C/LW William Eklund - San Jose Sharks, NHL (2021, 7th, SJS)

[91Fedorov91]

Eklund has a very high Hockey IQ. Nice off the boards pass to create a two on one.

 

[Kcoyote3]

Thursday vs STL is his 9th game

 

[Stewie Griffin]

The points aren't there, but he's still playing well. Add to the COVID situation in San Jose it's almost guaranteed he's not going back to Sweden.

 

[Stewie Griffin]

Well fml nvm anything I said this week. He's gone back

 

[Prntscrn]

Only 2 months too late. But happy to have him back

 

[Juxtaposer]

I’m curious if any Swedes have opinions on whether or not this will be good for Eklund’s development.

 

[Prntscrn]

I’m curious if any Swedes have opinions on whether or not this will be good for Eklund’s development.

They have done a great job developing him so far, he'll be in good hands

 

[Sandisfan]

Only 2 months too late. But happy to have him back

If your season and playoffs go as planned will his team finish soon enough for him to come back after his year is done over there?

 

[Prntscrn]

If your season and playoffs go as planned will his team finish soon enough for him to come back after his year is done over there?

His season should probably be over in Sweden by late March/early April

 

[Pavels Dog]

Kind of expected and wish they just left him well enough alone in Djurgården to start with.
Hopefully he goes there and dominates and has a great WJC as well.

 

[HaNotsri]

I’m curious if any Swedes have opinions on whether or not this will be good for Eklund’s development.

This is really, really dumb. Djurgården is a mess right now.

They did this to conserve his elc, nothing else. Pissing in the face of a potential future captain.

 

[Gillings]

Eklund has a very high Hockey IQ. Nice off the boards pass to create a two on one.

I think he made a good read when the opposing teams players transitioned to offensive stride, a mistake 1 if not 2 of the players not closest to Eklund made

 

[Kcoyote3]

Unbelievably disappointed in Sharks management right now.

 

[swedehollow]

When all is said and done, I'm happy to see him back in Stockholm! We really need him in Djurgården! Sure it's a jagged pill, but I believe this will be best for his develpment, too.

 

[Agent Zuuuub]

Unbelievably disappointed in Sharks management right now.

Sharks hockey got a lot more boring for sure. But I don't think its exactly bad for Williams development either. Let him get stronger and dominate and try to be the MVP in a mens league. It didn't hurt Aho and Pettersson, it's not going to hurt Eklund. only positive things can come from that experience.

 

[themelkman]

Sharks hockey got a lot more boring for sure. But I don't think its exactly bad for Williams development either. Let him get stronger and dominate and try to be the MVP in a mens league. It didn't hurt Aho and Pettersson, it's not going to hurt Eklund. only positive things can come from that experience.

Didnt hurt Dahlen so far and he stayed 4 years

 

[Tetsuo]

Sharks hockey got a lot more boring for sure. But I don't think its exactly bad for Williams development either. Let him get stronger and dominate and try to be the MVP in a mens league. It didn't hurt Aho and Pettersson, it's not going to hurt Eklund. only positive things can come from that experience.

If it worked for Seider and Raymond, it could work for Eklund. Don't get me wrong, I thought Eklund had a real shot to make the jump into the NHL this season, but the Sharks absolutely should be patient with him. He's a really, really fun player and working on his all-round game in the SHL is not a bad thing at all. Hopefully Djurgardens lets him play big minutes and enjoy his last season on the big sheet!

 

[Makoshark]

Great interview with William Eklund.

 

[Barry Amsterdam]

Eklund will have a raymond like impact next year. Guys gonna be gross

 

[Stewie Griffin]

Assist in first game back in SHL

 

[Pavels Dog]

 

[bsu]

Assist in first game back in SHL

Dirty

 

[themelkman]

Eklund will have a raymond like impact next year. Guys gonna be gross

Hopefully a calder run. Sharks havent had a rookie that promising in forever

 

[cleveland408]

Now that the dust has settled I think sending Eklund back was a good move from a purely developmental standpoint. He got his taste of the NHL and gets to refine his game at home in one of the best leagues in the world. This is pretty important for any 19 year old, especially a 5'10 player.

 

[theslatcher]

Dick Axelsson i bekant kedja – William Eklund får ny roll i Djurgården

Eklund's back with Djurgården now, and is getting a new role: he'll play center. Will play between Rakhshani, & Carey(with both of them out sick he's practicing with the 04's Lekkerimäki, & Öhgren). Carey is expected to be back thursday, but not Rakhshani, so we could see Lekkerimäki on Eklund's right.

Nichlas Falk(Djurgården's head coach) says Eklund at C is "a little exciting actually, I think"