Carl Söderberg, C, Linköpings HC, Elitserien, Sweden

[Mathletic]

Do the Blues still have his rights? Looks like he's doing well in Sweden. Wondering if he still has a future in the NHL.

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[Jesus Christ Horburn]

His rights were traded in 2007 to Boston for Hannu Toivonen

 

[Boston]

Here we go again.

 

[Mathletic]

Here we go again.

how come?

 

[BillyShoe1721]

Ah the periodical Carl Soderberg threads. The short answer is, he's not coming over. All indications point to him being content in Sweden, and unless a team is willing to give him a nice one-way contract, I don't see him even considering coming over.

 

[Shaun]

Carl is a legend in Boston. Sort of like bigfoot.

 

[heygarebear]

there is a name i haven't heard in awhile. both teams loss that trade lol

 

[Pellegrino]

I've heard that Söderberg wants to play in the NHL next season. No joke. Not sure if there are any takers though!

 

[Shaun]

I've heard that Söderberg wants to play in the NHL next season. No joke. Not sure if there are any takers though!

He still belongs to the Bruins I believe

 

[Aptur]

I've heard that Söderberg wants to play in the NHL next season. No joke. Not sure if there are any takers though!

Yeah, I think I've heard that as well, can't find the video now though. He has been great so far this season. He finally left his hometown team, it's a big step for him.

 

[Rupert Giles]

Wesley Wyndam-Pryce

I've heard that Söderberg wants to play in the NHL next season. No joke. Not sure if there are any takers though!

If he had his mind set on playing in NA next season he wouldnt have knocked on Linkopings GM,s door and asked to sign for another 3 years to his one year deal.

 

[wwvdw]

Why not, with the current deal between the NHL and Eliteserien you can sign for a NHL tea as a FA even if you have a contract. Its nice to have a 3 year contract as a back-up.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

I remember Bruins fans a while back calling him the Yeti. Great nickname. Yes, he's not coming over, not in anyone's wildest dreams.

 

[Pellegrino]

If he had his mind set on playing in NA next season he wouldnt have knocked on Linkopings GM,s door and asked to sign for another 3 years to his one year deal.

Because he wants to play for Linköping if he doesn't get a NHL contract.

 

[bolt thrower]

Söderberg is like the Waldo of the Bruins.

 

[STL fan in MN]

Wow, haven't heard that name in a while! So he's apparently toying with the idea of coming over again, eh? I'll believe it when I see it! The guy's certainly got skill though...although I wonder how badly he hurt his development by continually staying in Sweden's 2nd tier league all those years. I still wonder what could've been had he not gotten that bad eye injury all those years ago. He seemed set to go to N.A. after that season but then he got a stick in the eye, his team crumbled without him and was demoted to the Allsvenskan. With the eye injury slow to recover and wanting to get his hometown team back into the SEL, he stayed another year...and then another and another and...you get the picture. He finally left Malmo to play in the SEL but I'd still be shocked to see him in the NHL next season.

One thing I wonder though: is he still wearing the full face shield? IIRC, he started wearing that full-time a few years ago (see pic below) but I'm not sure if he still does. I don't think that would fly in the NHL. Players are only allowed to wear full face protection when they're recovering from a facial injury. I'm going to assume Carl's eye healed years ago. I can't remember if he had any lasting injuries to his eye/vision from that injury though.

EDIT: Found the answer to my question myself. It appears he's now wearing a half-shield...or perhaps more of a 3/4 shield would better describe it!

 

[Rare Jewel]

So he was drafted in 2004 how is it that Boston still have retained his rights? The rights for Russian players from the 2004 draft were released from there rights in the summer of 2010. I know cause that's when we officially lost the rights to Dmitri Vorobiev(even though we knew he wasn't coming over anyway)

Clarification anyone?

 

[Franck]

So he was drafted in 2004 how is it that Boston still have retained his rights? The rights for Russian players from the 2004 draft were released from there rights in the summer of 2010. I know cause that's when we officially lost the rights to Dmitri Vorobiev(even though we knew he wasn't coming over anyway)

Clarification anyone?

The rights for European players drafted prior to the 2004-05 Lockout and the introduction of the new CBA that followed it are held indefinitely. Since Söderberg was drafted in 2004, the Bruins will keep his NHL rights until he either signs for them or the Bruins decide to release his rights.

 

[Rare Jewel]

The rights for European players drafted prior to the 2004-05 Lockout and the introduction of the new CBA that followed it are held indefinitely. Since Söderberg was drafted in 2004, the Bruins will keep his NHL rights until he either signs for them or the Bruins decide to release his rights.

Ah.

That's kind of too bad cause he probably wouldn't get a sniff in Boston.

 

[STL fan in MN]

The reason why I thought Boston still holds his rights is because there's actually a year or two left on his NHL contract. He signed with the Blues, came over for camp but then returned to Sweden without the Blues' permission (this was back when the NHL didn't have a transfer agreement with Sweden) and this burned the first year of his contract. The Blues traded him to Boston but like Radulov still owes the Preds the final year of his ELC, Soderberg still owes Boston for the last year or 2 of his ELC. Perhaps that's not right but that's how I'm remembering it anyway.

 

[Mione134]

awww.

the yeti got a post in the prospect section? thats cute.



andddd the folk lore continues for carl...

 

[Man Bear Pig]

awww.

the yeti got a post in the prospect section? thats cute.



andddd the folk lore continues for carl...

The yeti! I knew I remembered the name lol. He's like the Vorobiev for Bruins fans. Why do these guys even enter the draft?

 

[BritSabre]

He's only just left his hometown Malmo. If he went, he'd get homesick and be back home in a week.

 

[Teus]

Kind of funny how people want players to be loyal and not run off for better money elsewhere. But when a player is loyal, he gets trashed for that.

Anyway, after seeing him a few times in the SEL this season, he doesn't seem to have lost much playing in the 2nd-tier league. Should be interesting seeing him with Tre Kronor again.

I can't remember if he had any lasting injuries to his eye/vision from that injury though.

He lost like 80-90% of the vision on the eye where the stick hit IIRC.

 

[NoUserNameHere]

I think it's time that the Bruins face facts and decide to trade the Yeti.

Word on the street is that one team near the bottom of the standings is willing to give up a case of Bud Light for him.