C Otto Stenberg - Frölunda HC J18, J18 Region (2023, 25th, STL)

[VictorLustig]

Does he actually play Center?

Yes.

 

[Lavar Ball]

 

[WeThreeKings]

Top 15 pick going into the year.. really like his game, lots of skill.

 

[Frk It]

Better angle on that one-timer

 

[WeThreeKings]

1 G 3 A today against Switzerland.

 

[austin63867]

I think this thread is gonna pick up again

 

[GettingYourMoms]

I don´t know anything about this guy. How good is he compared to Eklund, Raymond or Holtz?

 

[Lavar Ball]

I don´t know anything about this guy. How good is he compared to Eklund, Raymond or Holtz?

He's a highly skilled offensive player, but I see a late 1st rounder as of now. Not the same level as those guys

 

[Preposterone]

Seems like a future wing

 

[VictorLustig]

He's a highly skilled offensive player, but I see a late 1st rounder as of now. Not the same level as those guys

Disagree. I think Stenberg a good chance of being better than Holtz and Eklund.

 

[Lavar Ball]

Disagree. I think Stenberg a good chance of being better than Holtz and Eklund.

Maybe but many called Eklund the best forward in his draft class, and Holtz was a borderline top 5 player on a ton of boards as well. Both have been a bit underwhelming since being drafted though.

 

[BKarchitect]

Disagree. I think Stenberg a good chance of being better than Holtz and Eklund.

IIRC correctly you liked Stenberg better than Carlsson (Leo) at one point even as Carlsson was showing up in SHL box scores (not that making the SHL ‘first’ proves anything but it certainly accelerated Carlson’s hype on this forum). Do you prefer one over the other as of now - purely in terms of NHL upside?

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Seems like a future wing

I came here to say this. The kid is a Frolunda product as well.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

9 points in 4 games @ ivan hlinka, tied point leader with calum ritchie

And tied 1# in scoring aswell (5 goals)

 

[PuckProspects]

Love the way he plays. Competitive and good two way with a great shot. Top 15 with top 10 potential

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

9 points in 4 games @ ivan hlinka, tied point leader with calum ritchie

And tied 1# in scoring aswell (5 goals)

I love this kid’s shot. Definitely looking like a future wings pick.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I think he's the best Swedish forward prospect since Raymond.

I thought he was quite a bit better than any other Swede at the Hlinka from what I saw. He was the one who could really keep up with the other top players in the tournament among the Swedish team.

I was surprised he was playing winger, but if this guy with his skating, puck skills, sense, shooting, and passing can play center, I think there's a good chance he can be a top ten pick. And he's competitive and played both ways I thought. Not too small either though.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

I think he's the best Swedish forward prospect since Raymond.

I thought he was quite a bit better than any other Swede at the Hlinka from what I saw. He was the one who could really keep up with the other top players in the tournament among the Swedish team.

I was surprised he was playing winger, but if this guy with his skating, puck skills, sense, shooting, and passing can play center, I think there's a good chance he can be a top ten pick. And he's competitive and played both ways I thought. Not too small either though.

I think he's the 2nd Swedish forward off the board this year. Leo Carlsson's size and skill is going to be hard for teams to pass up in the top 5 this year. But Stennberg certainly looked to have a great skill game this year. I'm not sure why he wasn't playing center. The only reason I think is the logical explaination is Sweden has its centers play more defensively while the wingers carry the play offensively.

Also that 5'11" looks outdated. He didn't seem as small as his listed size.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I think he's the 2nd Swedish forward off the board this year. Leo Carlsson's size and skill is going to be hard for teams to pass up in the top 5 this year. But Stennberg certainly looked to have a great skill game this year. I'm not sure why he wasn't playing center. The only reason I think is the logical explaination is Sweden has its centers play more defensively while the wingers carry the play offensively.

Also that 5'11" looks outdated. He didn't seem as small as his listed size.

I'm low on Carlsson. Don't see high-end skill and I think he's only an average skater, but it's possible that a guy who is 6'3, can play center, has some skill and can skate well enough goes top 10. Wouldn't surprise me.

 

[Realgud]

Stenberg was certainly much smarter than I expected. I feel like he plays a more power north-south kind of game but had moments of high-end vision and neutral zone plays along the boards that surprised me. He seems quite versatile. I don't have an opinion on Carlsson yet so I'm curious to watch them this season and see where my opinion stand in the future.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

I'm low on Carlsson. Don't see high-end skill and I think he's only an average skater, but it's possible that a guy who is 6'3, can play center, has some skill and can skate well enough goes top 10. Wouldn't surprise me.

I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum. I think Carlsson is the best Swedish forward prospect since Nick Backstrom. When I saw him in the SHL last season I had no clue who he was, saw the cage and thought he must be a 2022 eligible until I looked him up.

That said, Otto Stenberg looks like the kind of guy that has game breaker potential. I'd love to see more of him during the season but if the 2023 draft was held tomorrow I would be perfectly happy with Detroit selecting him.

 

[Lavar Ball]

I think Eklund was a better prospect but time will tell. Intriguing player for sure

 

[RedHawkDown]

Seems like an Yzerman pick and should be around in the low teens given the depth of this drafts top end

 

[WeThreeKings]

I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum. I think Carlsson is the best Swedish forward prospect since Nick Backstrom. When I saw him in the SHL last season I had no clue who he was, saw the cage and thought he must be a 2022 eligible until I looked him up.

That said, Otto Stenberg looks like the kind of guy that has game breaker potential. I'd love to see more of him during the season but if the 2023 draft was held tomorrow I would be perfectly happy with Detroit selecting him.

Yeah it's pretty clear that Leo Carlsson is a cut above Stenberg and probably one of the best Swedish prospects we've seen in a bit. Obviously we'll see where his progression is this year.. but what Carlsson was doing in the SHL last year was pretty remarkable for his age.

He had the confidence and ability to pull off some really skilled plays against men.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Yeah it's pretty clear that Leo Carlsson is a cut above Stenberg and probably one of the best Swedish prospects we've seen in a bit. Obviously we'll see where his progression is this year.. but what Carlsson was doing in the SHL last year was pretty remarkable for his age.

He had the confidence and ability to pull off some really skilled plays against men.

If you look historically, he was 24th in U17 season point totals in SHL history. Thats good, but it's not elite. Certainly not at the level of the best Swedish prospect we've seen in a bit. Is he better than Dahlin who went 1OA? You'd think he's no worse than 3OA if he's better than Dahlin and possibly challenging for 1OA.

Carlsson wasn't a huge contributor last season. He was the 12th/13th forward on an average SHL team. Thats about what you'd expect of a late-birthday first round pick in the SHL. This season, he'll be asked to play a more regular role, he'll probably get consistent top 9 time and PP time, and we'll see how he does. He could have a very good season, but don't make things up. He didn't do anything out of the ordinary last season.