Prospect Info: With the 145th Overall Pick the Rangers Select Calle Sjalin

[Pavel Buchnevich]

He's a defenseman from Sweden. One of the youngest players in this draft, left shot.

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=266116

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[Ail]

Defensemen

Sounds like a really solid pick-up at this spot...

 

[Joey Bones]

Good pick up!! Underrated for sure!!

 

[Raspewtin]

We finally picked somebody Tobbe wanted

 

[Savant]

Better than Crawley

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Was looking for info on him, and didn't find much, so I'm gonna post what a member of this section wrote about him in his Prospects Board thread.

He's good, was better at the five nations in February then he was at the U18 WJC, really solid defensively. Carried Westerlund in February imo. Good skater, good size, i question the offensive upside though but he's not a pylon, can get the puck out of the zone pretty good.

 

[FultonReed]

I love the trend of picking younger kids with good upside. absolutely love it.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

I love the trend of picking younger kids with good upside. absolutely love it.

Well, we did pick two overagers.....

 

[FultonReed]

Well, we did pick two overagers.....

along with 17 year olds who would be first/second rounders next draft if they were any younger.

y u so nitpicky

 

[Jonas1235]

going to Leksand next season. But he should come to NA.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

The Rangers drafted Stalin?

 

[we want cup]

The Rangers drafted Stalin?

I mean did you see some of those Soviet teams?

 

[FultonReed]

The Rangers drafted Stalin?

as long as he doesn't come with a five year plan, I think we'll be okay

 

[Ola]

Could play for HFD this season...

He is from the same Swedish small town team as Ulfie Dahlen and Alexander Edler.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Could play for HFD this season...

He is from the same Swedish small town team as Ulfie Dahlen and Alexander Edler.

He's contracted to Leksands. I think he's probably at least a year or two away from pro hockey in NA. Two pro games in his career, late birthday, not a high pick.

I'd think of this as similar in timeline to the Kovacs pick after being drafted, but add a year since he is born at a time in September where he's eligible for the earlier draft, and not the later, which is what Kovacs was eligible for. Two years with Leksand, and then I'd think he goes to Hartford. Or if he does better than his draft position would indicate, maybe he goes to the NHL team after that.

 

[Ola]

Pavel- Just saying, he must be close to be able to break some kind of record if he went to HFD, would be like 18 years and 20 days or something.

Should definitely not go to the AHL yet.

 

[Savant]

Drafting Andersson, Chytil, Reedy and Sjalin would have earned an A grade from me. Alas, it was not meant to be (even though it was in laps)

 

[Zil]

What is his game like?

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

 

[ManUtdTobbe]

I like this pick a lot, had him as one of my late round targets since February when i saw him live.

He's a steady two-way D-man with nice hands and solid size. He's not a blazing skater or anything but he moves well and reads the game really well.

He really covered for Filip Westerlund this spring season in the U18 National team, bailed him out a lot.

We finally picked somebody Tobbe wanted

And this! YAY!!!

 

[Graves94]

Sounds like a good pick, but I'm a little concerned, about the fact that it seems like he missed the entire 15/16 season, because of a back problem. Hope it isn't anything too serious and won't have an impact later on in his career!

 

[Bluenote13]

Good late pick, overall a good two way dman whos best asset is his decision making, reads the play very well.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Please don't post articles in their entirety and/or without citation.

 

[cwede]

"fallen off the rader" somewhat, already likely 6 of the other 9 LHD in pipeline are ahead of him in current rankings
(Miller, Roberston, Jones, Reunanen, Hajek, ... Rykov ) (... Ragnarsson, Kjellberg, Crawley)

NYR exclusive draft rights expire in June, per Cap Friendly
[Note: an older brother was drafted, by Wild, who let those tights expire...]

I like this pick a lot, had him as one of my late round targets since February when i saw him live.
He's a steady two-way D-man with nice hands and solid size. He's not a blazing skater or anything but he moves well and reads the game really well.
He really covered for Filip Westerlund this spring season in the U18 National team, bailed him out a lot.

Good late pick, overall a good two way dman whos best asset is his decision making, reads the play very well.

 

[ManUtdTobbe]

He’s had a lot of injury problems since the draft, including a couple concussions. If he stays healthy this season and builds on his start then NYR will have a tough choice to make. As of right now his rights Will likely be released