C/RW Jonatan Berggren - Skelleftea, SWE JRs (2018, 33rd, DET)

[snu22fint]

Nowhere near the natural defensive awareness of Zetterberg.

I never compared his style to Zetterberg, just his production at the same age. His style is closer to Barzal/Nyquist

 

[WingsMJN2965]

What'd he get suspended for?

 

[Pavels Dog]

What'd he get suspended for?

 

[grentthealien]

Not going to lie this prospect has really gone under my radar, I remember the Red Wings Drafting him but that’s about it. I was surprised to see that he is a PPG player in the SHL now as a 20 year old. What has been responsible for his huge increase in production ? Was he just not getting proper ice time or has his game developed a ton?

 

[Pavels Dog]

Not going to lie this prospect has really gone under my radar, I remember the Red Wings Drafting him but that’s about it. I was surprised to see that he is a PPG player in the SHL now as a 20 year old. What has been responsible for his huge increase in production ? Was he just not getting proper ice time or has his game developed a ton?

He was injured quite a lot the last two years. That slowed him down.

 

[AB13]

2 goals halfway through the second in the SHL today and an unreal performance so far. His creativity is amazing and makes him very fun to watch. Not watched him a lot this season but from the little I have seen he looks like a completely different player compared to last season. The stats really back that up, and he might quite soon be NHL ready.

 

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[wingerdinger]

He needs to come over to North America next season. He's proved himself in the shl.

 

[lilmaxo]

Another 2 apples yesterday. Is he the next pettersson?

Ppg is kinda impressive in the shl at such young age, isn’t it?

 

[TheMule93]

Another 2 apples yesterday. Is he the next pettersson?

Ppg is kinda impressive in the shl at such young age, isn’t it?

Not petterson's level, but he's in good company

 

[clay]

Another 2 apples yesterday. Is he the next pettersson?

Ppg is kinda impressive in the shl at such young age, isn’t it?

Trying not to be a homer, but he's a year older than Pettersson was for his SHL season (arguably 2 years older if you go by D+1 vs D + 3) and Pettersson produced at a much higher pace and was the SHL leading regular season and playoff scorer, as well as the playoff MVP on a championship team. Not nearly as impressive all things considered.

That said, it's an impressive season by Berggren and he definitely should be in North America next year competing for an NHL spot.

 

[Hen Kolland]

Not petterson's level, but he's in good company

Good point, he is not on Pettersson's level, but he is on Zetterberg's... /s

 

[LarKing]

Zetterberg was a late bloomer. Very exciting he could potentially end up a first liner though. I think top 6 forward is a good bet.

 

[TheMule93]

One thing to remember is that Berggren missed significant playing time over the last two years due to season ending injuries back to back. Those post draft years are crucial development seasons. What he's doing now is all the more impressive because of that IMO.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Not petterson's level, but he's in good company

That's pretty good company to keep. And I'm starting to worry about his size less and less with how quick he is at darting into gaps in the defense. Incredibly quick and shifty. I think he could very easily make the DRW next season and be a major upgrade on the 2nd or 3rd line.

 

[newfy]

That's pretty good company to keep. And I'm starting to worry about his size less and less with how quick he is at darting into gaps in the defense. Incredibly quick and shifty. I think he could very easily make the DRW next season and be a major upgrade on the 2nd or 3rd line.

Potentially adding Berggren, Raymond and Seider next season would definitely be a big influx of talent compared to watching Filppula out there

 

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[OgeeOgelthorpe]

He's pretty good at hockey stuff, eh?

 

[Benn14]

What a goal

 

[Filppula]

Realistically, what’s his upside? Could he be a 20-40 type guy? He certainly looks like he has the skill and smarts to be.

 

[wingerdinger]

Realistically, what’s his upside? Could he be a 20-40 type guy? He certainly looks like he has the skill and smarts to be.

To me he looks like a faster nyquist with a better shot. So it'll be interesting to see how he transitions.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Realistically, what’s his upside? Could he be a 20-40 type guy? He certainly looks like he has the skill and smarts to be.

That's the part I'm not sure about. There's some similarities in his game and Nils Hoglander's game. Small, speedy wingers with exceptional puck skills. Hoglander is better defensively but not as good offensively as Berggren.

Maybe a better version of Hirose? The kind of guy that gets 15g 35a per season and is pretty lethal on the powerplay. Or maybe he becomes what we hoped that Gustav Nyquist would become; a consistent 60+ point winger.

 

[newfy]

Realistically, what’s his upside? Could he be a 20-40 type guy? He certainly looks like he has the skill and smarts to be.

I think a few high picks will be hitting the wings right around the same time Berggren does, so he'll have some good line mates to work with. He does remind me of Nyquist as a wings fan who was a consistent 20 goal guy. With a good team around him I could see Berggren being a 60 point guy pretty easily. Thats not a bad league hes lighting up by any stretch, and most importantly hes creating the vast majority of offense not riding someones coattails.

And his points per 60 must be blowing everyone in that league outta the water. Some of the guys ahead of him were playing like 10 more mins a game last I looked

 

[Pavels Dog]

That's the part I'm not sure about. There's some similarities in his game and Nils Hoglander's game. Small, speedy wingers with exceptional puck skills. Hoglander is better defensively but not as good offensively as Berggren.

Maybe a better version of Hirose? The kind of guy that gets 15g 35a per season and is pretty lethal on the powerplay. Or maybe he becomes what we hoped that Gustav Nyquist would become; a consistent 60+ point winger.

I would compare Berggren more to a winger version of Nicklas Bäckström. Cerebral type. Great puck carrier. Definitely someone that can run a powerplay and make a killing at it. Has some definite issues in his game, despite his point production I would still not rush him to NHL.