Shame it's only 2 years. He'll be a UFA as soon as he hits 27.
Sorry, FT.
I tried to delete mine and it screwed everything up.
More than a dark horse if you ask me. Showed with Sweden he can play with skilled guys and excel.
Did you see the games personally? Wasn't it with Backstrom and someone else?
Was he just the grinder / defensive guy on that line or did he drive play with them and create his own offense?
Yeah. I watched some of it. I´m Norwegian so I follow Norway then Sweden.
Correct. I´m not sure if he played with them in all the games, but he played with them when I watched.
Clearly he is not as good as Backstrom and he hasn´t got the "flair" that Nylander got, but he can play WITH players like that - not only supporting them. Certainly just not a defensive guy on a line with two strong point scorers.
The mentality seems to be a bit different in NA. Zuccarello is similar to Lindberg in the sense that he makes his line better as a whole. It took years before people realised that Zuccarello is actually quite good himself and now I think he is very well respected. Give Lindberg opportunities with good players and I think people will see he is better than most think. If he is good enough to be a 2C on a good team I don´t know (maybe). But 2C (or winger for that matter) on an average team I think he very well might be. Certainly those three swedes on a line in the NHL would be a very decent line on any team.