Is Gustav Forsling a future 1st pairing defenseman?

[Legionnaire11]

So his ceiling is literally lower than the level he's playing right now at 21.

Makes sense.

A couple of years ago Zach Trotman was on the Bruins first pair and last season Jake Dotchin was on the Lightning's first pair. Two young guys who came up and made an immediate impact, but neither of which are close to being first pair defensemen.

 

[TLEH]

Played 27 minutes last night. 22-23 the previous 5-6 games. Plays the highest QoC with Jan Rutta.

This all started after Rangers game when Forsling played well and Q decided to start playing seabrook less.

Hawks have been much better since.

 

[stuffradio]

I hope he's not, just because we traded him away...

 

[Captain Bowie]

God I hope not.

 

[Hawkaholic]

Kid is a stud. Sometimes I am skeptical of a young kid performing well early in his career, and it's just a matter of time before they fall back to earth. But with Forsling, it's hard not to see him blossoming into a top pair Dman, he just has such a high IQ, he skates well, has a big shot, good passer, and best of all, he doesn't seem to be scared going into the corners like he was last year.

Pleasantly surprised by him so far this year, may be our best Dman already.

 

[nowhereman]

LOL, did anyone think Forsling was going to be this good? I defy you to find me anyone who questioned that trade, at the time, because they thought Forsling was going to be a potential top-pairing defenseman. There were certainly complaints but it wasn't because Canucks fans thought they were trading a major core player. Most just felt that we didn't get a very good player in return, comparatively speaking.

That said, I don't think he'll be that player. I'm thinking a potential second-pairing guy.

 

[ColdSteel2]

He’ll be a 2nd pairing D that puts up 50 points.

 

[TLEH]

I think he could be a solid #2. He’s been balling. Playing against Malkin, Seguin lines at 21. Solid possession numbers.

 

[Pip]

LOL, did anyone think Forsling was going to be this good? I defy you to find me anyone who questioned that trade, at the time, because they thought Forsling was going to be a potential top-pairing defenseman. There were certainly complaints but it wasn't because Canucks fans thought they were trading a major core player. Most just felt that we didn't get a very good player in return, comparatively speaking.

That said, I don't think he'll be that player. I'm thinking a potential second-pairing guy.

A lot of Canucks fans were very high on him based on his impressive year in Sweden, even disregarding his dominant World Junior performance. Probably not to the extent of a top pairing defenseman but I thought he could easily become a top 4 guy.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

I don't know if he has #1 potential but at this point he has established himself as Hawks 2nd best defender and is proving to be the young defender Hawks have badly needed to come out of system for years