Speculation: Victor Olofsson, will he get a contract?

[Gubbhornet]

Will he get a new contract given his limitations? Part of me hopes he moves back to Sweden, but maybe a team who needs a cheap sharp shooter for their pp would be interested?

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[dirtydanglez]

a season removed from back-to-back 40 point seasons i think he could get league min contract, a pto at the very least.

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

Almost certainly. Will it be a big contract? No, probably a prove-it deal on a contender near 1M

 

[Sabresbyswords104]

Not good, think he Will be back in shl soon

 

[Leafshater67]

Yes. Some team that desparly needs secondary scoring, a contender willing to sign on a cheap deal due to cap space or a rebuilder looking for a little firepower all make sense.

If I were him, I’d be calling Chicago and asking how much they’d pay. On a dumpster team, he could get PP time and not worry about being a liability and just play his game. He’s got limitations for sure but in a sheltered situation, he could produce

 

[pld459666]

3x 20+ goal scorer

He will get signed.

 

[Chainshot]

Same thread, different day -

Value of: - Victor Olofsson

2021-2022 he had 49 points and last season he had 40 points, but younger players have taken his roster spot this season. Could he be the next Danton Heinen or Jonathan Drouin who gets a cheap show me deal or is his NHL career over?

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[GirardSpinorama]

Cant see why chicago wouldnt try.

 

[Djp]

He will get signed somewhere. He is a very good shooter and can be used on PP..

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Victor Olofsson is a decent point producer, his major issue is playing team defense.

Olofsson is perhaps one of the worst wingers in the league when it comes to protecting his own zone, GM’s and coaches don’t like players who don’t play team defense.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Problem is he’s one of those guys who’s utterly useless (actually, it’s worse—actively hurting your team) when he’s not scoring, and he’s also not a super consistent scorer. I could see him bouncing around for a little while on some other bad teams, but I can’t imagine a team with serious playoff aspirations wanting this guy on their roster. I’d guess he ends up finishing his pro career in Europe.

 

[Ace]

Smart signing for a tanking team.

Won’t cost much. Play him in your top six and get run over. Stick him on the PP when you are comfortably behind to make it look respectable and pump his value for the deadline.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

3 time 20+ goal scorer I don't see why he wouldn't

 

[Hockeyfan6781]

if theres a team that needs someone to stand at the top of the circle on the PP and fire lasers but do nothing at all in any other phase of the game then yes, he'll get a contract

 

[BKarchitect]

Smart signing for a tanking team.

Won’t cost much. Play him in your top six and get run over. Stick him on the PP when you are comfortably behind to make it look respectable and pump his value for the deadline.

I dunno about that. People know who Olofsson is and he plays that exact antithesis of the style of hockey playoff teams are trying to add at the deadline.

I think he will get a minimal one-way deal but he’s on that Matt Hoffman track (except his peak wasn’t as good) - lingering around rebuilding teams a few years, occasionally going on a scoring run and generating zero interest as a trade target or among good teams.

 

[tmg]

Smart signing for a tanking team.

Won’t cost much. Play him in your top six and get run over. Stick him on the PP when you are comfortably behind to make it look respectable and pump his value for the deadline.

Or, a reclamation signing on a good team hoping to catch him on an upswing. I could see a team like a Colorado doing with him something like they did with Nichushkin and Drouin, or Florida with Bennett - getting a former high pedigree youngster down on hard times at pennies on the dollar and turn him into a useful producer.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Or, a reclamation signing on a good team hoping to catch him on an upswing. I could see a team like a Colorado doing with him something like they did with Nichushkin and Drouin, or Florida with Bennett - getting a former high pedigree youngster down on hard times at pennies on the dollar and turn him into a useful producer.

Olofsson was never a high pedigree prospect. He was a 7th rounder. He beat all kinds of odds even becoming as good as he is right now. He’s definitely not a guy teams are going to look at and think “I remember believing this kid had all kinds of tools, maybe we can get more out of him.”

 

[DJN21]

Smart signing for a tanking team.

Won’t cost much. Play him in your top six and get run over. Stick him on the PP when you are comfortably behind to make it look respectable and pump his value for the deadline.

Yeah because we were able to do that lol?

 

[JTToilinginToronto]

20+ goals in 3 of the past 5 seasons. And only 28 years old still.

I'd at least offer him a PTO from a NYI perspective.

 

[Chainshot]

Victor Olofsson is a decent point producer, his major issue is playing team defense.

Olofsson is perhaps one of the worst wingers in the league when it comes to protecting his own zone, GM’s and coaches don’t like players who don’t play team defense.

Vic is not a decent point producer or we wouldn’t be wondering if he even gets an NHL contract this coming year.

 

[SundherDome]

He will sign with Florida and win the Conn Smythe next year

 

[biturbo19]

He'll get at least a cheap "prove it" reclamation project deal somewhere. Probably with a bad team that just needs bodies in the Top-6 who have some semblance of scoring talent. Or with a fringe/bubble team that doesn't have a lot of assets or cap space, but need a powerplay triggerman and Top-6 filler.

He's got major flaws in his game and he's not a real candidate to pump up for a deadline deal, because no contenders want or need this sort of player. But guys who can rack up multiple 20G+ seasons are still going to command some sort of interest from certain types of teams that don't have as many options available to them.

 

[Bond]

Flames might try to sign him and then get a 4th or something at the deadline

 

[Gubbhornet]

If used for pumping for trade, wouldn't it make sense to put him on a team where they have passers but no shooters? I'm not suggesting this as a specific proposal, but a player like Huberdeau will get higher numbers if he has a good shooter on his powerplay.