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

[Captain Clutch]

To your point those two things usually go hard in hand

 

[WhatTheDuck]

To your point those two things usually go hard in hand

 

[Mrb1p]

Very unlikely Berggren plays center; lots of guys who play junior hockey think they are centermen and then they get to the show and go 25% from the face off circle; next thing you know they are wingers....

McDavid didn't get the memo

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

Rasmussen is a center.

We'll see about that. He looks like an NHL winger to me.

 

[ricky0034]

We'll see about that. He looks like an NHL winger to me.

especially now with Veleno likely to fill a middle six Center spot going forward,less pressure to try and force it

 

[Lampedampe]

We'll see about that. He looks like an NHL winger to me.

This.

He showed us just how productive he can be as a winger in the play-offs. I'm hopeful that we'll get to draft a truly elite 1# center with Larkin and then Veleno in the system that might push Rasmussen to the wing. A dream line for me would be;

Rasmussen - Hughes - Zadina

 

[danyhabsfan]

To your point those two things usually go hard in hand

 

[Captain Clutch]

McDavid didn't get the memo

Gosh, that is such a clever come back, Connor McDavid. May be if McDavid was a little better in the face off circle, then Edmonton would be a play off team.

 

[ZEBROA]

Face off lalalalalalaaa face of lalalalalalaaa face of lalala face off lalala face off lalala laaaaa

Sorry snapped a little...

Whats with this Berggren guy whats to expect? Bad faceoffs?

 

[bottomofthefoodchain]

Face off lalalalalalaaa face of lalalalalalaaa face of lalala face off lalala face off lalala laaaaa

Sorry snapped a little...

Whats with this Berggren guy whats to expect? Bad faceoffs?

I expect him to be a winger.

 

[ZEBROA]

I expect him to be a winger.

Fourth liner?

 

[Mrb1p]

Fourth liner?

1st liner, 60 points kinda guy.

 

[ZEBROA]

1st liner, 60 points kinda guy.

Oh nice

 

[LarKing]

I’d say second liner 40-50 points is more realistic.

 

[Tryamkin]

He’ll be a winger.
Biggest steal of the draft imo.

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

Exactly the type of player you want to pick up in the second round. Boom or bust type offence with room to grow. Detroit is going to be a fun team to watch in a few years depending on how the prospects develop. Still have a couple of years rebuilding to address defence as well.

 

[VictorLustig]

Exactly the type of player you want to pick up in the second round. Boom or bust type offence with room to grow. Detroit is going to be a fun team to watch in a few years depending on how the prospects develop. Still have a couple of years rebuilding to address defence as well.

Berggren is hardly more "boom or bust" than any other player picked late 1st/2nd round.

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

Berggren is hardly more "boom or bust" than any other player picked late 1st/2nd round.

Meant it in the way as I see him either being a top six forward or not in the NHL. Lots of the guys around the same range are ‘safer picks’ in the sense that if they don’t reach there potential they will still likely be depth players. Other guys in that range like Veleno, Noel, and Ylonen would likely be more successful in a bottom six role.

That being said teams should take the most talented player 10/10 and I think Berggren is more talented than the rest of those players.

 

[VictorLustig]

Meant it in the way as I see him either being a top six forward or not in the NHL. Lots of the guys around the same range are ‘safer picks’ in the sense that if they don’t reach there potential they will still likely be depth players. Other guys in that range like Veleno, Noel, and Ylonen would likely be more successful in a bottom six role.

That being said teams should take the most talented player 10/10 and I think Berggren is more talented than the rest of those players.

I can easily see Berggren becoming a 3rd-4th line energy player who provides secondary scoring.

 

[M2Beezy]

He’ll be a winger.
Biggest steal of the draft imo.

You and I agreeing more n more these days... you should be worried

 

[Kipper933]

I can easily see Berggren becoming a 3rd-4th line energy player who provides secondary scoring.

Yeah, it's not like we're talking about Bokk here. With his speed and awareness, he can be molded into a bottom-6 forward, if needed.

 

[cowgirlcath]

Really love this prospect. A complete offensive toolkit and blistering speed makes him quite a joy to watch. Wasn't able to follow him much throughout the season but his highlights and the one shift by shift I watched were very encouraging. Reminds me a lot of Jonathan Dahlen and maybe even a little Sebastian Aho. Was expecting him to go 1st round but I think he's a great fit in Detroit.

 

[Mrb1p]

Really love this prospect. A complete offensive toolkit and blistering speed makes him quite a joy to watch. Wasn't able to follow him much throughout the season but his highlights and the one shift by shift I watched were very encouraging. Reminds me a lot of Jonathan Dahlen and maybe even a little Sebastian Aho. Was expecting him to go 1st round but I think he's a great fit in Detroit.

Aho is a good comparable. Both are smart in boat loads.

 

[QJL]

I see Berggren listed as a boom or bus pick. I really don’t see the bust side at all. At worst he’s a top 9 scoring winger. This is the best player drafted outside the 1st round.

 

[Mrb1p]

I see Berggren listed as a boom or bus pick. I really don’t see the bust side at all. At worst he’s a top 9 scoring winger. This is the best player drafted outside the 1st round.

Id say hes probably the best player drafted outsise the top 15. Him and Alexeyev dropped from 13 and 10 respectively on my list. Crazy good players.