Prospect Info: Hurricanes select D Jesper Sellgren #166 OA

[DaveG]

5'10 170lb LHD

Played for Modo in the Allsvenskan this past year and was part of the Swedish WJC Silver medal team

https://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/ld-jesper-sellgren-modo-allsvenskan-2016-undrafted.2432085/

43 Games Played
3 Goals
9 Assists
12 Points
8 Penalty Minutes
+8

Has been compared to Tobias Enstrom stylistically

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[Surrounded By Ahos]

Waddell saw everybody else taking Swedish defenseman so he figured the canes should do the same.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

He suffers mostly from a distinct lack of being Veini Vehvilanen.

 

[tigerman67]

He'll be playing for "my" team this winter in SHL, Lulea (same as Lucas Wallmark did), I get to see just about every game and it'll be interesting to watch him play. Swedish U20 coach calls him "one of the absolute best signings in SHL this year", and he did really well in the WJC so hopes are high. If he can develop far enough to get to NHL I'm a little doubtful about though, but we'll see.

 

[Lempo]

Waddell saw everybody else taking Swedish defenseman so he figured the canes should do the same.

Good that he at least waited for the later rounds.

 

[Unsustainable]

If you want to win, take a Finn

 

[HisIceness]

Good to add a blue liner to the cupboard.

 

[NotOpie]

If you want to win, take a Finn

....to fill a need, take a Swede.

 

[MinJaBen]

If you want to win, take a Finn

....to fill a need, take a Swede.

If you want to score, draft a big Russian.











I was not a poetry major.

 

[NotOpie]

If you want to score, draft a big Russian.











I was not a poetry major.

How poetic

 

[Lempo]

....to fill a need, take a Swede.

Yellow touch red, no step on snek.

 

[The Faulker 27]

If you want to win, take a Finn

....to fill a need, take a Swede.

To hit the net draft a Soviet.

 

[MinJaBen]

To hit the net draft a Soviet.

If you want to go far, talk to the czar.

 

[Lucky Lindy]

This doesn't have to be a bad pick, just because he's overage. Just look at Lawrence Pilut, who is a defenseman with similar size and skillset as Sellgren. He didn't get drafted anytime, and was an okay defenseman in the SHL and never played in the WJC for Sweden.. But this year, at age 21/22, he exploded with 38 points in 52 games and won Defenseman of the year in the SHL and was signed by Buffalo.

And it's not just him, Joel Persson came in from the third division last year to Växjö, who won the league, and scored 34 points his first season in the SHL. And that by the age of 23. He got signed by the Oilers.

I'm not saying Sellgren will be just like these guys, but they are similar players who got significantly better at age 21/22. Will be fun to watch Sellgren this season in Luleå, can't say I remember him so much from the WJC-team this winter.

 

[DougieSmash]

This pick is because Dundon comment on Krug imo.

 

[vorbis]

If you want to go far, talk to the czar.

for a scoring solution seek Russian collusion

 

[DaveG]

This doesn't have to be a bad pick, just because he's overage. Just look at Lawrence Pilut, who is a defenseman with similar size and skillset as Sellgren. He didn't get drafted anytime, and was an okay defenseman in the SHL and never played in the WJC for Sweden.. But this year, at age 21/22, he exploded with 38 points in 52 games and won Defenseman of the year in the SHL and was signed by Buffalo.

And it's not just him, Joel Persson came in from the third division last year to Växjö, who won the league, and scored 34 points his first season in the SHL. And that by the age of 23. He got signed by the Oilers.

I'm not saying Sellgren will be just like these guys, but they are similar players who got significantly better at age 21/22. Will be fun to watch Sellgren this season in Luleå, can't say I remember him so much from the WJC-team this winter.

Yep, this guy was quietly one of the standouts for Sweden at the WJC. I won't be surprised if he has a big year this year or next and then comes right over to be the top LHD for Charlotte (assuming that Carrick isn't still around) and pushing for NHL ice time.

 

[Lucky Lindy]

Genombrott vi kommer snacka om - Sanny Lindströms blogg

Sellgren is named as one of the players that can get a breakthrough this year.

 

[Icejoker]

Sellgren playd his first game in the swedish national team when they playd in the 4 teams tournament i Finland and he was really good.
PS that finnish goalie Vehviläinen also playd his first game in finnish national team , 2 games 2 SO.

 

[HisIceness]

Go Hurricanes draft picks go!

 

[DougieSmash]

Steal of the draft confirmed.

 

[Lempo]

Genombrott vi kommer snacka om - Sanny Lindströms blogg

Sellgren is named as one of the players that can get a breakthrough this year.

I hope they devastated Genombrott. I hate that guy.

 

[HisIceness]

Steal of the draft confirmed.

Jaccob Slavin 2.0

 

[tigerman67]

This is just so beautiful. Like stealing candy from a baby

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Nice hit from a tiny guy.