Should Liljegren and Sandin start in the SHL?

[BlueBaron]

My understanding is they plan to have the AHL teams travel and play in sync with their NHL team which means your call ups are with you. If it plays that way you obviously want them close. This makes a 20 man roster feasible which we could exploit.

Failing that they have to play at the highest level so Europe makes sense. Seems unlikely either make the roster at the start of the season.

 

[Ashdown2]

every payer in the organization under 20 should start in a euro league ... period

 

[Mickey Marner]

They should've, a bit late now.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Off topic, but Auston is in Sweden visiting Sandman at the moment!

How'd he pull that off with travel restrictions? A "business trip", I suppose.

 

[Subway Schenn]

How'd he pull that off with travel restrictions? A "business trip", I suppose.

Yup, they are training together and have been on the ice a bit for the past 2 days.

Not a bad time to hang out with a pal in a fresh place.

 

[namttebih]

Because the SHL isn't a developmental league for the NHL?

That said, I would have to think that they would both make and be integral parts of a SHL team. I'm not sure that they would have a hard time finding a suitor.

 

[namttebih]

My understanding is they plan to have the AHL teams travel and play in sync with their NHL team which means your call ups are with you. If it plays that way you obviously want them close. This makes a 20 man roster feasible which we could exploit.

Failing that they have to play at the highest level so Europe makes sense. Seems unlikely either make the roster at the start of the season.

Source?

I heard this on SDP but it wasn't anything close to concrete.

 

[Sherpaderp]

Because the SHL isn't a developmental league for the NHL?

Are you asking for clarification?

 

[Budz]

Yes, if they can play together.

 

[AcerComputer]

No good reason not to.

 

[Pengu]

Huge mistake just stunting their development when they need ice time right now...

 

[BlueBaron]

Source?

I heard this on SDP but it wasn't anything close to concrete.

I think it was Chris Johnson on Steve Dangle.

 

[Crisp]

They are not allowed to play in the SHL. The SHL has restrictions that if you don't have a valid contract for any team in Sweden you are not allowed to be loaned to an SHL team unless it's for the whole season. This is something that the SHL has decided in order to "shield" the clubs. The second league in Sweden has different restrictions and that is why some NHL players play in the Swedish second league as of right now. If you have a contract (as if you had a long term contract before signing an NHL deal), you are allowed to play for that club since that contract just comes into force again then.

 

[namttebih]

I think it was Chris Johnson on Steve Dangle.

I heard that too. But I think that it was an idea that was floated around. Nothing concrete.

 

[BlueBaron]

I heard that too. But I think that it was an idea that was floated around. Nothing concrete.

Yeah, I think he described it as "an idea gaining traction". It's not a sure thing by any means but it makes a lot of sense.

 

[namttebih]

They are not allowed to play in the SHL. The SHL has restrictions that if you don't have a valid contract for any team in Sweden you are not allowed to be loaned to an SHL team unless it's for the whole season. This is something that the SHL has decided in order to "shield" the clubs. The second league in Sweden has different restrictions and that is why some NHL players play in the Swedish second league as of right now. If you have a contract (as if you had a long term contract before signing an NHL deal), you are allowed to play for that club since that contract just comes into force again then.

That’s interesting. I guess that it would depend on their plans for them. It seems pretty telling that they haven’t found somewhere for them as of yet. It’s pretty confusing as to their spot on the depth chart though. Maybe there’s more to the AHL rumors than smoke.

 

[Tak7]

No, but they aren't being gifted a spot either. If they play, it's because they beat someone out - which is the way it should be.

True.

Regardless, I don't think they are ready for full-time NHL minutes yet. You can also never have too many Dmen.

 

[al secord]

It's always a nice touch when the OP adds an "I don't know" option.

 

[kb]

It's always a nice touch when the OP adds an "I don't know" option.

I don't know - is it?

 

[Fogelhund]

It would be a great option to have them playing right now, but there are restrictive rules, and many teams don't want to allocate spots, to players that can't commit to a full year.

 

[Wings4Life]

I feel as though Kyle Dubas missed a good development opportunity here for both players, from an outsider's perspective. When they announced the SHL was starting in mid-September and the AHL wouldn't start until December 4th at the earliest, starting your top prospects overseas became a no brainer for a lot of other NHL GMs. Having experience in the SHL would have made the move even easier for the Leafs duo.

They are not allowed to play in the SHL.

This is categorically false.

 

[smitty10]

Yes, as long as they're recalled for camp.

 

[cannucky]

the whole team should be playing somewhere right now , it's that time of year and getting them moving at game speed will be a huge factor when things do finally get started

 

[Its not your fault]

You want people to get better they go up agasint the best end of story. If that's the highest level of competition they do it.

 

[Stephen]

I wonder if it would be worthwhile for MLSE to one day own a European club team. A coronavirus haven for Leafs prospects would be pretty useful right about now, as well as infrastructure in place to do a lot more first hand scouting and building affiliations abroad.