Confirmed with Link: Isles Officially Sign G Marcus Hogberg 2 year deal

[SI90]

https://x.com/nyislanders/status/1787844892191813652?s=46&t=F-gQrVWvDqQEq4MYhtIb-A

this is an interesting signing. He wants to play in the NHL but we have Varly and Sorokin obviously. Depth is never a bad thing. Interesting.

Click to read more...

 

[Bones45]

OMG!!!!! Thats awesome!!!!






(Who the hell is Marcus Hogberg?)

​

 

[ekill08x]

looks like ahl replacement for skarek

 

[Fantom]

So a few things here.
We technically have "two" goalies. One is aging but still has some time on his contract (3Y) and played very well for us in the playoffs. But This guy Marcus is not young either. so I don't see where hit fits unless there is more to it then meets the Eye.
Now I have Concerns about Ilya and maybe I am being crazy but I could have sworn he walked out and was not present after a playoff loss when Roy Pulled him for poor play.
Do you want a guy who walks out because he is mad?
Is this story even true ?

looks like ahl replacement for skarek

That is what i think really is going on here. Maybe he is hoping he can get a shot with Varly being a little older ?

 

[Mr Misunderstood]

The Hog

 

[Taswell]

So a few things here.
We technically have "two" goalies. One is aging but still has some time on his contract (3Y) and played very well for us in the playoffs. But This guy Marcus is not young either. so I don't see where hit fits unless there is more to it then meets the Eye.
Now I have Concerns about Ilya and maybe I am being crazy but I could have sworn he walked out and was not present after a playoff loss when Roy Pulled him for poor play.
Do you want a guy who walks out because he is mad?
Is this story even true ?


That is what i think really is going on here. Maybe he is hoping he can get a shot with Varly being a little older ?

Take it down about 100 notches. He stood in the player walkway, he didn't walk out of anywhere

 

[leeroggy]

So a few things here.
We technically have "two" goalies. One is aging but still has some time on his contract (3Y) and played very well for us in the playoffs. But This guy Marcus is not young either. so I don't see where hit fits unless there is more to it then meets the Eye.
Now I have Concerns about Ilya and maybe I am being crazy but I could have sworn he walked out and was not present after a playoff loss when Roy Pulled him for poor play.
Do you want a guy who walks out because he is mad?
Is this story even true ?


That is what i think really is going on here. Maybe he is hoping he can get a shot with Varly being a little older ?

Lighten up Francis . . .

 

[SCMURRAY]

3rd goalie signing. Hogberg/Tikkanen/Skarek will battle for 2 Bridgeport spots. Appleby will be gone. A need signing for sure

 

[EK47]

Middle of the line starter in the SHL really weird signing.

 

[mouser]

BTW, Hogberg can't officially sign until July 1st when the 2024-25 season begins. He's not eligible to sign earlier.

 

[Fantom]

Take it down about 100 notches. He stood in the player walkway, he didn't walk out of anywhere

THis is not what i heard. no I could be wrong. i heard he was not in the locker room with the team at the end of the game and that he has left. again it might not be true

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

Once Schneider retired, we didn't address the "3rd goalie" scenario and it became very clear for all watching on the farm that if either Sorokin or Varlamov were to fall, we'd have no-one even near capable of filling in as a permanent back-up for a sustained period of time.

I can say that Högberg has played the past 3 seasons for Linköping, a team that was pretty decent this past season, but pretty much lousy the two years before. He was understood as a top 3 goalie in the SHL who won several games a year on his own and stood on his head in keeping some losses very close along the way. I've seen some highlights along the way that had me thinking he was a tick too good for the SHL and I wondered if he'd get another shot.

He was actually Ottawa's back-up for two seasons during the initial pandemic years and before heading back to Sweden.

He's older, so you've gotta think that his addition is all about having a 3rd stringer they'd have no qualms in turning to.

Should prove to be an interesting addition. He's a big boy to boot.

 

[MJF]

Middle of the line starter in the SHL really weird signing.

Not if you followed AHL Bridgeport and ECHL Worcester

 

[doublechili]

I'm assuming the Euro scouts talked him up and the goalie coaches saw him (live or video) and gave it the thumbs up?

He's 6'5", which is what goalies are trending towards. Someday kids are going to be as amazed about 5'9" goalies as they are now about phone booths.

 

[IslesNorway]

At his age, why does he bother swapping the SHL for the AHL??

 

[seafoam]

At his age, why does he bother swapping the SHL for the AHL??

Well there’s the chance to be claimed on waivers at the beginning of the season depending on injuries around the league.

Also his wife has a North American name but appears to be fluent in Swedish, I was thinking maybe they were looking to raise their family stateside.

 

[steveat]

This is not an AHL deal..It's not even a 2-way deal. It's a full NHL deal. Just find it confusing...but depth is good ...Skarek was bad and Appelby is beyond terrible.

 

[doublechili]

This is not an AHL deal..It's not even a 2-way deal. It's a full NHL deal. Just find it confusing...but depth is good ...Skarek was bad and Appelby is beyond terrible.

Hogberg #2 behind Sorokin. Varly, Pelech, JGP and Palms to TOR for Marner and Tavares.

Oh wait, isn't this the "crazy trade" thread?

 

[LeapOnOver]

Once Schneider retired, we didn't address the "3rd goalie" scenario and it became very clear for all watching on the farm that if either Sorokin or Varlamov were to fall, we'd have no-one even near capable of filling in as a permanent back-up for a sustained period of time.

I can say that Högberg has played the past 3 seasons for Linköping, a team that was pretty decent this past season, but pretty much lousy the two years before. He was understood as a top 3 goalie in the SHL who won several games a year on his own and stood on his head in keeping some losses very close along the way. I've seen some highlights along the way that had me thinking he was a tick too good for the SHL and I wondered if he'd get another shot.

He was actually Ottawa's back-up for two seasons during the initial pandemic years and before heading back to Sweden.

He's older, so you've gotta think that his addition is all about having a 3rd stringer they'd have no qualms in turning to.

Should prove to be an interesting addition. He's a big boy to boot.

I brought him up earlier in the season in a different forum (maybe the main one) wondering why he hadn't gotten a shot with another NHL team at a time when some teams were floundering for a goalie. Maybe it was just his inability to sign, but interesting that he's back in the NHL after I was wondering about him several months ago.

 

[Arsenalogist24]

Just makes me wonder if this is a way to cash in on a very good Varlamov season