theslatcher
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Small injury from blocking a shot, should be good to go pretty soon.Injured again?
Small injury from blocking a shot, should be good to go pretty soon.Injured again?
The 18-year-old remains on North American soil through two rounds of cuts and, while a roster spot doesn’t seem to be in the offing for the winger, the fact he’s still here begs the question: Is he staying on this side of the Atlantic?
People around Holmstrom seem to feel that’s a strong possibility. If he’s in Bridgeport rather than the Swedish League, that’s a benefit for Lamoriello and the organization. More games and better knowledge of the Isles system — it all fits with the plans for Wahlstrom and possibly Wilde, who definitely (in Wahlstrom’s case) and likely (in Wilde’s) aren’t going anywhere but to the AHL.
Holmstrom has shown he plays with a smooth style and he’s a sneakily big kid — 6-foot-1 and 185 pounds. He should be able to handle himself in the AHL if that’s what the team and he decide.
I think he should play in AHL.
He already has NHL size and speed. He gets involved in physical play.
I don’t think he is that far from the NHL actually...maybe 1 year in AHL is all he needs.
My issue with him in the AHL though is his injury history. Basically more likely he gets injured in a league with bigger and faster bodies then some other league. Ignoring that it doesn't hurt putting him in the AHL at least for a 10 game tryout and then determine where to go from there
Eh, I would have liked him to develop another year in the SHL.
This was not a decision between sending him to the SHL or AHL. I can pretty much guarantee that he would spend a majority of his icetime in J20 if he was sent back to HV71. Zion Nybeck is tearing up J20 for the second straight year there and they don't seem to have any interest in bringing him up to the mens team.
Who was the last decent NHL player to come out of HV?
Scored a goal, 1+1 in 11 games. -8 in+/-
Beauty!
I think he will be ok. Big transition going from Euro hockey to NA hockey. He’s gotta be one of the younger players in the AHL too, no?
anyone have video of 2nd goal tonight?