LD Jesper Sellgren - Modo, Allsvenskan (2018, 166th, CAR)

[Hockeyfrilla]

Jesper Sellgren, D, Sweden

The 5-foot-11, 169-pound prospect is an under-the-radar, undersized defenseman with a lot of upside who was passed over at the NHL Draft in June. He played a poised, patient game paired with Gustav Lindstrom (Detroit Red Wings) and confidently moved the puck when pressured. Sellgren, had one assist, five shots on goal and a plus-5 rating. He has seven points (two goals, five assists) in 24 games for MODO in Allsvenskan.
"He can skate, move the puck, play with grit but he is good defensively too," Sweden coach Tomas Monten said. "He's a Tobias Enstrom type of player."

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[Pyromaniac]

He had an excellent tournament, was a solid steady presence for Sweden. Knew exactly what his role was and didn't try to do too much.

 

[Michael Farkas]

Weird. On my shortlist, I had him listed as a 2018 eligible. Which is technically correct, but not for the right reasons. In any event, he caught my eye. He probably played almost three of the final four minutes against the United States to lock that down. I'm trying to figure out where he tops out on the Stralman-Hjalmarsson-Dahlbeck scale...I'm thinking it's Hjalmarsson-ish. Definitely worthy of a draft pick this time around.

I would have liked to see even more of him, particularly in light of player #27 playing...Morevare or whatever his name was...he's a horrific player who did not belong at that level of competition.

 

[tony d]

Given his performance at the world juniors I think we may see a NHL team take a chance on him soon, could be a solid 2nd/3rd pairing defenseman.

 

[Icejoker]

His TOI in the final was 22,20 Dahlin has 19,31.

 

[Willy Stylez]

With his performance in the WJC we should see a team taking a chance on him in the draft. Actually quite impressed by his play.

 

[ulvvf]

He was pretty good, a really nice surprise, but become insanely overrated at the end of the tournament. I would say he was by far the best d-men among swedens 98 d-men, but that say more about how bad the other 98 dmen is. He was still step below the 99 and 00 d-men.

He could make it to NHL, but i hardly think he will become a star. WJC preformance weight very little. Remember Gustav Olofsson? He had a pretty dominant WJC preformance, but have struggle big to even make it to NHL as a regular.

 

[PuckPoise]

He was pretty good, a really nice surprise, but become insanely overrated at the end of the tournament. I would say he was by far the best d-men among swedens 98 d-men, but that say more about how bad the other 98 dmen is. He was still step below the 99 and 00 d-men.

He could make it to NHL, but i hardly think he will become a star. WJC preformance weight very little. Remember Gustav Olofsson? He had a pretty dominant WJC preformance, but have struggle big to even make it to NHL as a regular.

Even if I agree with you on the other part most draft picks don't come as far as Olofsson by that age.

 

[neelynugs]

curious about this guy, of folks who have seen a good amount of him. think he's getting drafted this year?

 

[DaveG]

6th rounder by the Canes