Prospect Info: Stian Solberg

[Ducks in a row]

Can't wait for him to make the team and see some big hits.

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

Can't wait for him to make the team and see some big hits.

Put him with gudas. Make the other team suffer

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Gudas and Fowler are under contract for two more seasons. Solberg has two years to improve to become NHL ready.

D+1: SHL (Farjestad)
D+2: AHL
D+3: NHL

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

What is his comparable? Dare I say Josh Manson? Or am I off?

 

[Gliff]

What is his comparable? Dare I say Josh Manson? Or am I off?

Gudas.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Gudas.

Yea i think Gudas is prob the best comparable, tho i feel like Solbergs more skilled in other areas of the game than Gudas was at the same age.

 

[Webster]

They're testing him already. Solid skating, I think the Ducks picked a diamond here.

He got first place among all the prospects in the agility tests at the Combine, and now I can see why.

 

[Arthuros]

Leafs never seem to be on the right side of trading picks with us, it seems.

 

[Steppin Razor]

Mobile agile and hostile. Love this pick.

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

They're testing him already. Solid skating, I think the Ducks picked a diamond here.

He got first place among all the prospects in the agility tests at the Combine, and now I can see why.

I agree.. this dude is going to be a gem

Gudas.

Gudas with better skating

 

[Hockey Duckie]

I agree.. this dude is going to be a gem

I disagree that Solberg is a gem or a diamond. His talent was known, but teams let him slip. Drafting Solberg was a steal in part by falling and in part by the Ducks trading up for said talent.

Zegras fell to 9th OA in the draft, but no one is saying the Ducks grabbed a gem or a diamond. Our FO literally ran to the podium to steal Zegras at 9th OA in the draft. And to disguise the theft, our GM pronounced Zegras' name like it were French such as "sacrebleu!"

 

[Webster]

More stuff from camp...

Beckett always looks shocked

Stian way to get rid of guys

 

[Reveille1984]

Sennecke: Hey man, where'd you get those shoulderpads?

Solberg: What shoulderpads?

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

Don’t know if it was by instruction of the staff to work on it, but he spent a lot of the 3v3 period up in the play.

Had a Draisaitl-esque one timer from below the circle on a nice pass from Sidorov. Kid can rip it

 

[MMC]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1809370430316462236

 

[WhatTheDuck]

They have started young prospects in the NHL who weren't nearly as physically advanced. I'm not guaranteeing anything but I do think there's a better than zero chance he cracks the opening night roster. Would go as far as saying I'd be a bit surprised if he's not a Duck by 2025-26.

 

[GreatBear]

I believe that he will spend this year in Sweden, although they could move him to the Gulls. He needs at least one more year, and probably two, before he is ready for NHL duty. That said, I am very optimistic that he will succeed with the Ducks.

 

[Leonardo87]

 

[Rasp]

He is going to be a fan favourite. Let him marinate in SHL for a year before jumping into the NHL.

 

[Webster]

They invested a 1st and 2nd in him, and now he signs a contract. I think Solberg loves Anaheim already.

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

Dumb question I guess, but why wouldn’t they wait after a year of development? I guess we have a ton of contract spaces now?

 

[GreatBear]

Dumb question I guess, but why wouldn’t they wait after a year of development? I guess we have a ton of contract spaces now?

If he isn’t on the Ducks his contract will “slide”, and it will not count against our 50 contract limit until he turns 20.

 

[Rybread86]

Hes already said he is playing at least 1 year in the SHL, hes not going to be in NA this coming season. Good to see him get the contract signed though. I could see him getting some games next season if he adds a little weight/muscle

 

[JabbaJabba]

They have started young prospects in the NHL who weren't nearly as physically advanced. I'm not guaranteeing anything but I do think there's a better than zero chance he cracks the opening night roster. Would go as far as saying I'd be a bit surprised if he's not a Duck by 2025-26.

Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if Solberg got NHL games under his belt before Sennecke. He just is physically more ready and if he knows how to play safe defensive game and bring some physicality, he could earn a spot in the lineup.