Dahlen will be in Sweden. Pretty much confirmed by Linden when he stated the AHL is too physical. Palmu is confirmed to be playing in Finland where he already signed a two year contract.
Actually Palmu is more of a wait and see. Its likely he'll head to Finland but he said he didn't talk to the team yet and he signed his Finland contract before the draft. There likely would be out clauses if the team wants him to play in the AHL vs Europe.
Exact quote from him...
“Maybe AHL or pro league in Finland,†he responded when Canucks Army’s Ryan Biech asked him about his plans for next year. “I have signed with TPS but we need to discuss that with the agent and with the Canucks.â€
My guess is if the team feels like he's good enough to start the season with the Comets, he might end up staying. If he might be borderline/going to the ECHL, then he heads to Finland.
How they make this decision is beyond me since i think TPS season starts on Aug 30th (at least schedule i could find online). 'nuck "Young Stars Classic" starts September 8, after TPS season already started so its not likely he could stay to "try out" then leave for TPS afterwards.
My guess would be if Palmu stays for the tournament, he'll end up in Utica (and pretty much make the team by default).
Dahlen seems to be staying with Pettersson so you're right its unlikely we see either player until March (or later). Probably more likely we won't see either in NA till next season.
There's no point of goldy playing in the ahl he's already proved what he's had to down in the a
There are a few reasons
#1 Forward depth - Goldobin doesn't need to clear waivers and as much as you want to believe no one gets hurt... odds are someone (multiple) players will get hurt. You want good quality replacement players who don't need to clear waivers... Goldobin will be near the top of that list. Sure there are other players like Chaput/Megna who likely will clear waivers pretty easily but more depth = better so starting the season, unless Goldobin is far better than his competition (i.e. Rodin, Boeser, etc), he probably starts in Utica.
Also if you look at positions/spots up for grabs, there aren't too many Goldobin actually qualifies for... roster locks:
Sedin Sedin X
Baetschi Horvat Y
Granlud Suter Z
A B C
Eriksson for 1 of X Y Z slots (no reason to believe he won't be in the top 9, its likely X or Y spot). Gagner likely for another one of those spots. That leaves only 1 likely top 9 slot to start the season (plus the entire 4th line). Competition for that slot includes Boeser, Boucher, Rodin, Burmistrov, and maybe Gaunce (who likely is locked for a 4th line slot too).
That likely becomes the situation in camp, which likely means Goldobin is in Utica. If not him then likely Boeser since neither really benefits from playing on the 4th line.
#2 Another reason for Goldobin in Utica is defense. He's still a liability in his own end. That's why he wasn't on SJS' roster last season. That's something he can work on in Utica and doesn't need to be in the NHL to work on. Mistakes in Utica also isn't likely to hurt the organization as much nor would it be as likely he gets benched for an entire period due to a defensive lapse.
Plus if Goldobin makes the team in Vancouver, he isn't likely to get much PP time (at best 2nd unit time) but in Utica, he'll likely be given a lot of PP time. It gives him more opportunity to improve that area of his game than in Vancouver (where lets be honest, Sedins are likely lock for the first unit, meaning there probably will only be 1 LHS left and Goldobin won't likely get that spot... then Horvat is likely a lock for the 2nd unit which likely means Baertschi is with him... making 1-2 possible spots on PP2 for a LHS).
