Jakob Silfverberg announces he will retire from the NHL at the end of this season

[FiveHoleTickler]

In honor of the man, I give you the cat I named after him.

Happy trails, Silf!

 

[Mike Jones]

Thanks! On Elite Prospects they just have him going from Anaheim to 'unknown'.

Link: https://www.eliteprospects.com

 

[dracom]

Gonna miss ya Silf. Offensively his play dipped but i was felt way more comfortable on the defensive end when he was out there.

 

[McDonald19]

So did we lose the trade?

Could have been even better if Richie panned out and we kept Noesen as a depth player (or if his development wasn’t impacted by injury), but Silfver more than made up for it.

Ottawa:

Ryan 455 GP 107 G 266 Pts.

Anaheim:

Silfverberg 769 GP 158 G 354 Pts.
Ritchie 287 GP 43 G 109 Pts.
Heinen 52 GP 10 G 18 Pts.
Noesen 14 GP 2 G 2 Pts.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Pretty expected, but good for him! Solid career…. Really enjoyed the silf cogs Kesler line.

Had some really good playoff runs with us, and his shootout run was fun to watch


I don’t think we have one yet…. Maybe they needed more legit candidates for it before they do one.

Yeah that was my favorite thing from him when he was the Ducks shootout ace with his rapid release wrist shot that just beat goalies cleanly. I'm glad he at least got to spend one season helping Carlsson into the NHL and played with him internationally before he was drafted too.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

In honor of the man, I give you the cat I named after him.

Happy trails, Silf!

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You need to have somebody photoshop a jersey on that cat.

 

[Rybread86]

Knew this was coming. Good for him. Definitely had his ups and downs but always a good dude. Id easily take Silfv over Bobby straight up. Ritchie was the big let down of that trade.

When he and Cogs were rolling with Kessler, man that was a fun line.

 

[Rybread86]

Thanks! On Elite Prospects they just have him going from Anaheim to 'unknown'.

Link: https://www.eliteprospects.com

Hes likely moving back to Sweden to play for Brynas IF

 

[McDonald19]

I miss his deadly wrist shot from 5-10 years ago.

Enjoy Retirement Silfver!

 

[Rooch]

Sif is fifth all-time for the Ducks in goals, assists and points.

 

[Deuce22]

Really enjoyed watching him play, was a great shutdown winger during his prime. Felt comfortable with a lead when Cogs-Kesler-Silf were on the ice. Class act, I think he's going out at the right time.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Ooh ahh, Silf!

I'll miss the old guard and oft underappreciated.

Ooh ahh, Silf!

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Ooh ahh, Silf!

I'll miss the old guard and oft underappreciated.

Ooh ahh, Silf!

Silf was the type of player you want on a playoff team in his prime.

 

[HanSolo]

Lose lose probably. Bobby Ryan never really had a great year afterwards. Silf was an okay player for a long time but never more than a third line forward. I’m still not over that we wasted that pick on Ritchie.

The Ducks got a great two way forward for a guy who was declining before the Ducks traded him. I fail to see how that's a loss for the Ducks.

Anyway good luck to Jakob in retirement. Great solider and a fun guy to watch for most of his run here.

 

[GermanRocket7]

He will most likely join his hometown team, Brynäs, next season. But I wish him all the best nevertheless; first game-worn jersey I ever bought.

 

[MCB]

One of the few players that when he did screw up I didn't get upset with him. He's earned the reputation as one of our most responsible forwards. He will be missed.

 

[613Hockey]

Underrated player, was never the same after the hip injury. Glad to see he's prioritizing his health though.

Jakob Silfverberg Set To Retire From NHL - Dynes Pressbox

Anaheim Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg has announced that he plans to retire from the NHL following the conclusion of the...

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[Kalv]

Stick taps, Silfvy. Enjoyed him as a Duck very much.

Deserved current top5 of all time Ducks goal scorers

 

[Lord Flashheart]

Sad news, but it was time, for his sake. Hopefully he can do few more seasons in SHL where the grind is not as brutal.

 

[Mr Rogers]

Ducks did well in the trade despite Noesen and Ritchie never amounting to much.

We needed another C badly and Bobby’s resources were ultimately devoted to Kesler.

From Ottawa’s perspective, Bryan Murray truly thought he’d found a younger Heatley for Spezza but they never worked out, and Spez I think only played with Bobby for 1 season (Ducks were even rumoured to be in on him during the Kesler summer).

Silf is a great guy by all accounts, hope he is held in high esteem by the org like they do with other former players. He should be

 

[la patineuse]

Oooh, aaah Silfverberg!

I'll miss saying that.

Congratulations and thank you to Jakob, the last of the Cogs-Kessler-Silf line that was a great shutdown line that could also score some goals.

 

[Terry Yake]

he's really going to be missed in that locker room and especially on the PK

20 goal shutdown-type forward at his peak, but had no issues adjusting to a bottom 6 grinder role as his body broke down

 

[Hamilton Bulldogs]

Strong career for the Ducks. Could always count on him in the playoffs.

Hell of a shot too.

 

[lwvs84]

In honor of the man, I give you the cat I named after him.

Happy trails, Silf!

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Silfverpurrg?

 

[Mr Rogers]

This was one of Silf's first goals in the league and i remember watching like and thinking man, it'd be cool to have this guy on the Ducks