Confirmed with Link: Lightning sign Simon Ryfors to a 1 year, 2-way contract

[MrKriben]

Dident know where to put this but Swedish newspapers have the news today that Tampa Bay has signed Simon Ryfors to a 2 way contract and that he is starting his season in NA to try and make the team.
Centerstjärnan lämnar Rögle: ”Nytt kapitel”
Lightning sign free agent forward Simon Ryfors to one-year contract - This came up while I was too slow typing
Simon Ryfors at eliteprospects.com

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[TheDaysOf 04]

Ryfors, 23, skated in 51 games during the 2020-21 regular season for Rogle BK of the SHL, posting 25 goals and 45 points to go along with 53 penalty minutes. He led his team for goals and ranked second for points. The 5-foot-10, 181-pound forward also appeared in 14 playoff games, notching a goal and 10 points.

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Seems like he's a pretty good sniper.

 

[bov]

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

google translated:

- I feel that their style of play suits me well. They play at high speed, have some smaller guys in their lineup and it feels like they are the least conservative to have big guys in the NHL. I want to play with speed and have puck possession, says Ryfors.

Ryfors sees coming to a club that has established itself at the top of the NHL only as something positive, although it may be a little harder to get playing time.

- Now we lost the final and I want to win in my career. It's not the easiest team to join, but I want to win and Lightning is a great power in the NHL. They have been a good year for many years now and I think the club has even more ahead of them. The way I play suits me well and I think I have a good opportunity to join the team.

Rögle's general manager Chris Abbot is happy for Ryfors' sake.

- This is exactly the type of trip we want our players to make. He has gone through our junior teams, to become a good SHL player to become an elite player in the SHL. Now, as a 23-year-old, he has signed his first NHL contract. We are very happy for his sake and the journey he has made with us, says Abbott.

- Tampa is a team that values his qualities as a player very highly, his skill, speed and high sense of play. He will fit in well there.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Bye bye Johnny, and Killer.

Id prefer Cirelli take a walk, but with Stamkos injury history can we trust him at the 2c spot?

 

[RussianGuyovich]

as much as ive harped on cirelli, id wager he can get some of his magic back. killer and johnson are just done

 

[Felonious Python]

Bye bye Johnny, and Killer.

Id prefer Cirelli take a walk, but with Stamkos injury history can we trust him at the 2c spot?

Slow down.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Since we don't have draft picks, this is one way to stock the cupboards.

 

[HoseEmDown]

as much as ive harped on cirelli, id wager he can get some of his magic back. killer and johnson are just done

Killer is done? The same killer that has outscored Cirelli the last 3 seasons?

 

[Stammertime91]

If Simon is Ryfors our management, then he should be Ryfors our roster.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Lightning don't normally sign undrafted free agents out of Europe like they do from the CHL and NCAA.

Some names that come to mind:

Niklas Persson - 2010: Went back to Sweden after he didn't make the Lightning out of training camp.
Dmitry Korobov - 2012: Played 2 years with Syracuse and only 3 games in the NHL.
Reto Suri - 2013: Contract was voided by the Swiss federation. Never came over afterwards.

Bolts were also reportedly in on Damien Brunner and Viktor Fasth who had short nhl careers

 

[RussianGuyovich]

Killer is done? The same killer that has outscored Cirelli the last 3 seasons?

im not getting hosed this early in the postseason

 

[DaBolts]

Slow down.

No damnit! It's the postseason, time to panic and set our hair on fire. Can this kid start on Thursday?

 

[Felonious Python]

Lightning don't normally sign undrafted free agents out of Europe like they do from the CHL and NCAA.

Some names that come to mind:

Niklas Persson - 2010: Went back to Sweden after he didn't make the Lightning out of training camp.
Dmitry Korobov - 2012: Played 2 years with Syracuse and only 3 games in the NHL.
Reto Suri - 2013: Contract was voided by the Swiss federation. Never came over afterwards.

Bolts were also reportedly in on Damien Brunner and Viktor Fasth who had short nhl careers

Everybody is Panarin.

 

[These Are The Days]

Yet more cap circumvention

 

[These Are The Days]

And good luck to the guy. Not gonna bet the moon and stars he sticks around but rather goes to Syracuse

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Slow down.

Fast

 

[Maelmoor]

Really like this signing! Low risk and potentially high reward. Great skater and has a good shot. You never know, he might end up getting stuck in Syracuse, but well worth a try, I'm optimistic that he can do well for us!

 

[ultra63]

Since we don't have draft picks, this is one way to stock the cupboards.

What round would someone like go? Sixth?

 

[DistantThunderRep]

What round would someone like go? Sixth?

Yeah fifth or sixth. But he's developed a bit, so if his game translates, than we skipped like 4 years of development

 

[malkinman]

SHL:s målkung taggad på Tampa: "Det är lite där jag ser min väg in..." - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar

Interview in Swedish, but interesting read on Ryfors about joining Tampa and how Hedman gave him a call before signing.

 

[Bolt32]

Not a bad signing. He know's to work hard to retrieve pucks, seems to have decent hockey IQ. Good shot on him and know's how to get to the scoring area's. His development took off this past year. While he put up impressive numbers in the SHL, makes sense to sign him to a one year deal seeing if he can do that in a North American game. If he can, we will resign him and probably give him a cup of coffee. I don't really have a strong feeling about him either way. I don't think he will crack the NHL, if he does will be in a limited role in the bottom lines. Decent signing though, if he continues to develop which the bolts will be there for him to help him, then he could find himself as a middle six scoring winger. Similar to Coleman without the diving goal ability.

 

[Point21]

'He's sneaky good': Why Simon Ryfors is an interesting wild card for Lightning roster

Looks like this signing had a little bit of Hedman persuasion on it:
"Simon Ryfors was in his Angelholm, Sweden apartment one afternoon in March when he got a surprise phone call.
From Victor Hedman."
"Hedman and Ryfors talked about everything. The city of Tampa, the Lightning organization, coach Jon Cooper, the style the team plays. Ryfors was impressed Hedman had done his homework, referring to his game and teammates he knew of. Five NHL teams offered Ryfors a contract, but he signed a one-year, two-way entry-level deal ($842,500) with Tampa Bay just a couple months later."
“I was really excited after that call,” Ryfors said. “I really appreciated that he called and it showed how much they were interested in me. He’s like the best teammate in the world. He had only good things to say about the organization and the city. I already had a really good feeling, but he just confirmed everything I already felt.”