Rollieo Del Fuego Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 D | 6'1" | 196 lbs Shoots | Left Born | 1991-12-08 Birthplace | Stockholm, SWE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollieo Del Fuego Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 "Philip is a mobile, two-way defenceman who adds depth to our blueline," Canucks general manager Jim Benning said a statement. "He made strides in his development last season with Vaxjo and played a strong series with Sweden at the World Championships. We're pleased to welcome him to the Canucks organization." Holm, 25, spent the 2016-17 with the Vaxjo Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League where he posted 21 points (4-17-21) and 30 penalty minutes in 52 games. He was a plus-24 on the season and earned the honours for the 2016-17 best plus/minus in the SHL. Earlier this morning, it was reported that the Chicago Blackhawks and the Canucks were the finalists to sign Holm, and obviously the Canucks won the sweepstakes. The Toronto Maple Leafs had been rumoured to have interest earlier this month, to the point where reports had come out that the Holm was signing with the Leafs. But they signed Andrea Borgman and Calle Rosen, thus leaving Holm unsigned. The Canucks were rumoured to have been interested in Borgman before he ultimately signed with Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollieo Del Fuego Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 I hope this doesn't mean we are not in on Darren Raddysh...although the age difference likely means there is no connection...DR won't be with the Canucks this year anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwags Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Never a bad thing to have more prospects, especially on D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollieo Del Fuego Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 According to Canucks Army we have 3 contracts left ( plus Juolevi's will slide if he doesn't make the team...so 4)...Raddysh please.... The Canucks now have 34 standard player contracts, 13 pending Restricted Free Agents, and Juolevi, who is exempt from the 50 contract limit until he plays nine NHL games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollieo Del Fuego Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 more from CA: Holm had a breakout year for the Vaxjo Lakers in the SHL this past season, leading the defence in assists (17), points (21), and plus/minus (24). The aforementioned Calle Rosen led the Lakers defence in goals with six. That surge in offence brought interest from multiple NHL teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollieo Del Fuego Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 From the sounds of it Holm is another smooth skating D., that likes to play hard and fast like Chatfield and Stecher...can use more of that for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 First interview: Quote Holm: Vancouver felt good right from the start Swedish defenceman Philip Holm, signed Friday by the Canucks, says his goal is to make the Canucks and not end up in Utica. Holm says he likes what the Canucks are trying to build. http://www.tsn.ca/radio/vancouver-1040-i-1410/holm-vancouver-felt-good-right-from-the-start-1.762640 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guntrix Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 3 hours ago, Qwags said: Never a bad thing to have more prospects, especially on D. At 25, I wouldn't consider him a prospect. Similar situation to that of Larsen imo. Hope this one works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyoung Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Interesting signing, wonder if this ups the chances of moving anyone out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 11 minutes ago, guntrix said: At 25, I wouldn't consider him a prospect. Similar situation to that of Larsen imo. Hope this one works out. Biggest difference being that Larsen had already had his shot at the NHL before coming here and couldn't cut it. The deficiencies in his game likely weren't ever going to allow him to be a regular NHLer. Holm is more of a blank slate in terms of the NHL. How he adapts is anyones guess at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 15 minutes ago, cyoung said: Interesting signing, wonder if this ups the chances of moving anyone out. I hope so. We very well might lose Sbisa in the ED and it would have been hard to move another D (Edler/Tanev) in what will surely be a lucrative, post-ED trade market to further the rebuild, without some depth there. Having Holm, Pedan, McEneny, Juolevi (maybe a UFA) etc fighting for those bottom 3rd and 4th pair roles allows some depth for a potential move there IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 4 minutes ago, DeNiro said: Holm is more of a blank slate in terms of the NHL. How he adapts is anyones guess at this point. I think Holm's chances of landing a regular bottom 4 role with us is significantly higher than Larsen's chances were at being our answer to our PMD/PPQB problem. Holm has already proven he can compete against world-class competition and not look out of place - but as you said, there will be an 'adaption' phase he has to experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 McGuire saying today that he's an NHL-level player that can play in this league. Definitely good to have that in the system as one of the 8-10+ we'll need, plus the ability to stash him in Utica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpn1 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 47 minutes ago, J.R. said: I hope so. We very well might lose Sbisa in the ED and it would have been hard to move another D (Edler/Tanev) in what will surely be a lucrative, post-ED trade market to further the rebuild, without some depth there. Having Holm, Pedan, McEneny, Juolevi (maybe a UFA) etc fighting for those bottom 3rd and 4th pair roles allows some depth for a potential move there IMO. There is only 3 d-pairings and 4 f-lines. Usually the team keeps 7 d-men on the roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Hope he does well. Love seeing guys come out of the woodwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 57 minutes ago, Fanuck said: I think Holm's chances of landing a regular bottom 4 role with us is significantly higher than Larsen's chances were at being our answer to our PMD/PPQB problem. Holm has already proven he can compete against world-class competition and not look out of place - but as you said, there will be an 'adaption' phase he has to experience. Yea I hate how JB kind of oversold Larsen's abilities, as if he was going to be the solution to our terrible powerplay. It didn't help that Willie stubbornly refused to not play him in a top 4 role too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 27 minutes ago, dpn1 said: There is only 3 d-pairings and 4 f-lines. Usually the team keeps 7 d-men on the roster. Given how much we go through D I'm assuming, as we've done for a while now, we'll carry 8 D. 7 and 8 D = 4th pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocksterh8 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 You know if the Hawks were interested, there must be something about him thats promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrago Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 28 minutes ago, Rocksterh8 said: You know if the Hawks were interested, there must be something about him thats promising. That's what I was thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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