Popular Post Drive-By Body Pierce Posted March 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2022 Canucks prospect Karlsson breaks Pettersson's rookie record in Sweden Elias Pettersson’s Swedish rookie goal-scoring record in Sweden no longer stands, and it’s another member of the Vancouver Canucks organization that broke it. Linus Karlsson, who has been mostly an under-the-radar prospect in the Canucks organization since the team traded for him in 2019, scored his 25th and 26th goals for Skelleftea AIK in the Swedish Hockey League today. The 6-foot-1, 179-pound forward ripped home a pair of wrist shots to push past Pettersson’s mark of 24 goals in 2017-18. Karlsson, it should be pointed out, has the advantage of being an old rookie. The late-bloomer turned 22 in November, making him three years older than Pettersson was as an SHL rookie in 2017-18. While the rookie goal-scoring record should perhaps be taken with a grain of salt, Karlsson has already posted the 10th-most goals in an SHL season by a player 22 years of age or younger. With 45 points (26-19-45) in 51 games, Karlsson leads his team in goals and is second in points this season. Karlsson ranks ninth in overall SHL scoring and is tied for second in goals. The trade for Karlsson, which saw Jonathan Dahlen head to San Jose, wasn’t well liked by prospects experts at the time. Truth be told, Dahlen might still be the better player, given he has 22 points in 52 games as an NHL rookie with the Sharks this season. But that ship has sailed. Canucks GM Patrik Allvin previously stated that the team would be active in trying to sign free agents from the NCAA and Europe. Karlsson, who is unsigned but under team control, is a candidate to play in Abbotsford next season. Daily Hive’s Canucks prospect guru Daniel Gee profiled Karlsson in great detail last December, noting that he had improved his game. While he isn’t a great skater, Gee highlighted Karlsson’s impressive shot, passing ability, and puck-handling ability — projecting him as a potential bottom-six forward at the NHL level. https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canucks-prospect-karlsson-breaks-pettersson-shl-record 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AriGold Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Anddddd We have the linemate of the future for Petey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kloubek Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 That's great and all, but we need to keep in mind he's 22. He's a man playing against men, when Petey was just a boy. Also, let's not fool ourselves - the SHL is not a particularly talented league. Top scorers include the likes of Linus Omark, and others like Rattie who haven't been good enough to stick in the NHL or even the AHL. Still, promising news I suppose... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobayashi Maru Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Overall this looks like pretty good news. He's not someone we are really counting on to emerge into the NHL, but this just shows there is a chance. Only thing that gives me pause is the "Isn't a great skater" as we have a few of those already. Can be worked on, and if the talent is there, it can be overcome to a degree. Hoping that he continues to impress and appears to have a strong drive to succeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locke Lamora Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Good news, but its best to keep expectations in check for this player. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JM_ Posted March 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Locke Lamora said: Good news, but its best to keep expectations in check for this player. pfft, you do you. WE HAVE ANOTHER PETEY!!!! 1 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AriGold Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Locke Lamora said: Good news, but its best to keep expectations in check for this player. One of these 4 of bust.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FijianCanuck Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 33 minutes ago, JM_ said: pfft, you do you. WE HAVE ANOTHER PETEY!!!! Or we have another Anton Rodin… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyone Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 sign him up and fast-track him to Abby... sooner here the better to get a closer look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JM_ Posted March 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2022 4 minutes ago, FijianCanuck said: Or we have another Anton Rodin… 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Torts Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Next NHL superstar 100 % Him and Aiden are going to push for a spot next season. Then we win cup. Kings cup or Stanley cup? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) Just because he broke it at 22, instead of 18 19, doesn't mean he's not going to break out one day. It shows a ton of promise because a ton of SHL men do not score in that league. Edited March 23, 2022 by Dazzle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) I think the angle of this article is particularly interesting... Correct me if I'm wrong here, Karlsson's Skellefteå AIK team is in a league that is one tier above Dahlen's... Dahlen purposefully went back to his old team to play for two more years before breaking out in the NHL. Now I'm not suggesting that Karlsson is going to break out in a massive way, but I think it's rather dishonest of the article to mention that Dahlen "may be the better player in the NHL" because we only have one NHL season to look, but several seasons of Timra where Dahlen did not improve over his previous year in a second tier league. Who's to say that Karlsson can't produce more points than Dahlen? The difference in age is 2 (Karlsson being younger), and Karlsson has outproduced in a better league, while also playing against men in a defensive league. And while Dahlen had an incredible start to the season, he has cooled down significantly. As a comparison between rookies, our Podkolzin has fewer points with more games played, but his +/- is significantly better (+5). I think it's safe to say (at this point) that if Dahlen isn't scoring, he's not helping his team. Of course, these two players play different games, so a comparison of this sort will be debatable in all sorts of directions. Edited March 23, 2022 by Dazzle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure_Pavel Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Hopefully he can develop into a great third line center. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 If he turns into a solid 15 to 20 goal guy in the NHL, that's a win. Does anybody have a list of the top rookie goal scorers or points scorers in the SHL all-time? Nice to know the Canucks own the #1 and #2 spot now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post higgyfan Posted March 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2022 44 minutes ago, Bure_Pavel said: Hopefully he can develop into a great third line center. That's the significant difference between Linus and Dahlen. Linus certainly has offensive IQ but can also play the defensive end, which makes him more versatile than Dahlen. From what I've read, Linus has good size anda 'never give up' attitude. If he can end up as a 3C-r for the Canucks, he would fulfill a role that has evaded our team for quite some time. A 2-way right C that can turn help turn his line into a 3rd scoring line would be such a lift for the team. We'll see how he does in Abby next season. 5 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalCanuckFan Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Certainly encouraging signs from Karlsson. Just going to enjoy seeing Karlsson play in NA and possibly make the jump to the NHL at some point. He still has a long way to go but considering how muted expectations were when he was acquired, his progression is great to see. Giving up Dahlen at the time wasn't great but, to be fair to the regime at the time, Dahlen also hadn't done enough to guarantee a spot on the Canucks' roster. He should have probably been given more opportunity, but we can't turn back the clock now. Dahlen was pretty productive from October to January but has been cold since February. I haven't looked at his deployment since February but he hasn't been generating many shots during this cold streak. His ice time has dropped fairly significantly as well. Curious if it's a factor of the long NHL regular season, higher physicality, etc. Maybe Dahlen will learn from this season and come back stronger next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 1 hour ago, higgyfan said: That's the significant difference between Linus and Dahlen. Linus certainly has offensive IQ but can also play the defensive end, which makes him more versatile than Dahlen. From what I've read, Linus has good size anda 'never give up' attitude. If he can end up as a 3C-r for the Canucks, he would fulfill a role that has evaded our team for quite some time. A 2-way right C that can turn help turn his line into a 3rd scoring line would be such a lift for the team. We'll see how he does in Abby next season. likely Abby, but who knows we've seen kids impress at camp and get spots. Boudreau won't be plug hunting like Green was. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetterssonOrPeterson Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Could possibly be another silent benning trade win. He's made a few, like the Motte, Granlund and Lammikko deals that ended up benefitting this team. Here's hoping this is another. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuckthepuck Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 I feel like this is one of many cases where 2 prospects are swapped and one comes out blazing only to cool off and disappear while the other slowly works his way into being a quality player. We could really use that kind of trade win go our way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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