Emil Heineman made a strong impression on the Montreal Canadiens. Forwarden went there to get to know the North American game, and it ended up being one of the last players to leave the NHL team.
For Leksand, as it was constantly said that he would return to if there was no play in the NHL, it became a nervous wait.
– So when I talked to people in Montreal, I think everyone was equally surprised at how good Emil actually is. I was probably 75/25 that he would stay over there. Time passed and Emil had to stay all the way – then you become a little so there that you start to think that he would probably stay, says Thomas Johansson
to Falu Kuriren.