Mister Ed
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Recalled/Assigned: Soderblom to GR
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jaster
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Pavels Dog
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Correct move. He’ll be up again, maybe soon even.
Elmer needs playmakers on his line. Never liked the Redwood line. Just because he's big doesn't mean he plays big. And they are all slow. He also needs more ice time. Good move.
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gritdash60
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Tage Thompson did a couple of stints in the AHL and look at him now, just have faith on the big boy.
heyfolks
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Like him but always thought he needed a year in GR. I can see him back up at season's end or next year. Let the twin towered swedes grow together in GR.
Henkka
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This^
Also when you’re a bigger body, it traditionally takes a bit longer to develop and hit your full potential. Elmer still looks like a lanky girafe out there with Bambi legs; similarly to how Ras looked earlier in his career. A bit of conditioning can change that. Nonetheless, I think this guy becomes one of our best draft picks from the past few years.
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id take him over zadina any day
stillwater
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Exactly.
He'll be just like Tage Thompson, because they're both really tall. That makes no sense at all.
Just like Filip Zadina was going to be just like Nikita Kucherov was a similar refrain.
Just let the develop into himself.
gritdash60
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So a big boy with great hands but having problems in his overall game is a stupid comparison to Tage? Alright, my bad for being optimistic, hes the next Puljujärvi just f***ing bury him or get a 7th rounder in a trade for him.
ricky0034
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"really tall" is underselling it a bit
Soderblom is a Winger but just to put things into perspective a bit:
and Soderblom is even taller than Thompson is
not to say he'll be as good as Thompson but size comparables are basically nonexistant other than him
like...... I have no idea if this is true or not but it's possible that Soderblom is the tallest forward in NHL history
SantosHalper
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Old article but i don't think theres been taller forwards than Söderblom between 2015 and now.
Top 15 Tallest NHL Players of All-Time
Gniwder
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Well according to this list, the 2 tallest forwards were enforcers so I guess Elmer better start punching people.
lilidk
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Gniwder
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Yeah, I was kidding bud. He's a lot stronger now, but I don't expect him to fight at all.
He needs to learn how to carry the puck out of the D zone instead of playing hot potato and passing to the closest teammate. Hopefully Simon and Fester are on the same page as far as the transition game goes so that whatever he learns in GR translates to the WIngs. I have not watched any GR games this season.
I expected him to get sent down, he's got a lot to learn on the defensive side of the game, especially if he's going to be paired up with Raz who plays a lot in defensive situations.
lilidk
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It was end of the shift I believe and Elmer was tired, anyway big skilled man could have target on his back, just because and he needs to be ready for all kinds of bs
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20 million on IR. Possibly more if Larkin is injured. And this is the toughest time of the season for Detroit. This team might have to make a trade to get some help.
