Jonatan Berggren

[Richard Gibson]

It's official: #48 Jonatan Berggren is taking his talents to North-America next season.

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[Richard Gibson]

Red Wings Prospects
@DRWProspects
Berggren won't return to Skellefteå, so Detroit/GR confirmed for 2021-22.

 

[Richard Gibson]

Let's go over a few #LGRWprospects, as we have some pretty interesting highlights to go over.
- Moritz Seider's playoff run continues
- Jonatan Berggren's going to the Worlds
- Kirill Tyutyayev's signed with the Griffins

 

[Richard Gibson]

@RivardNHL [URL='https://twitter.com/RivardNHL/status/1389947257974398980']23h[/URL]
Jonatan Berggren has officially left Skelleftea. This all but indicates that he'll be heading to North American ice soon. Whether that's to finish up the season with the Griffins or making a late debut with the Wings will all depend on visa and quarantine protocol.

 

[Go Wings]

Very nice
Cannot wait to see what he can do in the AHL and maybe a callup to the NHL next season.

 

[lilidk]

I guess Bergreen and Raymond on the same line with GR next season

 

[lilidk]

Bergreen- Pearson -Raymond .

 

[FrolundaRedWings]

I guess Bergreen and Raymond on the same line with GR next season

That line would be a blast to watch.

 

[Pavels Dog]

 

[Run the Jewels]

That's great news. It's a good sign that we are ready to start building the roster with our good, young, cheap prospects. Looking forward to seeing how they develop. LFG!

 

[ricky0034]

I kinda get the feeling he'll take some adjustment and be on the Griffins the bulk of the year

hopefully he does well when he does eventually get called up though(which should be at some point next year barring injury)

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Great to hear.

I'm expecting starting the year in GR and getting an early callup if he looks too good for the league.

 

[Henkka]

Berggren will go down and Raymond will stay up.

My bold prediction.

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

Good.

He gets time to move to NA, train, find his footing.

 

[William Rusco]

I think Berggren and Raymond both spend 1/2 season in Grand Rapids minimum.

 

[Killerjas]

Are we even sure Raymond goes to the AHL next year? Good chances he stays in Frolunda.

 

[lilidk]

Berggren will go down and Raymond will stay up.

My bold prediction.

Keep them down , we need higher draft pick

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Are we even sure Raymond goes to the AHL next year? Good chances he stays in Frolunda.

Why he has nothing to prove in Frolunda anymore? Seriously doubt Yzerman would've given him his ELC contract if he wasn't going to play in either Detroit or GR this season.

 

[Winger98]

Why he has nothing to prove in Frolunda anymore? Seriously doubt Yzerman would've given him his ELC contract if he wasn't going to play in either Detroit or GR this season.

A lot of the gains he needs to make are conditioning related which might be easier to do in Sweden for another year. If Raymond stays over there and makes those physical gains, I'd bet he comes over the following year and skips GR entirely.

 

[FabricDetails]

Need to set fair expectations for his first year in NA. This past year was his first in a while relatively injury free, right? For one thing, I just hope he gets ice time.

 

[WF19]

As much as im excited for some talent to be coming my guess is most are gonna stay in grand rapids or overseas. Yzerman will once again load up on 1 year deals and have one more year for a high pick and tons of cap space available for 2022 when there is some nice free agent names

 

[MBH]

Bergreen- Pearson -Raymond .

Better add an S to Chase's last name.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

Are we even sure Raymond goes to the AHL next year? Good chances he stays in Frolunda.

They signed his ELC at the end of Frolunda's season, which is a pretty good indicator that he's going to the AHL.

It'd be kinda dumb to send him back to Frolunda considering they spread their ice time out pretty evenly. He'd be farther ahead to go to Grand Rapids, get top minutes as, "The guy", and adjust to smaller ice.

 

[MBH]

Sending Berggren back to Sweden would be a major mistake at his age and given what he just did in Sweden
He'll be 21. Time to play in North America.

Raymond is trickier. I think he might benefit from another year in Sweden, but Frolunda's roll-four approach doesn't fit the Wings' needs. I'd rather he play somewhere we gets to play in a take-charge role.
Maybe that place isn't Grand Rapids. Maybe it is. But even if it isn't, at least we know he's adapting to the North American rink/style.

Besides, no Raymond in Frolunda opens important playing time for Soderblom and Niederbach.

 

[Gniwder]

He'll be playing for the Wings if Bert isn't ready at the start of the season. Even if he does start in GR, it's only a matter of time before someone gets COVID or injured. This team is ridiculously injury prone.