Nucker 67 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 I'm not worried about Dahlen, otherwise, Dorion would have pulled a fast one over on Jim Benning, and that just won't happen. Dahlen is developing his game (especially D), getting a lot of ice time, getting comfortable with NA ice and AHL competition. He'll be here (VAN) next year I think, might even get a few games in late March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said: I'm not worried about Dahlen, otherwise, Dorion would have pulled a fast one over on Jim Benning, and that just won't happen. Dahlen is developing his game (especially D), getting a lot of ice time, getting comfortable with NA ice and AHL competition. He'll be here (VAN) next year I think, might even get a few games in late March. Dorion is a pretty good scout himself - he is the one that pushed the Senators to draft Erik Karlsson. He comes from a scouting family and climbed the ranks starting as a scout up to GM - just like Benning did. They do have differing opinions on Dahlen. At the trade Dorion told Le Droit that they didn't think Dahlen would become an impact player in the NHL while Benning thinks he's a blue chip prospect. No one knows today who will end up being right down the road. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 1 minute ago, mll said: Dorion is a pretty good scout himself - he is the one that pushed the Senators to draft Erik Karlsson. He comes from a scouting family and climbed the ranks starting as a scout up to GM - just like Benning did. They do have differing opinions on Dahlen. At the trade Dorion told Le Droit that they didn't think Dahlen would become an impact player in the NHL while Benning thinks he's a blue chip prospect. No one knows today who will end up being right down the road. That's interesting, I never knew Dorion had a scouting background. Well, he did draft Dahlen at #42 (2nd round) in 2016, so he must've thought pretty highly of him. Maybe they felt because he was still a young player in Sweden, it would take too long to develop him properly? OTT was in a win-now mode in 2016/17, and then figured they would bring in Burr as a playoff veteran the following season, and Dahlen was the bait. Didn't work out for them. It's working out for the Canucks so far though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo5789 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 On 12/2/2018 at 5:08 PM, Tiger-Hearted said: I'm a little worried that Dahlén might be Anton Rodin 2.0 minus the injuries. Rodin minus the injuries was an SHL MVP. He was progressing into a very good player until those injuries happened, so I think I would be quite happy if Dahlen does end up being Rodin 2.0 minus the injuries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 27 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said: That's interesting, I never knew Dorion had a scouting background. Well, he did draft Dahlen at #42 (2nd round) in 2016, so he must've thought pretty highly of him. Maybe they felt because he was still a young player in Sweden, it would take too long to develop him properly? OTT was in a win-now mode in 2016/17, and then figured they would bring in Burr as a playoff veteran the following season, and Dahlen was the bait. Didn't work out for them. It's working out for the Canucks so far though. He was talking about how they had young prospects who were untouchable because they were the future of the team - he didn't list them but said guys in the Q and in the minors and that Dahlen was not part of that group. He said they didn't believe that he will be an impact player at the NHL level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Dahlin26 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 He should have many more points if his teammates would have buried his grade-A setups throughout the season. Very similar story to Pettersson with the Canucks. Let him simmer some more and become a responsible player in all zones, but the lack of high-quality centres really hurts players like Dahlen right now in Utica. I think he'll be a top 6 forward in due time especially with the opportunity to play with high-end centres in Pettersson/Horvat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 he should be getting some extra ice time now that Carconne is gone. Him, Lind, etc etc. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Cathode Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 On 12/4/2018 at 10:54 AM, theo5789 said: Rodin minus the injuries was an SHL MVP. He was progressing into a very good player until those injuries happened, so I think I would be quite happy if Dahlen does end up being Rodin 2.0 minus the injuries. Rodin minus the injuries might have been quite a player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Cathode Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Dahlen scores on the PP. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Cathode Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 And now has his second. 5 and 6 tonight.... so far. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Just now, Ray_Cathode said: And now has his second. 5 and 6 tonight.... so far. Dahlen is developing a stronger body, and getting used to the speed of the smaller ice game. Is he up before the TDL? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 3 minutes ago, Alflives said: Dahlen is developing a stronger body, and getting used to the speed of the smaller ice game. Is he up before the TDL? no 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Cathode Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Palmu was also having a very effective game, but heven’t seen him much due to a bunch of penalties. Springfield seems to be having some kind of meltdown taking all kinds of dumb donkey penalties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 On 12/4/2018 at 10:25 AM, mll said: Dorion is a pretty good scout himself - he is the one that pushed the Senators to draft Erik Karlsson. He comes from a scouting family and climbed the ranks starting as a scout up to GM - just like Benning did. They do have differing opinions on Dahlen. At the trade Dorion told Le Droit that they didn't think Dahlen would become an impact player in the NHL while Benning thinks he's a blue chip prospect. No one knows today who will end up being right down the road. Wasn't Erik Karlsson pretty highly touted before the draft? Karlsson is a franchise defenceman, which OTT lucked out on (or did), but it wasn't like Karlsson was a diamond in the rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 2 hours ago, Ray_Cathode said: And now has his second. 5 and 6 tonight.... so far. should be a point per game so for his last 7 games or so. Now he is starting to pick it up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rindiculous Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 2 hours ago, Dazzle said: Wasn't Erik Karlsson pretty highly touted before the draft? Karlsson is a franchise defenceman, which OTT lucked out on (or did), but it wasn't like Karlsson was a diamond in the rough. He was 15th overall...drafted 5 spots after Cody Hodgson. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuckYa Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 2 hours ago, Rindiculous said: He was 15th overall...drafted 5 spots after Cody Hodgson. That's Rindiculous!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-Hearted Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Great game by Dahlén last night. Was getting a little concerned about his struggles adapting to the N.A. game but it looks like he's finally finding his comfort level and confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SingleThorn Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Watched Utica for the first time last night. Strange game from Springfield. Dahlen looked great, McEneny was impressive and I thought Jasek and even Palmu looked great ! Re an earlier comment on Erik Karlsson's draft expectations ( did Ottawa 'reach' to pick him ? ), here's the 'MyDraft' rankings from 2008 http://www.mynhldraft.com/2008-NHL-Mock-Draft/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rocket Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 I am very, very confident Dahlen will be in the NHL by, at the very latest, the end of the 2019/2020 season. And he will be a top 6 scorer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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