Confirmed with Link: Pens Sign Frolunda D-Man Lukas Bengtsson

[WayneSid9987]

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=67165

Official n'at.

http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=880521

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[Jacob]

Love free prospects. Never heard of him though.

Here's a clip:

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

This stings real bad. I was guaranteeing the Rangers would sign him, and he signs to a division rival.

****ing Jeff Gorton and the Rangers organization falling asleep at the wheel as per the usual.

 

[WayneSid9987]

Love free prospects.

Indeed.
I love little free surprises like this.

Bengtsson is a defenseman who stands out with his terrific skating ability and offensive instincts. Owns excellent acceleration and agility, allowing him to rush the puck up the ice. Of below-average size, he still protects the puck well when skating. Manning the point on the powerplay, he has a great one-timer and quick decision-making ability. Always gets back defensively, but could certainly improve his overall game, given his hockey smarts.
- Erik K. Piri, EP (2015)

 

[WayneSid9987]

This stings real bad. I was guaranteeing the Rangers would sign him, and he signs to a division rival.

****ing Jeff Gorton and the Rangers organization falling asleep at the wheel as per the usual.

Do you know him well?
Give us some deets.

 

[DegenX]

According to Elite Prospects he's a righty 'with his terrific skating ability and offensive instincts. Owns excellent acceleration and agility, allowing him to rush the puck up the ice'.

Interesting.

::EDIT:: Looks like OGBobbyFarnham was adding the same info at the same time

Oh, and MOAR Swedes

 

[OnMyOwn]

Sounds kinda like Daley.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Do you know him well?
Give us some deets.

Shoots Righty, Can QB a PP. Very smart with his passes, and can get the puck out of his zone. Good skater.

His numbers in the SHL are similar or better than Stralman's was at the same age in the SHL. I've been projecting him to have a ceiling and be just as good as Stralman is potentially.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Sounds kinda like Daley.

That's what I was about to see. Always nice to add someone like that for free.

 

[SeventyOne]

Hans Jonsson?

 

[Shady Machine]

Good stuff. Keep stocking that pool with free prospects.

 

[WayneSid9987]

Shoots Righty, Can QB a PP. Very smart with his passes, and can get the puck out of his zone. Good skater.

His numbers in the SHL are similar or better than Stralman's was at the same age in the SHL. I've been projecting him to have a ceiling and be just as good as Stralman is potentially.

Thanks man.
I'm finding more here as i google around:

Gaining interest in the scouting community must be 21-year-old right-shooting defenseman Lukas Bengtsson, who has four goals and 10 points as well as a +9 in 20 games while logging nearly 20 minutes of playing time per night. A top-scoring defenseman for the past two seasons in the Allsvenskan, the 5’10â€, 181-pound defenseman has been proving his worth right from the first day of the season.

http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articl...ftea-top-teams-heading-midseason/#more-131685

 

[shureshot66]

Hans Jonsson?

Hey now -- no need for the name-calling.

 

[Shady Machine]

That Agnew comment about 6 Letang's gets funnier and funnier over time. Give us all the undersized PMD's!

 

[Asuna]

Oh wow we actually got him? I'm shocked. I heard the Rangers were all over him.

 

[PensBandwagonerNo272*]

Sounds like our kind of dman.

Free prospects and the best prospects. Look forward to seeing him in camp next year.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

Sounds kinda like Daley.

Enstrom first came to mind for me, with regards to size/ofd/smarts (discounting the nationality, of course).

 

[PennDanzig]

Hell yes. Keep signing free prospects.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Thanks man.
I'm finding more here as i google around:


http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articl...ftea-top-teams-heading-midseason/#more-131685

For what it's worth, This stings to me personally more as a Rangers fan than the Pens eliminating us from the playoffs.

Take that for what you will haha

 

[King of the Fall]

Oh wow we actually got him? I'm shocked. I heard the Rangers were all over him.

I wonder if our playoff series had anything to do with his decision...

 

[WayneSid9987]

For what it's worth, This stings to me personally more as a Rangers fan than the Pens eliminating us from the playoffs.

Take that for what you will haha

Sorry man.
I didn't even know we had a chance to get him.
Internet e-hug comin' your way.

Reading some more.
Looks like he had a knee operation this year and came back to play in the playoffs.

 

[Boocock]

7 points in 12 playoff games. Adding both him and Ethan Prow helps quite a bit after all the PMDs we've dealt. It's interesting we're stocking up on the right side too.

 

[DegenX]

Doing a little digging, it looks like he and Oskar Sundqvist were teammates at World Juniors.

 

[shureshot66]

Official n'at.

http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=880521

 

[WayneSid9987]

http://play.shl.se/

Heres SHL highlights(just click "Highlights" tab to get to the games).
He's #32.