I would like to see what Liljegren could do at the NHL level,
Since we haven't seen him we don't really know, but I think he's a very promising prospect.
Since we haven't seen him we don't really know, but I think he's a very promising prospect.
it is the same as last year ... lily has performance bonuses and rasmus does not ... when you call up a player you have to account for all the bonuses that season, whether earnable or not ... it is the sole reason when amirov signed he took no performance bonuses in his contract to (in his own words) make the route to the nhl easier ..... i suspect if lily could give up those bonuses he would in a heartbeat. it has hurt his opportunities up until now... there is no dislike by keefe involved .. this is a cap issue
maybe someone more familiar can explain it better but there is also something about bonuses and ltir i believe but i am not conversant enough to explain it
I mentioned this before but this is what likely happened. Blake asks for Liljegren. Dubas says if you want Liljegren, you need to give me more then just Muzzin. Blake says "alright I will just take Durzi then".Even if the Dreger tweet was true, there was nothing saying the package would be the same. Grundstrom+Durzi +1st vs Grundstrom+Liljegren could be spun as "choosing Durzi over Liljegren".
Dreger is an idiot with no inside information.Dreger reported that LA Kings chose Sean Durzi over Liljegren. If people dont understand that, they are not judging Liljegren properly. Liljegren might appear to have little to no upside to many GM's. I personally do not see upside in the way he see's the game.
if the Leafs win tonight, they'll have an 8 point lead over Winnipeg.
I'd start putting both Sandin and Liljegren in. No harm in giving Liljegren NHL experience for next season or this year's playoffs if someone goes down with an injury (someone always does). Not a bad idea to give him sheltered third-pair minutes to accelerate his learning curve
Thanks I didn't see that interview. Sounds like they have a plan for him after all but cap constraints won't allow them to work him into the lineup this year.Keefe was asked about Lilly today.
Is there something Timothy Liljegren has shown you in practice that you really like?
Keefe: Liljegren, to me, just looks like he is older and more confident — no different than Sandin, who hasn’t played much hockey at all over the last year and a half, and yet he comes in and looks confident and stronger. Just because he is such a young guy, when 18 months pass by, you see a big difference. Liljegren is very much the same.
I think Liljegren had that jump last season in my time with the Marlies. If you look back to the playoff run we had there two seasons ago and then last season, throughout that period of time, Liljegren — who is older than Sandin — had his jump. You saw a noticeable difference in his game physically, and how much stronger he was on the ice. When a period of time like that passes for a young player, it can make a big difference.
We like a lot about Timothy and his development.
His situation is not as clear given that we have some salary cap issues and things like that which, at different times, have made it hard to get him in and get him involved. That doesn’t necessarily say or mean we don’t believe in him as a player.
We will have to look at it and see if there an opportunity to get him involved down the stretch, but we are running out of games here. You have roster considerations and you also have the fact that you are trying to make sure your group is ready to go when the playoffs begin. You have to manage all of these types of things.
Again, in practice today, Lily looks good and confident. You can tell he is maturing.
Basically Keefe admitted salary stuff is making Lilly miss out. That makes me more relaxed on his handling.
I am hoping. I never see Timothy anywhere, outside of our team.
Moment I saw this guy, I knew.
I saw ryan orielly for an ohl game and said this guy should be top five first round.
I pray Dubas, lets this guy fly.
I love Swedish hockey players. Always have. Liljegren, is my fave prospect still by far.
We are going to need photo verification of this. As for Liljegren, I think he will be a better version of Holl. Equally solid defensively but Lili has much better offensive instinctsASININE. I have watched liljegren play extensively
Talent, TOUGH as nails Just doesn't show it off.
GREAT first pass, imho, can skate like the wind
I kinda want them to waive him. Well no, lol, I don't.
I personally love the guy. Heck I was given the unofficial assignment of chaperoning Vincent Damphousse around the maze of temptresses in Toronto
I think I did a pretty credible job So did he.
He fell deep for my girlfriends best friend, gotta give him credit, so did, I. She was beyond hotness.
But she was dating the world champ in squash at the time. Woof, great lady and just, overwhelmingly hot.
No idea what became of her, but she was literally too hot to look at.
I avoided any eye contact with her lol. Otherwise I would just stare.
Thanks I didn't see that interview. Sounds like they have a plan for him after all but cap constraints won't allow them to work him into the lineup this year.
Any cap junkies know if they can put Bogo on IR since he's out 4 weeks and get Liljegren into a couple games?
Caution! The Liljegren protectors are still in full force.Remember all the howling a couple years back when you dare suggested it might take 3-5 years for Lil to stick in the NHL and how that must have meant you hated the kid? If you actually posited he wasn’t ready and said it didn’t mean he wouldn’t be-this was a normal progression for most young -you were whack. #freelil and if you didn’t agree, oh the barrage of arrogant postings.
This is his fourth season post draft and he’s ready. The horror.
I like the kid, he’s progressed really well. It was just hard to have a mature conversation, if you didn’t think he was ready after a year, it somehow became you thought he was a bust. Never any nuance allowed.Caution! The Liljegren protectors are still in full force.
The only howling is coming from you. You are grouping a few of that group and thinks it represents everyone? It's like me saying one over the top Marner fan represents all of them.Remember all the howling a couple years back when you dare suggested it might take 3-5 years for Lil to stick in the NHL and how that must have meant you hated the kid? If you actually posited he wasn’t ready and said it didn’t mean he wouldn’t be-this was a normal progression for most young -you were whack. #freelil and if you didn’t agree, oh the barrage of arrogant postings.
This is his fourth season post draft and he’s ready. The horror.
I mentioned this before but this is what likely happened. Blake asks for Liljegren. Dubas says if you want Liljegren, you need to give me more then just Muzzin. Blake says "alright I will just take Durzi then".
Media spin: Kings preferred Durzi over Liljegren.
Plus Bob said a year ago Liljegren was untouchable. Elliotte said the same thing this deadline.