JustABandwagoner Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 http://www.tsn.ca/talent/forsling-motte-forcing-roster-decisions-for-blackhawks-1.577974 Quote It's too early in training camp to say Gustav Forsling is going to make the Chicago Blackhawks' opening-day roster. But it is fair to say the 20-year-old Swedish defenceman is one of two young Hawks who have given management and coaching staff alike some "wow" moments in training camp. The other is 21-year-old forward Tyler Motte, who is trending towards earning a roster spot up front. Forsling, meanwhile, has at least put himself into the discussion for one of seven or eight Blackhawk roster spots on the blueline, perhaps surprisingly so. Forsling has always been considered something of a prospect, since Vancouver drafted him in the fifth round of the 2014 draft and he starred for Sweden at the 2015 World Junior Championship, just before Chicago acquired him for Adam Clendening in a Jan. 29, 2015 deal with the Canucks. Clendening is long gone from Vancouver after playing only 17 games for the Canucks. Clendening was part of the Brandon Sutter-Nick Bonino trade with Pittsburgh, but was subsequently traded from Pittsburgh to Anaheim, waived by Anaheim and picked up by Edmonton. He signed this past summer as a free agent by the New York Rangers and is on his fifth NHL team at the age of (almost) 24. Forsling will be playing in his fourth NHL pre-season game tonight in Detroit. He's been impressive so far, showing poise and maturity far beyond his years. He was named the top player in Swedish junior hockey last season but even early NHL pre-season games are a huge step up in competition. By all accounts, he has handled it masterfully, looking poised and calm in all situations. He's done a good job reading plays both with and without the puck. His gap control has been strong and to say that head coach Joel Quenneville, amongst others, has been mightily impressed is something of an understatement. But with NHL stars and veterans starting to play more games now, the level is going to go up and it will be up to Forsling to prove he can rise with it. If Forsling doesn't make the Hawks, he is slated to return home to play in the Swedish Elite League. It looks like Duncan Keith, who skipped the World Cup and all pre-season games in Chicago thus far while rehabbing a knee injury, will be cleared to play pre-season games sometime this week. Assuming all goes well, he's expected in the opening-night lineup. Keith will be with his familiar partner Nik Hjalmarsson, although the latter has a disciplinary hearing tomorrow with NHL Player Safety for a high hit on St. Louis Blue Ty Rattie last night. Old new face Brian Campbell and veteran stalwart Brent Seabrook are likely to be the Hawks' second pair. Trevor van Riemsdyk can be written in as Chicago's fifth defenceman and veteran returnee Michael Rozsival will assuredly be one of the seven or eight. Quenneville hasn't decided yet whether they'll carry 13 forwards and eight defenceman or 14 forwards and seven defencemen. In any case, Forsling will be competing with 26-year-old Czech newcomer Michael Kempney, 22-year-old Ville Pokke as well as 24-year-old Erik Gustafson (41 games) and 24-year-old Victor Svedberg (27 games), who both saw some NHL action with Chicago last season. So Forsling may be in tough in that regard but he has most definitely made an impression with the Hawks and remains in contention for one of the available spots on the Chicago blueline. Why did we trade for Adam Clendenning again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForsbergTheGreat Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Stecher is better.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Yawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 I'm jealous now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaSwede Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 One Benning will have to regret letting go. Somethings just don't work out the way you want them to. Not surprised he is impressing at Hawks camp after the season he had last year. He was played in all situations for Linkoping and did really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naslund.is.king Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Why's the sky blue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 43 minutes ago, DontMessMe said: http://www.tsn.ca/talent/forsling-motte-forcing-roster-decisions-for-blackhawks-1.577974 Why did we trade for Adam Clendenning again? I said when the trade was first made, and I ABSOLUYELY stand by that statement: Clendenning's numbers in the Suisse league will be A LOT better than Forsling's in the NHL. We win that trade after their careers are over - EASY! Get on the JB bandwagon, or get off!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustABandwagoner Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 37 minutes ago, naslund.is.king said: Why's the sky blue? http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Why+is+the+sky+blue%3F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpt Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 53 minutes ago, DontMessMe said: http://www.tsn.ca/talent/forsling-motte-forcing-roster-decisions-for-blackhawks-1.577974 Why did we trade for Adam Clendenning again? Because JB was desperate to make his mark when taking over the team, just like trading a pick away for Vey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 13 minutes ago, mpt said: Because JB was desperate to make his mark when taking over the team, just like trading a pick away for Vey except he drafted Forsling himself - with a 5th - so that point is pretty much.....pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Juice Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 20 minutes ago, mpt said: Because JB was desperate to make his mark when taking over the team, just like trading a pick away for Vey No. He was looking for immediate help so he had to give up Forsling. As always, trading away a good future asset for immediate help doesn't always work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Neilsons Towel Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 1 hour ago, DontMessMe said: http://www.tsn.ca/talent/forsling-motte-forcing-roster-decisions-for-blackhawks-1.577974 Why did we trade for Adam Clendenning again? Oh God. Not this tired old argument again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flickyoursedin Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 1 hour ago, DontMessMe said: http://www.tsn.ca/talent/forsling-motte-forcing-roster-decisions-for-blackhawks-1.577974 Why did we trade for Adam Clendenning again? Same reason we traded for Vey, Pedan, Baertschi, and Granlund. Management is handcuffed in trying to speed up a rebuild/retool so they're trading for guys with potential closer to impact. Don't like this strategy as a fan because you'd think there is a reason why these guys hadn't hit and stuck with their current teams. Vey and Clendening gone, Granlund and Pedan waiver eligible this year and fighting for spots. The only mild success is Beartschi and this will be his make or break year as well. In a mostly top 6 role last year Sven was only a 0.406 points per game which in an 82 game season would have been 33 points at 23 years old. I mean Sven looks great on the puck but you'd like to see more production in the role he was given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 He is gone...let it go. We have Troy Stetcher and Olli Juolevi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 At the time it was a bandaid.. Unfortunately, in retrospect, some wounds should just be left to bleed and heal up on their own I guess. I don't recall anyone being excited over "trading for a player further along in his development", in fact I remember a lot of posters being convinced JB would regret moving Forsling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowtieCanuck Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 7 minutes ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said: We have Troy Stetcher and Olli Juolevi. Exactly. I'd take those two over Forsling anyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Here's the start and end of the article for anyone worrying Forsling is suddenly a stud: Quote It's too early in training camp to say Gustav Forsling is going to make the Chicago Blackhawks' opening-day roster. ... In any case, Forsling will be competing with 26-year-old Czech newcomer Michael Kempney, 22-year-old Ville Pokke as well as 24-year-old Erik Gustafson (41 games) and 24-year-old Victor Svedberg (27 games), who both saw some NHL action with Chicago last season. So Forsling may be in tough in that regard but he has most definitely made an impression with the Hawks and remains in contention for one of the available spots on the Chicago blueline. They already have 1 through 5 locked up, with Roszival likely in one of the remaining three. Gustafson and Svedberg already have NHL games. Pokke's a top prospect. No guarantees he makes it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combover Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Because he's a bad gm. he has the stats and franchise records to prove it. Its not like that was his only bad trade lol. And that list grows every time he makes a trade. Meh who needs young offensive d men anyways especially when you can trade more picks for players that other teams gave up on. Subban is next he won't finish the season with this (dis)organization. But I'm sure he'll add another fringe fourth liner that doesn't hit for him since we don't seem to have enough of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HC20.0 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Makes me sad, but that's how it goes. Some trades don't work. This trade looked great at the time, Clendenning was doing well in the AHL. We had no way of knowing that he wouldn't be able to translate that into the NHL. Just how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Maybe if Gillis had drafted some better D prospects. But we have Hutton. He has that at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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