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Sure we might be able to draft Sweden’s Ivar Stenberg or Viggo Bjork,.but you have to wonder if Philly would trade Jack Berglund, or Washington Milton Gastrin…
It’s so refreshing to see more than one Blackhawk hopeful playing in the World Under-20s.
Anton Frondell for the second time is named the player of the game for the victors.
Believe me I am not about to say that the Swedish team isn’t just that…a well synced group with a strong backline and plenty of forwards who we will see playing in the bigs, but Frondell is a huge puck handler and presence who moves just so effortlessly, you have to feel good about his eventual pro debut. He arrives with the hardest and most powerful shot on the Blackhawk team.
Yeah, Latvian Alberts Smits is a kid any NHL team could groom as their big defender, despite the fact he plays the left side.
We can talk about the Blackhawks left defenseman depth, but I think he fills a differnet type need on the backline.
He is a tough, confindent in his abilities and snarl that he isn’t ever going to back down from playingb to his strengths.
A lot depends upon when Lil Frankie and Bedsy return to impact the draft standings negatively (with hawk wins, lol…), but I think they will looking at most big guys when they select…
Yeah, the first game today is Sweden.
I love getting the looks at big #16 Frondell.
He is responsible physical, and a load to deter, and decisiosn on whether he is a pivot or wing will iron out in the future, b/c he generates chances well.
Yeah, i have been watching Viggo Bjork for a couple seasons and he is impressive in the dot, or on the wing(s), and plays a solid 200 foot game.
I started him in my first round in my Mock, but as I started viewing more and of the bigger centres, forwards, defnseman and even the smaller offenseman, I backed him into the 2nd pick in the second round, 33 overall with the forfeited Ottawa pick around 14-16…I guess I have always looked at my mocks withe Blackhawks as the main focus, and I am not so sure they are coveting more small forwards, and may be looking for either nasty players at both positions and maybe one who has bith snarl and size.
I mean unless they pick top 5, I don’t see any reason they cannot prioritize size and fill in the line-up futures with bigger boys.
Sorry Steve, but son from Glencoe got Vaclav Nestrasil wrong yesterday as the pivot on his line. #17 Seek-KORE-a Sykora is, and #15, Vojtech Cihar is the LW.
Nestrasil lines yup as a right handed RIGHT WING at center ice, but shifts (like most flowing forwards do) and sets up reverse to Sweden’s Frondell, as a right-handed left side of the half board shooter.
He sure scored a nice one tonight, finding that open top corner over the goalies shoulder.
I was more interested when Gordie was saying he could transfer colleges, or turn pro with the Blackhawks…
I also love d,at the 12 minute left mark in the 3rd, when Frondell got up on his can,, and then raced up the left wall and returned the favor sending a Slovakian player to the ice with an even harder impetus.
