy Pahlsson?

Påhlsson was one of NHLs best shut down centers for years. I doubt Åman ever reaches that level.

 

[Vector]

Something to note, he's coming over to play in North America. So they've added some depth to the organization.

 

[tradervik]

If he can take regular shifts in Abbotsford as a centre, that's already a win considering the state of the Canucks development pipeline.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Criteria for signings? Must be……. A Man.

 

[wonton15]

Already a paradigm shift in how management approaches organizational depth. Good to see some European signings and replenishing our long term pipelines, even if this isn’t a sexy signing. I like it.

 

[StreetHawk]

Always need cheap young guys in the bottom 6. No more spending big for that bottom unit outside of a good checking Centre in the 3C hole like a malhottra back in the day.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

His production in the SHL translates to 13 points in 82 games, at 22 that's not awful. About on par with Lammiko

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

 

[VIPettersson]

Why not? whats to lose? its not like we have any C prospects we need to give playing time.

 

[VanJack]

At least this kid is really a 'no risk' UFA signing.....during the Benning era, this is an example of another team's failed prospect (Colorado) that would have seen the Canucks coughing up a draft pick.

Probably bound for Abbotsford, but the more players you have on ELC's the better.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Keep em coming! The prospect pool is so shallow that we need a couple of good drafts and more signings like this to start to rebuild it.

 

[theslatcher]

tbh was a bit surprised that Avs let him go.

They drafted him 2 years ago and he has developed as you'd hope he would, followed by a good showing at Worlds.

Big, hardworking, speedy, two-way center with limited offense. Could put on some additional weight.

He's still just 22 but right now I see him as a potential rock solid 4C who can turn into a 3C. Reminds me a little of a taller Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.

 

[Chainshot]

Another younger player getting the hell out of Leksands.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Nice to see some new prospects added to the pipeline. Curious to see what he can do in Abbotsford or Vancouver this fall.