Popular Post -Vintage Canuck- Posted May 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2022 Details: Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that the club has signed forward Linus Karlsson to an entry-level contract. "We are excited to officially welcome Linus to Vancouver," said Allvin. "He is a good goal scorer who plays a solid two-way game, and he is coming off an impressive rookie season in Sweden. We look forward to seeing him develop his game in North America." Karlsson, 22, appeared in 52 games with Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) last season, leading the team in goals (26) and ranking second in overall scoring with 46 points (26-20-46). His point total also ranked ninth league-wide and first among all SHL rookies, earning him the honours of the SHL Rookie of the Year. He also skated in six playoff games with Skellefteå AIK, contributing one assist. Previously, Karlsson spent three seasons in the HockeyAllsvenskan league, registering 109 points (39-70-109) across 152 regular season games split between Karlskrona HK and BIK Karlskoga. He also collected 18 points in 17 postseason Allsvenskan games. A native of Eksjö, Sweden, Karlsson has also represented his country on the international stage on multiple occasions, totalling 11 points (4-7-11) and six penalty minutes in 15 games. The 6'1", 178-pound forward was originally selected by San Jose in the third round, 87th overall at the 2018 NHL Entry draft and was acquired by Vancouver via trade on February 25, 2019. https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/canucks-sign-linus-karlsson-to-elc/c-334327386 15 2 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubik Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 so what's the ceiling for this kid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Welcome to the LK-era! (good luck kid) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chickenspear Posted May 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2022 1 minute ago, Rubik said: so what's the ceiling for this kid? He's a canucks prospect, and this is CDC, so... Franchise top line C. 2 24 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, Rubik said: so what's the ceiling for this kid? Marble, arched & Michaelangelo is contemplating scenes & scale... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobayashi Maru Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Nice to get that done. I think he could be a good player for us soon. Any chance he makes the Canucks out of camp or is he pretty much confirmed to start in the AHL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fanuck Posted May 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2022 1 minute ago, Rubik said: so what's the ceiling for this kid? Let's see this kid in Abbotsford for a season before we project anything. 2 10 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryElf Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Let’s go!! Good luck to him. I just hope he can come in and bring the standard of training camp up like Gaudette a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Stuff is happening 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted May 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2022 Eliteprospects has him listed as 6'1'' and 197 lbs. He has grown since his draft year listed at 6'0'' and 179 lbs. I'm excited about his offense, but very curious to see how his defensive game is and whether his skating can hold up on a smaller ice surface. He needs to work on separation speed. 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AlwaysACanuckFan Posted May 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2022 18 minutes ago, Nuxfanabroad said: Marble, arched & Michaelangelo is contemplating scenes & scale... Last thing we need is Linus at a strip club the night before an important hockey game 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucknAsia Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Fanuck said: Let's see this kid in Abbotsford for a season before we project anything. True, but never a bad thing to have a tall, right handed center who was rookie of the year in the SHL (and beat Petey's numbers, granted a few years older) in the stable. Let's hope he can be an effective NHL'er and on of JB's trades will have worked out. Edited May 26, 2022 by NucknAsia 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Future 3C? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyone Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 whose spot does he take if he make the big club? if he is indeed a 3rd line player, then playing with Bo ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Industrious1 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Does it seem like he'll have the jam to do the 3rd line C role if he gets a shot with the big club? Tends to be a pretty physical position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VegasCanuck Posted May 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2022 32 minutes ago, Chickenspear said: He's a canucks prospect, and this is CDC, so... Franchise top line C. Yup, he's going to make the Oilers wish they had traded McJesus to us straight up for Karlsson! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJockitch Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Good to see our only centre prospect get signed. Impressive season last year, hope for an even better one next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ghostsof1915 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 The big question is will he be better than Dahlen? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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