Red Wings current rise is based on players matured in Sweden
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Frk It
Mo Seider Less Problems
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I personally tend to think a lot of these guys would have succeeded regardless of where they were developed, but it is interesting.
We also are seeing some of our NA players developing well now too. Cossa, Augustine, Plante, Mazur, Danielson, etec.
We also are seeing some of our NA players developing well now too. Cossa, Augustine, Plante, Mazur, Danielson, etec.
izlez
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Meh... don't think there's too much to read into here. Yzerman came in 6 drafts ago. He took guys from Sweden in the first round early on. Those guys unsurprisingly have done well. Lots of other guys that played in Sweden also failed. We'll also be getting a wave of non-Swedes soon.
And a bit of a side note: At this point I'm kinda gonna enjoy the collective whiplash this board has when we lose 2 or 3 in a row
And a bit of a side note: At this point I'm kinda gonna enjoy the collective whiplash this board has when we lose 2 or 3 in a row
Henkka
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Damn, I forgot Berggren from the list.... and Veleno who did visit in Sweden during corona.
What Yzerman said then, was that he though SHL is the best place to develop for NHL hockey.
What Yzerman said then, was that he though SHL is the best place to develop for NHL hockey.
GarlicbreadTB
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Michigan winters are basically summer after a few years in Sweden. Especially for the Skellefteå players.
Henkka
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Could he have said Sweden was best because they weren't shut down and uncertain of what the season would look like in the AHL when Veleno went to Sweden? Yzerman does not believe that the SHL is the absolute unquestioned best place to develop for the NHL or he wouldn't bring former SHL players over to play in the AHL.
Was he singing the SHL praises when he was fighting for MBN to leave Sweden and come to the AHL this year?
There is a blended development that they appear to believe in for European players, and it is a mix of both leagues and nations
DamonDRW
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SoupNazi
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If you’re right about this, I’ll approve you removing the “Lund” from your name.
HisNoodliness
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Don't Finns have a very strange statistical anomaly where they win cups at a much lower rate than the fraction of the league that they represent? I don't feel like digging it up but I remember when Barkov was trying to become the first Finnish captain to win it, there was an Athletic article that more or less claimed "you can't win with a Finn."
Seider is a product of Adler Mannheim and not Rögle. He played for Rögle even after he already played in North America and showed that he can handle AHL. Sure it was good year for his develoment but saying matured in Sweden is wrong. But I guess never let the truth get in way of a good story...
Henkka
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Don't hang too much on this.
I know they did play elsewhere. But Yzerman message was that SHL hockey, on his mind, prepares well for NHL-styled high-tempo hockey.
And he likes our guys to go there and come from there. It will affect on development in a good way he sees.
