Jakob Silfverberg announces he will retire after this season

Honour Over Glory

#firesully
Jan 30, 2012
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Was a big fan of Jakob and Rakell, Pens got Rakell only for Sullivan to piss that all away but the injuries wore Jakob down a lot, good bloke.

He's having a good season back home and back on his old team in Brynas.

From 2014/15 to 2016/17 he had 37 points in 40 playoff games. He was rock solid with Kesler and Cogliano.
That line was easily one of the greatest shutdown lines in recent memory. Just insane how good they were defensively as a trio.
 
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ConnorMcMullet

#12 Colby Cave
Jun 10, 2017
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Always loved Silf, even though he was a Duck.

Elite shot, solid 2-way guy, great motor, excellent in the playoffs, and one of the best I’ve ever seen in the shootout. Felt like he was consistently underrated.
 

Doothpick

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Sep 15, 2008
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Was a big fan of Jakob and Rakell, Pens got Rakell only for Sullivan to piss that all away but the injuries wore Jakob down a lot, good bloke.

He's having a good season back home and back on his old team in Brynas.


That line was easily one of the greatest shutdown lines in recent memory. Just insane how good they were defensively as a trio.
They were the Moen-Pahlsson-Niedermayer of that era. It was pretty cool to witness two lines of that caliber of stifling, stingy defensive hockey who could score on you, back to back for one team.

Love Silf, happy to see him do so well back home again. He could still be a trusted 4th liner for any team in the league. To be able to do that, while he would be the slowest player in the league speaks to his intelligence on the ice. He always reminded me of Jere Lehtinen, and while he was maybe not as good, he damn sure made his mark on the league even though few took notice.

Those who did knew good he was. He was the definition of hockey IQ.
 

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