Prospect Info: Melvin Fernstrom (RW - Sweden-Jr.) | 93rd Overall 2024 Draft

[Bitz and Bites]

He doesn’t sound like a Tocchet kinda guy at all if he loses most of his 1 on 1 battles but that can be worked on to some degree. Sounds like his hockey IQ is excellent and his shot is good so there are some offensive tools to work with but he’s definitely a project who needs to improve in a lot of areas which is typical for a pick in this range.

 

[beachcomber]

Just can’t draft any local guys.

 

[Vector]

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

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He doesn’t sound like a Tocchet kinda guy at all if he loses most of his 1 on 1 battles but that can be worked on to some degree. Sounds like his hockey IQ is excellent and his shot is good so there are some offensive tools to work with but he’s definitely a project who needs to improve in a lot of areas which is typical for a pick in this range.

Tocchet won’t be here when he makes it
No HC lasts that long

 

[Vector]

 

[Quinning]

He had a lot of points in Swe-Jr. IMO this is exactly the time of player you go for outside of the 2nd round. Boom/bust potential.

Not likely he amounts to anything, but you never know. He's 6' 185lb so he's got some room to pack on size.

Also. He somehow had 25 penalty minutes in 3 playoff games lmao

 

[I Hart Conor Garland]

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Tocchet won’t be here when he makes it
No HC lasts that long

I've been thinking the same thing in this thread. Not a guess. Just history talking. I like the pick.

 

[Burnaby Schmo]

In the hockey new draft guide it says he is not a strong skater.

Reads just like Swedish Boeser.

 

[ziploc]

Genuinely curious if the headphones are for anti-stimulation purposes? I have a son with autism and he often needs that kind of thing. It's just a picture, of course, and it doesn't tell us anything, but he doesn't look super comfortable. Everything in his scouting report suggests he takes a different approach as well. Fascinating.

 

[Bitz and Bites]

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Tocchet won’t be here when he makes it
No HC lasts that long

Why wouldn’t Tocchet still be here in 3-4 years? Current management brought him in to be the guy, the players seem to really respect him and have bought in 100% to what he selling and the results speak for themselves. I can’t see a scenario where he’s going anywhere.

 

[dez]

He looks tiny, no way he’s 6 ft tall, looks like Garland out there.

Edit: i was looking at the wrong guy. Melvin looks to have soft hands and good vision.

 

[cc]

official combine measurements have him at 6-foot-0.75, 188 pounds so closer to a 6'1 frame to work with

 

[Quinning]

Why wouldn’t Tocchet still be here in 3-4 years? Current management brought him in to be the guy, the players seem to really respect him and have bought in 100% to what he selling and the results speak for themselves. I can’t see a scenario where he’s going anywhere.

The vast majority of head coaches don't make it past three or four seasons.

 

[Peen]

Genuinely curious if the headphones are for anti-stimulation purposes? I have a son with autism and he often needs that kind of thing. It's just a picture, of course, and it doesn't tell us anything, but he doesn't look super comfortable. Everything in his scouting report suggests he takes a different approach as well. Fascinating.

It’s to hear sat and riccio for the interview

 

[Vector]

 

[I Hart Conor Garland]

It’s to hear sat and riccio for the interview

Had there been a stool for Riccio to ask questions we'd have known.

 

[ziploc]

It’s to hear sat and riccio for the interview

That makes sense.

 

[Bitz and Bites]

The vast majority of head coaches don't make it past three or four seasons.

That’s true statistically but I don’t see Tocchet as a typical coach on a typical team. We sucked for years under bad coaching and Tocchet basically turned it around right away with seemingly complete buy in from a core thats coming into its own and finally tasting some success. The usual scenarios that get a coach fired shouldn’t be an issue in this case.

 

[Yultron]

Craig Button had him ranked 58th. So he has 2nd round talent and another high value pick. Considering we didn’t have any picks until the 3rd and 4th round .

Allvin and Harvey are stealing the show, Gosh it feels nice to have competent management and scouting for once

 

[ahmon]

Him and Pettersson were the go to players on Sweden's u18. Any time you can draft top players on teams like US, CAN, SWE and Fin, you can do worse off.

Limited viewing, reminds me a bit of Adam Gaudette

 

[Spectrefire]

The vast majority of head coaches don't make it past three or four seasons.

Doubly so for Jack Adams winners. They usually get canned within 2-3 years

 

[ddawg1950]

I don't like his name.

 

[TruGr1t]

Such a bloody Melvin.

 

[Yultron]

really hoping a junior team drafts him and we see him in the CHL next season

 

[rypper]

MELVIN.