Player Discussion Hampus Lindholm III - the Return/Revenge of the Swede?

[Dr Johnny Fever]

In fairness to Stephens it was a fan Q and A, he had no input really.

Well, I guess that begs the question, why did he make it a fan Q&A? Being behind a pay wall I would think people expect better than that.

 

[AngelDuck]

For some reason I highly doubt Perry hits the gym from 9:30-1:30 on a "normal gym day",..

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

I don’t think Perry knows what a gym is.

 

[EXTRAS]

Will he ever be at an OEL level?

 

[duxfan1101]

Will he ever be at an OEL level?

In terms of offensive impact? No, he might top out at around 40 points, but it's tough with at least 2 guys ahead of him for PP time. But as an overall defenseman I'd say they are pretty even, although with that being said, I should admit I'm not a huge OEL fan.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Nothing too interesting
-Normal training day in the offseason is gym from 9:30-1 or 2
-Wants to get stronger/quicker for next year
-Likes Marty Wilford (new assistant) a lot, says he's a positive guy
-Plays FIFA, CoD and LoL
-Kopitar is the toughest player to defend
-Likes the number 47 because it's more unique
-Mentioned Sweden and meatballs quite a bit

I find 47 to be one of the more aesthetically pleasing numbers in most fonts.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

In terms of offensive impact? No, he might top out at around 40 points, but it's tough with at least 2 guys ahead of him for PP time. But as an overall defenseman I'd say they are pretty even, although with that being said, I should admit I'm not a huge OEL fan.

One thing i noticed is OEL's ice time per game has gone down 4 years in a row while Lindholm's ice time has gone up. Lindholm might be a guy who takes longer to reach his peak years.

 

[Kariya 9]

I find 47 to be one of the more aesthetically pleasing numbers in most fonts.

It does look nice.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

4 points in 5 games. His best start ever i think ? Also appears he has a 60% defensive zone starts this year up over last year, so Carlyle is trusting him even more in defensive zone starts.

 

[Paul4587]

My only issue with him this season is sometimes he handles the puck like it’s a grenade and bobbles simple passes where as other times he’s really smooth and makes great tape to tape passes and plays. If he can sort that it will go a long way in pushing himself into that top 15 group in the league. I wouldn’t read much into production at this point it’s a really small sample size.

But yeah it’s early on but this seems to be the year Carlyle has decided he is going to be leaned on not only in terms of matchups but also ice time. Last year he took the toughest matchups but was only playing 22-23 mins per night this season he’s leading the team in ice time and taking the toughest assignments. We will see if that continues or if his usage goes back to the 22-23 he’s accustomed to.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

My only issue with him this season is sometimes he handles the puck like it’s a grenade and bobbles simple passes where as other times he’s really smooth and makes great tape to tape passes and plays. If he can sort that it will go a long way in pushing himself into that top 15 group in the league. I wouldn’t read much into production at this point it’s a really small sample size.

But yeah it’s early on but this seems to be the year Carlyle has decided he is going to be leaned on not only in terms of matchups but also ice time. Last year he took the toughest matchups but was only playing 22-23 mins per night this season he’s leading the team in ice time and taking the toughest assignments. We will see if that continues or if his usage goes back to the 22-23 he’s accustomed to.

I don't think endurance is really an issue with Lindholm.... and I think RC should have done this a while ago.

 

[Ducks in a row]

1 goal 5 assists 6 points +1 in 6 games playing 24:11 per game. I like the offensive production we are getting from him.

 

[Paul4587]

Some of those assists have been pretty fluky to be honest. I want to see him be more aggressive offensively and not bobble the puck all the time.

 

[Kalv]

Yeah he doesn`t appear to be an offensive driver

 

[Anaheim4ever]

I think its also like he was a tiny bit unlucky in the past on getting secondary assists.
With how he's always been a positive +/- he was due for a year where secondary assists start happening more often.

 

[AngelDuck]

Yeah he doesn`t appear to be an offensive driver

No 19 year old other than McDavid, Eichel, Matthews types really are. I agree that he hasn't established himself as a consistent force yet. But by the end of the year I think he will be more consistent throughout the game than he is now.

Oh shit, this is the Lindholm thread. I totally thought I was in the Comtois thread. Get me another cup of Joe. Disregard!

 

[Paul4587]

I think its also like he was a tiny bit unlucky in the past on getting secondary assists.
With how he's always been a positive +/- he was due for a year where secondary assists start happening more often.

You mean like the opposite of Manson last season? Seemed like every game Manson would get a secondary assist that I had no idea he had anything to do with.

 

[Paul4587]

No 19 year old other than McDavid, Eichel, Matthews types really are. I agree that he hasn't established himself as a consistent force yet. But by the end of the year I think he will be more consistent throughout the game than he is now.

Oh ****, this is the Lindholm thread. I totally thought I was in the Comtois thread. Get me another cup of Joe. Disregard!

That’s what happens when you have individual threads being bumped every game on every single player on the roster....

 

[ADHB]

That’s what happens when you have individual threads being bumped every game on every single player on the roster....

Can the mods consolidate some of these threads so they don’t clutter up the board? Or keep them from being created in the first place? It’s fine to have threads for key players but man Rowney doesn’t need his own thread. And if they have them, they don’t need to be bumped with their ice totals after each game.

We manage to find this message board. Think we can find the box scores and video highlights too.

 

[bsu]

That’s what happens when you have individual threads being bumped every game on every single player on the roster....

Yeah...it's annoying as f*** why can't we just discuss players in the roster thread

 

[bsu]

Can the mods consolidate some of these threads so they don’t clutter up the board? Or keep them from being created in the first place? It’s fine to have threads for key players but man Rowney doesn’t need his own thread. And if they have them, they don’t need to be bumped with their ice totals after each game.

We manage to find this message board. Think we can find the box scores and video highlights too.

Everything should be discussed on the roster thread the only reason to bump individuals is like contracts or stuff like that imo

 

[Anaheim4ever]

You mean like the opposite of Manson last season? Seemed like every game Manson would get a secondary assist that I had no idea he had anything to do with.

Basicly yeah.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

That’s what happens when you have individual threads being bumped every game on every single player on the roster....

Especially when the same posters put identical posts in multiple threads.

 

[Trojans86]

Yeah...it's annoying as **** why can't we just discuss players in the roster thread

In concur, discuss players in the roster thread unless maybe it is contract related.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Best empty net goal i've seen in a long time, he gets the shot thru islanders players off the faceoff, thats like how he gets shots thru traffic.