Confirmed Trade: [SJ/VAN] Jonathan Dahlen for Linus Karlsson

[TrappedInFullerton]

nvm

 

[Castle8130]

I guess there just wasn't enough room for 2 Karlsson's on the same team after all

You implying Melker karlsson will get traded?

 

[Canadian Canuck]

Bad deal for the Canucks. Good job San Jose, robbed ANOTHER team blind.

What Learn about the player before you post this. Dahlen was not tracking well at all. Looked lost this yr

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Erik Karlsson wants to be the only Karlsson in SJ.

 

[Ezekial]

Why?

 

[thelittlecoon]

Yes!! Glad we are moving on from Dahlen. Don't like his play or attitude down in Utica this year. Trade him before his value plummets when he goes back to Sweden in the summer.

 

[Helistin]

Sharks losing their monopoly on Karlsson's. Sad day.

 

[matt trick]

Erik Karlsson wants to be the only Karlsson in SJ.

But he demands fellow swedes as tribute.

 

[Siludin]

Benning is so bad at his job its laughable.

Yeah I can't believe he traded Shinkaruk for Granlund

 

[bl02]

I thought Dahlen was supposed to be a stud prospect?

 

[ijuka]

Love this. Karlsson was a 3rd round pick last year who’s putting up good stats in the Swedish league. Right handed Center. Love his potential.

Putting up good stats? Those are not that good. His stats are worse than... Dahlen's at the same age.

 

[wej20]

Dahlen did nothing in the AHL. Pretty disappointing. Fine with this deal!

I've not watched the AHL apart from highlights of the Baby Pens but Dahlen's numbers are pretty solid for 21 year old in his first AHL season.

 

[KevinRedkey]

I thought Dahlen was supposed to be a stud prospect?

He was a B-level guy at his peak. Ottawa soured on him and so did Vancouver apparently. Must be a big flaw in his game for two teams to move on from him. I don't watch him to know what that is though.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

But he demands fellow swedes as tribute.

So this means in the offseason they'll trade Melker Karlsson for Rasmus Dahlin so they have both Dahlin's. I mean Doug Wilson could have Luca Brasi force Buffalo into making that trade.

 

[izzy]

san jose has a lot of karlssons

 

[thelittlecoon]

Benning is so bad at his job its laughable.

Bad deal for the Canucks. Good job San Jose, robbed ANOTHER team blind.

You're embarrassing yourself. This is a wash, maybe even a win. Watch some games in Utica and you'll see Dahlen has a looooong way to go before he gets a sniff at the NHL.

 

[ThePlanet]

Excited to see how Dahlen develops in the coming years, but I'm not thrilled to give up Linus, who I thought was a steal in the draft. I feel as though this trade will work well for both teams.

 

[Frolov 6'3]

No....Dahlen was part of the Canucks’ future I read a couple of days ago...when this rumour came up.

They basically traded him for absolute nothing.

 

[CloutierForVezina]

What Learn about the player before you post this. Dahlen was not tracking well at all. Looked lost this yr

Isn't Linus struggling in the exact same league Dahlen tore up?

Legitimately confused, I haven't followed Linus at all, but he's sitting at 0.35 PPG in the Allsvenskan which is the same league Dahlen torched with over 1.0 PPG.

From stat watching it looks like Linus had a disappointing development year this year. Someone else want to shed some light on why this move is anything more than terrible? Seems like just a straight downgrade.

 

[Siludin]

I thought Dahlen was supposed to be a stud prospect?

My assumption is they realized just how much Dahlen was a product of Pettersson, and once they had a chance to watch both of them first-hand, they decided Dahlen wasn't who they thought he was.

You can be sure that Thomas Gradin had a lot of input on this, and that gives me confidence.

 

[Bonham]

He was a B-level guy at his peak. Ottawa soured on him and so did Vancouver apparently. Must be a big flaw in his game for two teams to move on from him. I don't watch him to know what that is though.

From all accounts he is a soft perimeter player with trouble engaging and struggles with his skating abilities at the AHL level.

There are a number of Utica posters on the Canuck's board that have been pretty straight up about his play this year.

 

[HaNotsri]

Traded twice, something fishy with Dahlen, is daddy Ulf just as bad as Nylnder?

Ulf has been really well liked among players and teams he has coached even though he's been sacked twice in a row. Has always been super professional and stuck around for a year after being fired so Jonatan could finish "hockey high school" with the team Ulf was fired from. I don't think he would get in the way of the relationship between club/player.

 

[Ezekial]

What Learn about the player before you post this. Dahlen was not tracking well at all. Looked lost this yr

Really? Karlsson is tracking worse than Dahlen when they were the same age in the same league. 30 in 50 is solid AHL production for a rookie, even at 21.

 

[Seventy7]

Rumour is that he was less than happy about going through the AHL... and followed that up with a weak season. Lacks foot speed... reminds me of Pulkinnen.

Other rumour is that there is chat about him going back to Sweden if he’s not going to play in the NHL

 

[Bounces R Way]

Sharks Karlssons/60 takes a hit here.

 

[HaNotsri]

My assumption is they realized just how much Dahlen was a product of Pettersson, and once they had a chance to watch both of them first-hand, they decided Dahlen wasn't who they thought he was.

You can be sure that Thomas Gradin had a lot of input on this, and that gives me confidence.

He was PPG last year without Pettersson. Was a highly rated prospect from young age and has had a nice progression. Has he really been that bad this year?