vancanfan Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 http://capitals.nhl....vid=DL|WSH|home The Washington Capitals have signed forward Filip Forsberg to a three-year, entry-level contract, vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today. Forsberg will earn $832,500 at the NHL level and $70,000 at the AHL level. Forsberg, 17, was drafted by Washington in the first round (11th overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft last month in Pittsburgh. He was listed as the top-ranked European skater heading into the draft according to NHL Central Scouting. Forsberg was the youngest player on Team Sweden at the 2012 World Junior Championships, helping his team capture their first World Junior gold medal since 1981 by recording one assist in six tournament games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grape Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Steal of the draft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Although I despise Washington due to Ovie, who is very over rated, I can't help believe this was a complete steal. Hopefully he'll take the 'C' from Ovie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Phaneuf Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I think he'll be a bust but I was surprised to see him drop out of the top 10. * I don't see him being a threat aka Zherdev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkSniper Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I think he'll be a bust but I was surprised to see him drop out of the top 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billabong Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 forsberg picked 11th ovr=highway robbery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeak Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Steal of the draft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninja321 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I was so surprised to find out he dropped out of the top 10. Kind of jealous WSH got him :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayman Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I wanted him Forsberg - Backstrom - Ovechkin would be a pretty sick line in a few years though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanghorneslimRules Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Although I despise Washington due to Ovie, who is very over rated, I can't help believe this was a complete steal. Hopefully he'll take the 'C' from Ovie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Skylit Drive Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 O ya those 65 goal scorers, that hit and play an uptempo game, so overrated. Drink the hatorade, Ovie is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Thanks for putting his first name in too, unlike some of the smart asses who will leave that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnieColeman Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Definitely going to be the steal of the draft, sooooooooo jelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Anyone think he'll make it out of camp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Although I despise Washington due to Ovie, who is very over rated, I can't help believe this was a complete steal. Hopefully he'll take the 'C' from Ovie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabychStache Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 A 17 year old kid take the C from the most dominant player since the lockout? Let's see how long it takes Forsberg to make the NHL first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-52 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 O ya those 65 goal scorers, that hit and play an uptempo game, so overrated. Drink the hatorade, Ovie is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzy Mahmood Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Ovie is not the most dominant player since the lock out. Lidstrom, Crosby, Malkin, Toews, Datsyuk, Etc have put together a better body of work and have won cups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabychStache Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 You'd have to be a real hater to not accept that Ovie is at least Top 3 in a 'most dominant since the lockout' list. Cups aside - they are a team success, not an individual one - only Crosby from your list can match Ovie's production, showmanship and DOMINATION. He's been electric ever since he entered the league - meanwhile, Captain Serious may have won a cup, but he's not exciting, has zero personality, and hasn't put up nearly as many points as Ovie. Ovie has dominated - very few can say that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzy Mahmood Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Ok, I'll bite. Tell me how he has been more dominant than Malkin, Datsyuk, Lidstrom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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