Simon Edvinsson

[Coach Reggie Dunlop]

I think he has the best CF% among our defenseman and we also have one of the better shot differentials when he is the ice compared to most of our other defenseman.

The kid is good (and will keep getting better).

I know we want both edvinsson and seider to carry a pairing, and they may do that later in their careers, but as of right now I think it’s clearly best for both of them to be together. It helps long term development. It may hurt the rest of our pairings but good players need to play with good players.

 

[Frk It]

I know we both want edvinsson and seider to carry a pairing, and they may do that later in their careers, but as of right now I think it’s clearly best for both of them to be together. It helps long term development. It may hurt the rest of our pairings but good players need to play with good players.

I am fine with it either way. I watched Suter-Weber play half the game together for Nashville for years and they won a lot of games with that pairing carrying the way.

 

[Hobnobs]

I am fine with it either way. I watched Suter-Weber play half the game together for Nashville for years and they won a lot of games with that pairing carrying the way.

Now thats a team that drafts and develops defenseman imagine losing Ryan Suter and boom you have Josi, Ellis, Ekholm and Blum just popping up.

 

[Oddbob]

Now thats a team that drafts and develops defenseman imagine losing Ryan Suter and boom you have Josi, Ellis, Ekholm and Blum just popping up.

Umm, Blum?

 

[norrisnick]

Or Jones...

 

[MabusIncarnate]

Now thats a team that drafts and develops defenseman imagine losing Ryan Suter and boom you have Josi, Ellis, Ekholm and Blum just popping up.

I laughed at Blum

 

[Hobnobs]

Umm, Blum?

I laughed at Blum

You guys realise that Blum was looked upon as a good young defenseman back then right? Who played 17 minutes per night. Pretty promising. We will probably laugh at one of the Wings D prospects the same way in a few years.

 

[Oddbob]

You guys realise that Blum was looked upon as a good young defenseman back then right? Who played 17 minutes per night. Pretty promising. We will probably laugh at one of the Wings D prospects the same way in a few years.

His career was nothing great, which is why I questioned his inclusion among good blueliners. 110 games, -11 and only 15 minutes a night in a lower scoring time playing on a very defensive team.

 

[Hobnobs]

His career was nothing great, which is why I questioned his inclusion among good blueliners. 110 games, -11 and only 15 minutes a night in a lower scoring time playing on a very defensive team.

He obviously didn't pan out but in his initial season in the pros he was a staple on the preds blue line on the second pairing after being called up. I was a little wrong though as that happened with Suter still on the team. So exclude him and add Seth Jones instead.

Fun fact: Blum mentored Albert in Sweden.

 

[heyfolks]

Now thats a team that drafts and develops defenseman imagine losing Ryan Suter and boom you have Josi, Ellis, Ekholm and Blum just popping up.

You mean like Seider, Edvinsson, and soon ASP? They have Buium, Wallinder and Johnasson in the ranks as a potential pop up.

Simon - My only criticisms are
1) Puck retrieval. He needs to turn and skate harder to gain distance fro the forecheck. Too often he slows down thinking he can simply out muscle the other player. He can't at the NHL. This is trapping hi in his own zone.
2) The reach, the reach the reach. It is a great asset, but he must get closer to the opponent and use his body. He reaches early and often and it puts him off balance and/or out of position to take the body.

 

[GoBoltz56]

You guys realise that Blum was looked upon as a good young defenseman back then right? Who played 17 minutes per night. Pretty promising. We will probably laugh at one of the Wings D prospects the same way in a few years.

I've laughed (or cried) at many of them over the years.

 

[ShanahanMan]

Clarke has 11 points in 11 games now and I was laughed at on where earlier when I said he was the better pick.

 

[Our Lady Peace]

Clarke has 11 points in 11 games now and I was laughed at on where earlier when I said he was the better pick.

No shit, he plays on the 2nd pair
He plays 3:13/game on the PP
He plays zero PK
5/11 of his points are on the PP (6 ES points)

Edvinsson plays on the 1st pair
He plays zero PP
He plays 2:19/game on the PK (and willed us to some wins based on his shutdown ability)
He has 4/4 ES points

I'm not discrediting the PP points from players, but not everything has to be a "gotcha" when one player gets that kind of opportunity, "looks good" on the stat sheet, and is "better" because of it

Your constant need to dunk on this forum every single opportunity that someone that Detroit passed on posted an encouraging statline is mind numbing at best

Both are excellent young players...

 

[OldnotDeadWings]

No shit, he plays on the 2nd pair
He plays 3:13/game on the PP
He plays zero PK
5/11 of his points are on the PP (6 ES points)

Edvinsson plays on the 1st pair
He plays zero PP
He plays 2:19/game on the PK (and willed us to some wins based on his shutdown ability)
He has 4/4 ES points

I'm not discrediting the PP points from players, but not everything has to be a "gotcha" when one player gets that kind of opportunity, "looks good" on the stat sheet, and is "better" because of it

Your constant need to dunk on this forum every single opportunity that someone that Detroit passed on posted an encouraging statline is mind numbing at best

Both are excellent young players...

I laud your willingness to try to educate the lad. I'd have recommended he take up watching badminton instead of hockey.

 

[AlwaysSunnyInDetroit]

Clarke has 11 points in 11 games now and I was laughed at on where earlier when I said he was the better pick.

has your girlfriend made the connection yet that you happen to experience performance issues on the days that the wings win?

i bet you blow her back out when we play like dog shit tho

 

[newfy]

Clarke has 11 points in 11 games now and I was laughed at on where earlier when I said he was the better pick.

Thats because it was funny and stupid then... same as now

 

[Coach Reggie Dunlop]

I think you take the swing on a guy like edvinsson every single time, even then he’s only 21, and has been playing overall well imo. I don’t understand the negativity.

 

[RedHawkDown]

You mean like Seider, Edvinsson, and soon ASP? They have Buium, Wallinder and Johnasson in the ranks as a potential pop up.

Simon - My only criticisms are
1) Puck retrieval. He needs to turn and skate harder to gain distance fro the forecheck. Too often he slows down thinking he can simply out muscle the other player. He can't at the NHL. This is trapping hi in his own zone.
2) The reach, the reach the reach. It is a great asset, but he must get closer to the opponent and use his body. He reaches early and often and it puts him off balance and/or out of position to take the body.

Surely you must realize that listing 3 top 20 picks is not the same as Nashville having a decades long history of consistently pulling multiple #1-2 dmen throughout the draft

Clarke has 11 points in 11 games now and I was laughed at on where earlier when I said he was the better pick.

Here I’ll laugh again. He sucks defensively but is great offensively. He wouldn’t make the team better we’d just score more and get scored on even more
Both good picks. I’d rather have Ed since we have ASP