-Vintage Canuck- Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Quote Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has signed defenceman Tom Nilsson to a one-year two-way contract. Nilsson, 22, appeared in 37 regular season games with Frolunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League this past season, where he registered seven points (1-6-7) and 34 penalty minutes. He also registered a goal and an assist (1-1-2) in seven playoff games. In 2014.15, the 6’0”, 183-pound defenceman tallied six points (1-5-6) in 44 games as a member of the AHL Toronto Marlies. A native of Tyreso, Sweden, Nilsson was originally selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the fourth round, 100th overall, at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=884083 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HC20.0 Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Never heard of him, anybody have any info? We're really stock piling D though, wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jejejester Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Utica depth. Can never have enough defenseman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjatt Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 JB puttin in work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklas Bo Hunter Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 really think Sbisa might get traded. not that this depth D makes me think that. just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish⑦Canuck Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Just now, jejejester said: Utica depth. Can never have enough defenseman You can if Yannick Weber is one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavel_Bure 10 Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Utica depth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobi Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Well, JB is a busy bee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deets Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 The question is, how can we make this seem like Benning made a bad move? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Neilsons Towel Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 1 minute ago, Deets said: The question is, how can we make this seam like Benning made a bad move? Just wait. I'm sure the haters are on their way. As for the signing. Appears to be a depth signing for Utica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Benning got fleeced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pernell Karl Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Scouting report on Tom Nilsson: hard-nosed, defensive-minded D, isn't huge but plays physical game, loves to hit, skates very well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwags Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Strange, there's no picks involved? /s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteeun Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 U guys make me laugh with some of the comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Phaneuf Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 So are we still going to sign Philip Larsen? Nilsson is a Utica signing but lots of competition for #6/7/8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Can someone make a thread on "Why did JB sign Nilsson", and "Pros / Cons to singing Nilsson" and "Should we package Nilsson to Tampa for Stamkos" and "Where do you see Nilsson fitting in next year" and "Now that we have Nilsson, is Edler expendable"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Anyone know why the Leafs gave up on him? For a team that isn't exactly deep on the blueline it's kind of strange for them to give up on a 22 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Hmm..can you ever have enough Swedish D-men? Probably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b3. Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 I can't believe Benning didn't trade a 2nd round draft pick for this signing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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