SoupNazi
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- Feb 6, 2010
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Yeah, it's funny how he gets pretty much no hype. I'd argue Bäckman & Jensen are at least as good as Ouellet, Sproul & Marchenko right now. Of course Jensen is older than the others but Bäckman just needs to settle in. When he gets that sorted out he could easily end up being the best of the bunch.I've been thinking for a while that Backman might be another late round gem. That was a fantastic goal, you don't see many goals that nice from Dmen. He could turn out to be the best of our crop of D prospects.
Yeah, it's funny how he gets pretty much no hype. I'd argue Bäckman & Jensen are at least as good as Ouellet, Sproul & Marchenko right now. Of course Jensen is older than the others but Bäckman just needs to settle in. When he gets that sorted out he could easily end up being the best of the bunch.
Let him show what he can do in the NHL and he might end up having some. With what he's done this year, I just can't see how you don't give him a shot.almqvist is 7th round pick that has 2 NHL games on his belt and isn't exempt from waivers next year.
he doesn't have much trade value.
Let him show what he can do in the NHL and he might end up having some.
Let him show what he can do in the NHL and he might end up having some. With what he's done this year, I just can't see how you don't give him a shot.
I would like to trade Almqvist for a player we can help develop that maybe had a rough year or something but the Wings are confident in.
I've been thinking for a while that Backman might be another late round gem. That was a fantastic goal, you don't see many goals that nice from Dmen. He could turn out to be the best of our crop of D prospects.
Nestrasil was another guy that impressed me last night, there were lots of Griffins who were having trouble carrying the puck, but he seemed to be the guy the Heat were having the most trouble taking it from.
Calgary seems to have a pretty good farm team though, Granlund and Baertschi were dangerous every time they are on the ice.
Yeah I've been a huge Backman fan since he was drafted. He had no offensive output when he was drafted but it has started to come around. He developed in possibly the second best league behind the NHL so I'm hoping he has a great playoff run and will be given a fair shot at making the DRW roster in training camp.
almqvist is 7th round pick that has 2 NHL games on his belt and isn't exempt from waivers next year.
he doesn't have much trade value.
Why does it matter what round you are taken? He played great in Sweden, has played great in North America. If we were any other team besides maybe Boston, he would be a full-time player.
KHL is clearly ahead of SHL.
I dunno, international competitions would suggest otherwise.
small samples, coaching etc play a role in that. russians have often used system that hasn't worked in the 80s. malkin had to tld his coach at the olympics that pull the god damn goalie, we are losing and there is no time left. in a elimination game.
sweden has one twice since 98 and both times they had very good NHLers to help them win.
defenseman Adam Almquist, was much less fortunate on this night, though, as he suffered an apparent lower body injury early in the opening period when he was leveled from behind in the right corner by an unpenalized Max Reinhart long after the whistle had blown on an offside play. Almquist eventually was assisted off the ice and did not return to the game.
Do we know the severity of Almquist's injury? All I can find is this:
Hope it's not serious and he can return. Who'll replace him, Fournier?
Gif of Backman's tying goal
Don't see why anyone world trade for Almqvist unless it's Nill. Even then it would be for next to nothing.