'It's nothing new for the No. 1 overall pick to jump right to the big leagues. The last player who didn't was defenseman Erik Johnson, selected by St. Louis at the top of the 2006 NHL Draft.' … [Read more...] about Rasmus Dahlin is ready, willing, able to start NHL life
Archives for June 1, 2018
Hype machine is cranked up for do-it-all Dahlin
'"I don't think there's anything he doesn't do well."' … [Read more...] about Hype machine is cranked up for do-it-all Dahlin
Rasmus Dahlin's vision catches scouts' eyes
'"He looks ahead," Goran Stubb, director of NHL European Scouting, said by phone from Finland. "He has very good vision. He knows a split second ahead before the other guys.' … [Read more...] about Rasmus Dahlin’s vision catches scouts’ eyes
As NHL Combine ramps up, Sabres have prospects to examine
'Teams have two years to sign players drafted from Canadian junior leagues, and the contracts must be complete by June 1. The Sabres do not yet have deals with their final four picks from 2016: defensemen Vojtech Budik and Austin Osmanski, and forwards Brandon Hagel and Vasily Glotov.' … [Read more...] about As NHL Combine ramps up, Sabres have prospects to examine
Coach on future Sabre Rasmus Dahlin: ‘He will do everything for the team first’
'“It’s so rare that you can find a player that has both the compete level and the high smartness,” Rönnberg, who coaches Frölunda HC, Dahlin’s Swedish Hockey League club, told the Times Herald by phone Thursday. “(It’s) just world-class players that combine those two things. I saw that and I understood right away this guy is something extra, because he’s both competitive and he … [Read more...] about Coach on future Sabre Rasmus Dahlin: ‘He will do everything for the team first’
Five Questions with Rasmus Dahlin
'I played center a lot until I was 13- or 14 years old and it was a lot of fun. But defense has always been a lot more interesting to me.' … [Read more...] about Five Questions with Rasmus Dahlin