C Leo Carlsson (2023, 2nd, ANA)

[Aaaarrgghh]

All 3 of the top3 2023 picks got their first goal so quickly
2023 draft appears to be so damn good that teams were unwilling to trade their late to mid1st round picks on draft day and some teams were offering up what they believed was too much to move up such as Nashville offering up Askarov.

Fantilli hasn't scored a goal yet.

 

[FiveTacos]

I think it's more that people prefer Fantilli and I still do because athletes like him are hard to find but Anaheim is banking on the hockey IQ here

High level hockey IQ is just as hard to find; draft history is littered with busts who had physical gifts but never put it together because they lacked a toolbox.

There really was no wrong choice between those two, but Fantilli does have a style that really jumps out at you even in highlights. I'd have probably picked him too, however, as I like the frenetic pace he plays at.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Maybe on a bigger rink those "skating issues" are a bit of a mirage. I think it's been said that he needs to work on his 1st step but he's not slow by any means


This is why Anaheim needs one of these wingers in their system with goal scoring chops to pan out

I believe Eiserman was born to play with this Anaheim core

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

I believe Eiserman was born to play with this Anaheim core

Eiserman with mctavish zegras carlsson terry…. And guys like Mintyukov luneau drysdale zellweger and lacombe on back end…. Would make Anaheim the most fun team in the league to watch

 

[Nucks2001]

I knew Carlsson was going to be good. A lot of people were flaming Anaheim for taking Carlsson, but if you actually watched him play, you would know that him and Fantilli were both pretty equal. I still would of taken Fantilli as I think there’s more upside for him, but Carlsson was putting up numbers that no one heard of since the Sedin Twins in a pro league at the age of 17.

 

[TLEH]

Carlsson just has it. You can tell when someone just thinks the game better than everyone else, pretty quickly. When they do that, its such a safe bet.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Carlsson just has it. You can tell when someone just thinks the game better than everyone else, pretty quickly. When they do that, its such a safe bet.

He was confident, woulda never been able to tell it was his first game as an 18 year old.

He was vocal on the bench and on the ice and as the game went on he got more confident in his abilities.

Played smart in all 3 zones, but also got a good look into his skill offensively

Not a bad start to nhl career considering he’s had very minimal time on NA ice

 

[FiveTacos]

I believe Eiserman was born to play with this Anaheim core

It's very early, but if Anaheim is going to play as competitively against good teams as they have in the first 3 games, they won't be picking high enough.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

It's very early, but if Anaheim is going to play as competitively against good teams as they have in the first 3 games, they won't be picking high enough.

Which means we’ll prob end up adding another good dmen

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

First of many!

God damn it!

What a player

 

[HanSolo]

Great clip package from his first game. A good handful of positive impact plays against a very good opponent.

 

[Terry Yake]

Lundestrom,Tchistov,Smirnov,Tverdovsky, and I don't think Steel,Jones,Perreault, were/are being handled properly...Larsson was a flop and their best D-men Lindholm and Theodore were given away

what an awful, uninformed post

have you even watched the ducks since the 90s? lundestrom has developed into a pretty damn good defensive-minded C. not bad for a guy taken late in the 1st round

smirnov and chistov weren't rushed to the NHL, they simply weren't good. same thing with steel, who the ducks were more than patient with. same thing probably goes for jones at this point

tverdovsky put up back to back 50 pt seasons during the DPE after returning to anaheim from phoenix, so not sure why you mentioned him

theodore and lindholm? two of the better d-men in the game today who were brought up in the ducks system? why even mention them if you're trying to make it seem like the ducks have a tendency to rush prospects?

 

[Kalv]

Great clip package from his first game. A good handful of positive impact plays against a very good opponent.

He also was relatively rusty after sitting 2 games.
If we go back to his last preseason game, I think he took over that game. We didn't see that quite yet last night, but him being completely adequate to hang on our top line is insane already. He should only get more comfortable from now on. Let's see how the long season treats him

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Great clip package from his first game. A good handful of positive impact plays against a very good opponent.

Just a very mature player for 18

 

[Arthuros]

I don't mean to overhype this guy, but I think he can be the next Lemieux.

A great debut, but I want to see him hold it together over the course of the season and really put Bedard through his paces in the Calder race.

As a fan with zero actual experience playing hockey, I'd agree that Carlsson plays a mature game that is translating well. It's not just effort and hustle 100% of the time, he knows when to apply most of his energy at the right time.

 

[Aaaarrgghh]

Good strong and mature début with well-rounded playing, I hope he keeps it up. I'm so glad that he went to Anaheim so that I didn't have to endure Columbus picking Smith over him, as was rumoured.

 

[Waterbuf]

I don't mean to overhype this guy, but I think he can be the next Lemieux.

A great debut, but I want to see him hold it together over the course of the season and really put Bedard through his paces in the Calder race.

As a fan with zero actual experience playing hockey, I'd agree that Carlsson plays a mature game that is translating well. It's not just effort and hustle 100% of the time, he knows when to apply most of his energy at the right time.

Apparently the plan is to rest him a lot so if that ends up being something they stick to, I don't see how he can challenge Bedard or whoever else for the Calder.
That being said, I'm pumped on this player.

 

[Gliff]

I said it a month ago, but if he sticks on the Ducks 1st line and the Ducks PP is average then he could be in the run for the calder.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

I said it a month ago, but if he sticks on the Ducks 1st line and the Ducks PP is average then he could be in the run for the calder.

Just has to beat out Mintyukov

 

[bishop12]

A great game by Leo. You can see what they saw in him...big body, protects the puck well, always choses te best

what an awful, uninformed post

have you even watched the ducks since the 90s? lundestrom has developed into a pretty damn good defensive-minded C. not bad for a guy taken late in the 1st round

smirnov and chistov weren't rushed to the NHL, they simply weren't good. same thing with steel, who the ducks were more than patient with. same thing probably goes for jones at this point

tverdovsky put up back to back 50 pt seasons during the DPE after returning to anaheim from phoenix, so not sure why you mentioned him

theodore and lindholm? two of the better d-men in the game today who were brought up in the ducks system? why even mention them if you're trying to make it seem like the ducks have a tendency to rush prospects?

Thanks for posting. This guy just sees the ice so well. I can see why Anaheim took him 2nd.

 

[shach1]

 

[Bombshell11]

You're Chicago, do you change your pick, today.

You're Anaheim, do you do Carlsson 1vs1 for Bedard?

 

[Sean Garrity]

You're Chicago, do you change your pick, today.

You're Anaheim, do you do Carlsson 1vs1 for Bedard?

No and absolutely. Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

 

[Bombshell11]

No and absolutely. Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

I am Shellshocked, after what you've seen, you're not convinced about Carlsson?

 

[Lavar Ball]

You're Chicago, do you change your pick, today.

You're Anaheim, do you do Carlsson 1vs1 for Bedard?

Bruh give it up, no one is taking Carlsson over Bedard he played one game