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Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2019 6:08 am
Ole Dahlen there can take a long walk off a short pier. Don’t care about the ongoings of ‘no longer Canucks’
Not even Cannata?!
I do admit that I like getting updates on the only goalie Gillis drafted in 6 drafts.
Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2019 6:08 am
Ole Dahlen there can take a long walk off a short pier. Don’t care about the ongoings of ‘no longer Canucks’
Not even Cannata?!
I do admit that I like getting updates on the only goalie Gillis drafted in 6 drafts.
Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2019 6:08 am
Ole Dahlen there can take a long walk off a short pier. Don’t care about the ongoings of ‘no longer Canucks’
Not even Cannata?!
I do admit that I like getting updates on the only goalie Gillis drafted in 6 drafts.
His stats so far (after two games):
Player_____ Team_____ GP GPI GA GAA W T L SO SVS SVS% MIP
Joe Cannata - Björklöven - 2 _ 2 _ 3 _ 1,47 2 0 0 _0 _57 .950 122:52
Best stats of all goalies having played more than one game.
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Except when donating blood.
I don't recall whether P. Forsberg stayed in the SHL that long out of choice or because of limited opportunity. Quebec had Sakic, Sundin, and Ricci down the middle. I also don't know that it was best for Forsberg to stay in the SHL rather than come over sooner -- it worked out, but that doesn't mean it was the only way it worked out. He, unlike a guy like Zetterberg, was always considered an excellent prospect and might have forced Quebec's hand by excellent play had he come a season or two sooner.
Dahlen's never been a prospect like Forsberg. In retrospect, I think you are right that Dahlen would have been better off in the SHL last season with Timra. Only because the path he is now on is about as bad as it could be for getting to the NHL as a regular someday.
UWSaint wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2019 8:32 am
I don't recall whether P. Forsberg stayed in the SHL that long out of choice or because of limited opportunity. Quebec had Sakic, Sundin, and Ricci down the middle. I also don't know that it was best for Forsberg to stay in the SHL rather than come over sooner -- it worked out, but that doesn't mean it was the only way it worked out. He, unlike a guy like Zetterberg, was always considered an excellent prospect and might have forced Quebec's hand by excellent play had he come a season or two sooner.
Dahlen's never been a prospect like Forsberg. In retrospect, I think you are right that Dahlen would have been better off in the SHL last season with Timra. Only because the path he is now on is about as bad as it could be for getting to the NHL as a regular someday.
I believe Per had said that Foppa, like Dahlen and Petterson, was physically immature for the NHL. Whether he had the same mental immaturity as Dahlen, we'll probably never know.
Looking at his stats from Modo in the SHL, he seemed to plateau (even though he absolutely destroyed at the World Juniors). Then the lockout delayed his arrival by another half-season - by which time Sundin was also traded, opening a center spot.
If Dahlen’s primary issue was a lack of NHL opportunity, it’s unclear if his situation has improved in San Jose. At least in the current season, Dahlen is unlikely to get a sniff at NHL action. The Sharks do have five forwards that will be UFA by the end of the season, so maybe a spot will open up that he can earn next season.
Of note; On several occasions his acceleration has been questioned.
Dahlen is a horrific skater and not strong enough to make up for it by fighting through checks and protecting the puck.
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The Brown Wizard wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2019 10:01 am
Didnt he wait because he wanted to play in the olympics?
Is that right? I looked back at the 94 Olympics , Foppa didn't crack the top-10 for points but young Euros Zigmund Palffy (21) and Miro Satan (20) did.
The Brown Wizard wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2019 10:01 am
Didnt he wait because he wanted to play in the olympics?
Is that right? I looked back at the 94 Olympics , Foppa didn't crack the top-10 for points but young Euros Zigmund Palffy (21) and Miro Satan (20) did.
The Brown Wizard wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2019 10:01 am
Didnt he wait because he wanted to play in the olympics?
Is that right? I looked back at the 94 Olympics , Foppa didn't crack the top-10 for points but young Euros Zigmund Palffy (21) and Miro Satan (20) did.
Im fairly sure...like 64-65% sure.
They didnt have nhl players then only amateurs
I think it may have been a factor. As you say, the NHL didn't allow its players to participate back then, and the Olympics have always been a big deal here in Europe, so postponing his NHL debut a year or two to be able to compete in Lillehammer makes sense. Also, he really wanted to win a championship with Modo, and after they lost the final in 1994 he was furious, stating that he wanted to beat up the referee....
He never did get that elusive Swedish gold. He won the world championship twice, the Olympc tournament twice and the Stanley Cup twice, but he never won the Swedish championship. Or, well, he did win TV-pucken, a national tournament for 15-year olds, with Nazzy, but.....
Whatever you do, always give 100 %!
Except when donating blood.