Confirmed with Link: Coyotes Sign Johan Larsson - 2 yr

[ParisSaintGermain]

BA walking the talk. Another character, tough to play against guy. Underrated too.

Well done

 

[RemoAZ]

These signings are all anti-Chayka signings. Love it. Gotta be happy with Bill so far. Attacking areas of need, not overpaying and no panic signings or trades. Best part is nothing he has done will hurt any future moves. Team right now looks like it will be more interesting/enjoyable to watch too.

 

[Tom Polakis]

Buffalo fans seems to think their team blundered. Really nice to see.

Right, and that's after six seasons of him on the roster. Bottom-6 players often wear out their welcome by then.

 

[Neighborhood Coyote]

Right, and that's after six seasons of him on the roster. Bottom-6 players often wear out their welcome by then.

Good point. Especially when the team performs under expectations like Buffalo has (at least internally).

 

[SR]

Really happy with this signing.

 

[SR]

Have to think this is Richardson’s replacement?

 

[WrinkledPossum]

Buffalo fans seems to think their team blundered. Really nice to see.

Yup, and analytics people on Twitter are ripping them for paying Cody Eakin more money.

 

[Schemp]

Love this signing!
I guess I'll refrain from sending urine and vinegar to Gila River Arena...

 

[AJ171181]

Wow, nice one Army.

A first step in the right direction to check the leagues a..!

 

[Muppet]

Loving these bottom 6 signings. Adding some much needed toughness to a baby shit soft team.

 

[Jakey53]

He can eat heavy minutes though. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets a lot of ice time.

That's reserved for Stepan.

 

[Name Nameless]

Loving these bottom 6 signings. Adding some much needed toughness to a baby shit soft team.

The worst thing in that series against the Avs wasn't the lack of offence. It was the total lack of defence. It was the fact Kuemper just faced a barrage of pucks, the team was unable to just make it look like a hockey-game for long stretches. Larsson seems like a man who might just help fix this.

 

[Jakey53]

Sure, a great 3rd or 4th line C. This team will still not be able to score.

With adding size to the line up, the smurfs will grow a foot and hopefully play like it. I expect big years from Keller and Schmaltz.

 

[RABBIT]

All his metrics are + too (xGF and the like). That while being absolutely buried in defensive zone starts against quality opponents. Larsson might not do much scoring, but he's an absolute workhorse defensively. Can't believe the Sabres paid Girgensons $2.2M but let Larry walk.

You don't need to rub it in
For real, you guys made a real good under-the-radar signing here. I'm gonna miss Larry.

Thanks for the insight. It’s always nice to hear from fans about an under-the-radar player. These signings don’t always look sexy but it’s nice to hear we have someone with value.

 

[rt]

Imagine if these new gritty, hard working players BA is bringing in got to play for Mike Van Ryn instead of Rick Tocchet.

 

[87turbobuick]

Love this signing. Larsson a tough SOB

4 fights in 7 years is not much but since I have only watched maybe 10 Sabre games in the last few years he does not come to mind as someone I remembered. Will reserve judgement on this tough Swede.

 

[Sm00chy]

These signings have been very smart so far. Rebuilding the bottom 6 in an attempt to allow the top 6 to focus on what they have been hired to do... score.

It still hasn’t been proven that this top 6 can score at a pace that will get this team into the playoffs, but this is the season the organization seems to be putting the pressure on them to step up.

If they fail I think Armstrong has the excuse he needs to “shake it up” and get the draft picks he can actually control.

 

[Bonsai Tree]

For all those who crapped on Tip for his boring, trapping grinding style - guess what? We’re baaack!

 

[rt]

For all those who crapped on Tip for his boring, trapping grinding style - guess what? We’re baaack!

False dichotomy. It’s not either Tippett or an incompetent dolt. There are good coaches out there that are neither.

 

[jfc64]

Maybe OEL will be less mopey with another Larsson around.

Now trade for Adam Larsson!

 

[Prarievarg]

Now trade for Adam Larsson!

... and Jacob Larsson! All the Larssons!

 

[MIGs Dog]

Is Larson in Sweden like Smith in America?

 

[Name Nameless]

Is Larson in Sweden like Smith in America?

Only 1% of all Swedes are named Larson.

Googled this, which seems legit to my (Norwegian) eyes.
Top 100 Most Common Swedish Surnames: -son, -quist, -ström & Co. (2019) - Hej Sweden

(Ninja edit: I actually thought Johanson would be number 1. But it still "feels" ok.)

Edit2: the source link is the Statistics Sweden Last names, top 100

 

[rt]

Only 1% of all Swedes are named Larson.

Googled this, which seems legit to my (Norwegian) eyes.
Top 100 Most Common Swedish Surnames: -son, -quist, -ström & Co. (2019) - Hej Sweden

(Ninja edit: I actually thought Johanson would be number 1. But it still "feels" ok.)

Edit2: the source link is the Statistics Sweden Last names, top 100

Is this adjusted to consider Larson, Larsson, and Larsen all the same?

 

[Name Nameless]

Is this adjusted to consider Larson, Larsson, and Larsen all the same?

Yeah. It says it is adjusted. Although I suspect not to include Larsen, as that is the Danish and Norwegian version, which makes it feel more than just a difference in spelling. I could find Hansen (most common Norwegian, fairly popular in Denmark, but I expect Jensen to be number 1 in Denmark) further down on the list, so it's Hansson at 14 and Hansen at 96. So probably not including Larsen.