Prospect Info: Viggo Gustafsson - D | 77th Overall (3rd round) | 2024 NHL Draft

[AtlantaWhaler]

One of the youngest players in the draft, having been eligible by just days, Gustafsson continues to improve. He has more offensive ability than his offensive numbers (19 points in 41 games) for HV71's junior club in Sweden would lead you to believe. He wasn't expected to go anywhere near this high, so perhaps Nashville reached a bit (or a lot), but Gustafsson is an intriguing long-term lottery ticket for the Preds - CBS Sports

Gustafsson is rarely ever caught out of position and can easily be paired with someone less focused on his own end. He is projected to be a 6th/7th defender in the NHL and is a good d-man to match up against certain opposing players to shut them down. He will kill penalties and doesn't play on the power play. He competes well, is reliable, and is an above average skater who can take away ice quickly. - The Hockey News


Sounds like a reach, but super young. Lots of time left to learn the game.

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[PredsV82]

Gotta have faith in Preds scouting for D.

 

[101st_fan]

 

[herzausstein]

Sounds like a solid defensive dman. If we can help him find more offense then he could be a real gem

 

[Kat Predator]

Checks the Players named Viggo box too.

 

[BigFatCat999]

When I first saw the name, I thought to myself, “oh the guy from Lord of the rings”

 

[maplepred]

Gotta have faith in Preds scouting for D.

Yeah we been slacking hard there for like 10 years now….

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

I wonder what it is that makes us good at drafting D? I doubt the scouting staff has remained continuous long enough to credit any individual scouts. Granted I don't keep track of the staff at that level. Tom Nolan has been around a while. Or something from Poile himself? Because Weber era was before even Nolan, and maybe he was just starting out circa Josi, so it doesn't seem like the scouting staff on any individual level has been around long enough for that reputation to hold up.

Or it may just be coincidence/luck that things turned out better for us on D.

 

[NoNecksCurse]

I wonder what it is that makes us good at drafting D? I doubt the scouting staff has remained continuous long enough to credit any individual scouts. Granted I don't keep track of the staff at that level. Tom Nolan has been around a while. Or something from Poile himself? Because Weber era was before even Nolan, and maybe he was just starting out circa Josi, so it doesn't seem like the scouting staff on any individual level has been around long enough for that reputation to hold up.

Or it may just be coincidence/luck that things turned out better for us on D.

Luck. That’s all it is.

 

[Predsanddead24]

If it wasn't luck that era is long gone anyways. We haven't done anything special D-man drafting and development wise since the Josi, Ekholm, Ellis years.