Washington reclaims Alex Jonsson-Fjallby Off Waiver

[Brawndo]

 

 

Edited October 11, 2021 by Brawndo

[Doohicksie]

Okay.

[dudacek]

Well that's a weird one.

Kinda doubt he played with Donnie at the USNDTP.

Dude's got a head of hair on him. That's about all I've got.

[Doohicksie]

Just now, dudacek said:

Well that's a weird one.

Kinda doubt he played with Donnie at the USNDTP.

Dude's got a head of hair on him. That's about all I've got.

He's Swedish.  Maybe a friend of Dahlin's or something.

[inkman]

Out of all the players that have passed through waivers over the last few years that were better than the garbage we had, this is the guy they take a flyer on.  ***** weird. 

[Taro T]

6 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

 

 

Sheesh,  w/ just a quick 1st look at the headline, thought it said -Finally and thought somehow Adams had found a goalie that might be better than Tokarski.  But, alas, no.  😞

 

[Doohicksie]

Yeah, I was hoping goalie too.... oh well.

[PerreaultForever]

Euro hockey?  Play with the other Europeans? idk. 

I would be looking at the Bruins forwards (they have way too many) (Lazar?) and the Kraken D (Borgen?) among others. 

[K-9]

3 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:

Euro hockey?  Play with the other Europeans? idk. 

I would be looking at the Bruins forwards (they have way too many) (Lazar?) and the Kraken D (Borgen?) among others. 

I’d take Lazar back in a hot second. It may not always be good enough, but you get his best effort on every shift which is a lot more than I can say for some of the dead weight we’ve had around here.

[GASabresIUFAN]

So not a goalie.

[Taro T]

6 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:

Euro hockey?  Play with the other Europeans? idk. 

I would be looking at the Bruins forwards (they have way too many) (Lazar?) and the Kraken D (Borgen?) among others. 

If the Sabres do get those 2 back (and the team would improve from what they have today), they can pretty much head into the season with the same team they iced last year minus their top goalie, top line, & top D pairing, along with losing Staal, which is a net positive & Montour which is a net negative.

Not sure why ticket sales are down.  😄

[IKnowPhysics]

How many Buffalo Sabres should play on $750k contracts?

 

KA:

 

 

[That Aud Smell]

So he gets paid the same amount regardless of whether he's in the A or in the NHL? (I forget how that works, precisely.)

[nucci]

contract fits

[IKnowPhysics]

For those keeping score at home, the 3/4M gang: MacInnis, Caggiula, Hayden, Jonsson-Fjallby, Anderson, Dell.  Shout out to Cody Hodgson still at $791k.

[miles]

The final piece of the puzzle 

[Taro T]

4 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

So he gets paid the same amount regardless of whether he's in the A or in the NHL? (I forget how that works, precisely.)

If Puckpedia is correct, yes, it looks like it is a 1 way deal.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

12 minutes ago, IKnowPhysics said:

How many Buffalo Sabres should play on $750k contracts?

 

KA:

 

 

Awesome!!

Awesome movie too.

[SwampD]

I guess he wants to be here.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

Who ??

Just now, SwampD said:

I guess he wants to be here.

LOL!!

This is shaping up to be the best thread ever.

[Doohicksie]

18 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

So not a goalie.

The next question:  But can he play goal???

[Taro T]

Just now, New Scotland (NS) said:

Who ??

Exactly.

Really does seem like we're watching the 1st 30 minutes of Major League waaaaaay too often w/ this team.

[Doohicksie]

7 minutes ago, miles said:

The final piece of the puzzle 

[IKnowPhysics]

4 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

So he gets paid the same amount regardless of whether he's in the A or in the NHL? (I forget how that works, precisely.)

Two-way deal, so he'd likely get paid some lower salary in the A, but not as little as an AHL player on an AHL contract.  See below.

And he's (obviously) not waivers-exempt, so he'd have to clear waivers to be sent down to Rochester.  This is an NHL tryout scavenging WSH's carrion.  That said, his projections are somewhat interesting:

https://dobberprospects.com/player/axel-jonsson-fjallby/

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AJF could wind up as a steal for where he was drafted for the Capitals in the mold of Marcus Johansson, but to keep expectations within reason if he makes the Capitals he could be a middle-six forward.

https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2021/06/07/capitals-re-sign-axel-jonsson-fjallby-to-two-year-two-way-contract/

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On the three-year anniversary of the Capitals’ Stanley Cup championship, Washington announced that they re-signed minor-leaguer Axel Jonsson-Fjallby to a two-year, two-way contract that will keep the speedy, defensive-minded Swede in the organization through 2023.

Jonsson-Fjallby, known for his immaculate flow, had a big year offensively in the AHL, finishing third on the Hershey Bears in goals (10) and setting a career-high in goals per game (.32).

The contract will pay the 23-year-old Jonsson-Fjallby $175k during the 2021-22 season and $225k during the 2022-23 campaigns in the AHL. If he ends up at the NHL level, he’ll make the veteran minimum of $750k.

During the fall and winter months of the pandemic, AJF was loaned to Vastervik IK of the second-tier HockeyAllsvenskan, tallying 15 points (4g, 11a) in 25 games before returning to Hershey. (IKP note: this is not where Asplund was loaned to.)

 

[IKnowPhysics]

This is all likely due to WSH's projected cap space, which is: