Jakob Silfverberg announces he will retire after this season

[Kranix]

because he's washed at the NHL level

 

[Coffey]

From 2014/15 to 2016/17 he had 37 points in 40 playoff games. He was rock solid with Kesler and Cogliano.

Awful memories of 2017

I was scared every time he had the puck!

 

[ON3M4N]

Wow, can't believe he's been in the league that long. I remember when he was traded for Bobby Ryan.

 

[Aaaarrgghh]

His father played for Brynas team too, for 11 seasons. I always have respect for the Swedish players who don't lose sight of where they come from. Seems to happen fairly often, where these guys who've earned millions, go back to their home towns.

He's from a small city of just under 100k. Markstrom, Lindholm, Backstrom, and Janrkrok are all from the same small city.

He's a hero to fans of Brynäs too because of his role in the 2012 Swedish Championship playoffs. He'll be welcomed home with open arms, even if he obviously isn't the same player.

 

[Chainshot]

That explains him trending on EP this morning.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

 

[NYR94]

They traded Jakob Silfverberg, Stefan Noesen, 1st round pick (Nick Ritchie) for Bobby Ryan

Forgot Bobby Ryan was a Senator at one point, thanks

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Enjoy retirement.

I remember when he was part of the Bobby Ryan trade.

 

[wings95]

Good luck to him in his future endeavors. Congrats on his career

 

[Janvonpobben]

My compilation lol

 

[JonathnTaylorTavares]

RIP Jakob Silfverberg
(retire in peace)

 

[Rooch]

 

[The Nuge]

Kind of surprised since he’s not that old, but considering his production fell off a cliff, it also kind of makes sense. He’d probably be more in the PTO category, but the Ducks gave him a pretty massive contract and some guys just don’t want to go through that for a league minimum deal

 

[MMC]

Kind of surprised since he’s not that old, but considering his production fell off a cliff, it also kind of makes sense. He’d probably be more in the PTO category, but the Ducks gave him a pretty massive contract and some guys just don’t want to go through that for a league minimum deal

You won't find many Ducks fans who are surprised by this. IQ is still there but his body can't keep up after all the injuries

 

[Sniperberg]

Ooh aah, Silfverberg!
Sad to see him go. #1 shootout-guy and playoffwarrior.
Hope he goes on to have a few good seasons with Brynas!

 

[Gliff]

He could have skated down the ice yelling "Glove side just over the pad" and still scored almost every time. It was hilarious that he just did the exact same thing and kept scoring.

 

[Rpenny]

Did the Sens get anything significant for him because he was a good piece for the Ducks for a long time.

sens traded this guy, a 1st and stefan Noeson for Bobby Ryan. They got 7 years out of Ryan

Last 4 years have been rough on the guy

 

[WhatTheDuck]

You won't find many Ducks fans who are surprised by this. IQ is still there but his body can't keep up after all the injuries

He could probably stand at center in running shoes and create a couple more turnovers per game than some guys, but yeah physically he's just not able to do it at the same level anymore. There was some bounce back once he got a couple years removed from his operation but never fully got his jumps back.

 

[Eye of Ra]

While not a physical or aggressive player,

He was when he was 18-22 years then he changed his style.

 

[Herby]

I was always impressed with his game-sense and he always showed up well in the playoffs, but this is another guy that the wheels came off physically a lot earlier than it did for most players. Unfortunately for him and the Ducks, by the time they were entering their rebuild, his value (coupled with a bloated contract) made it impossible for him to be traded to a contender and get a few more kicks at the can in the post-season.

 

[luiginb]

His playoff PPG is 41% higher than his season PPG, all you need to know about the guy.

 

[Felidae]

From 2014/15 to 2016/17 he had 37 points in 40 playoff games. He was rock solid with Kesler and Cogliano.

Just to add to that.

His career regular season PPG is 0.46, the same as his career PPG in anaheim

His overall career playoff PPG is 0.66, and his career PPG with Anaheim it's 0.71.

Most players have a noticeably lower PPG in the playoffs. Pretty impressive how much better his production was in the postseason.

 

[Buck Naked]

FINALLY!!!!! I'm so happy!!