#NHLVideos: Anaheim Ducks select Leo Carlsson with 2nd pick
June 28, 2023
With the 2nd pick of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, the Anaheim Ducks select Leo Carlsson
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Ducks Fans: "Pick Fantilli!" GM: "No." Ducks Fans: "Why?!" GM: "Because you want me to."
Anaheim could go for the scorer, setting up or the big Swedish center, kinda reminds me of last year with Shane and Slafkivski i know I spelt that wrong
Can't go wrong with either one.
“This kid has so much growth still in him. He looks thin to me. When you look at Adam a little more developed” that discribes everything
Well…..hope this doesn’t look bad in a few years
Blue Jackets thank you.
Great choice by Anaheim. It was a hard one between him and Fantili. Carlson has so much more growth though. I can definitely see him being a star in a couple years.
This will be forever judged, could turn out great, or not so great lol
I’ve always had Leo over fantilli. Fantilli is flashier, but Carlson is the smarter player.
His legs are almost longer than that guy is tall! BIG KID
This is a great player!
It’s funny to hear the NA bias in the announcers. Carlsson is literally taller and heavier than Fantilli
So in terms of centers we will have Zegras>Mctavish>Carlsson they want him carlsson to be like Kopitar and worst case Jordan Staal or he may even be better than the other 2 we will see
Listen people, NHL is the top professional league in the world 🌎 so that means there are great players and prospects from other places besides North America in case you forgot. Canada 🇨🇦 is awesome but let’s wait and see what happens in two years from now. Verbeek and the Anaheim Ducks scouts are very good at judging talent. With that said I hadn’t heard any experts besides Elliot Friedman say the draft starts at 2 meaning no certainty for Fantilli to go at 2
What why???
I noticed Fantilli was wearing a plum colored suit. Coincidence or was he as shocked as the rest of us.
Fantilli exchanging handshake with carlson and bedard says a lot about him
Stay away from Bettman! Bad news
Should of been Bedard, but of course they had to get screwed over and get 2nd pick
Higher ceiling than Fantilli. Makes sense from a GM who learned the tricks from Yzerman
Sometimes it's not about size but the IQ , GO CARLSSON.
as a ducks fan I hope for the best in Leo! we were all so ready for Fantilli so this was def unexpected 🥲
So glad Ducks didn't have the #1 pick. They'd probably have picked Michkov.😵💫
Whatever you need, Leo gets! 👍
How many screw ups will Verbeek be allowed? Remember last trade deadline? And now this. This guy has got to go. Now.
I´m from Sweden and I have followed Leo quite closely the last half a year or so. Many experts compare his style with Mats Sundin and it´s not a bad comparison. I would say that Leo has better hands , comparable to Niclas Backstrom actually , Leo has a better vision than Sundin , on the other hand Sundin was a way better scorer with a superior shot. Sundin was more explosive though Leo is also a fast skater. What´s a pity is that both are big sized but neither really takes advantage of that. Sundin was better one-on-one while Leo is the better defense player. Just my thoughts.
Carlsson is a beast, he will proove any doubters wrong!
favourite player in the draft
Smart pick..we already have enough flash with Zegras and the boys
Fantinilli should have gone number 1. I can't believe the ducks didn't get him at 2. Horrible draft.
I bet Columbus was losing their 💩 when they didn’t hear Adam Fantilli
They say has the lowest floor and make it sound like a good thing. Exactly what do they mean by this? This does not sound like a good thing to me.
Gunna be another jesperi kotkanemi situation in montreal…they should have took fantili.
Looking slick in the Anaheim jersey! That’s a big, technical center with great vision that you can build a competetive team around. Can’t wait to see him and Zegras play together!
Hope he’s not like PLD he’s the most overrated player in the league.
"He can dangle the D" Get hard for Leo 😉
I like Swedish hockey players. Remind me of MatsSundin
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Ducks Fans: "Pick Fantilli!"
GM: "No."
Ducks Fans: "Why?!"
GM: "Because you want me to."
Anaheim could go for the scorer, setting up or the big Swedish center, kinda reminds me of last year with Shane and Slafkivski i know I spelt that wrong
Can't go wrong with either one.
“This kid has so much growth still in him. He looks thin to me. When you look at Adam a little more developed” that discribes everything
Well…..hope this doesn’t look bad in a few years
Blue Jackets thank you.
Great choice by Anaheim. It was a hard one between him and Fantili. Carlson has so much more growth though. I can definitely see him being a star in a couple years.
This will be forever judged, could turn out great, or not so great lol
I’ve always had Leo over fantilli. Fantilli is flashier, but Carlson is the smarter player.
His legs are almost longer than that guy is tall! BIG KID
This is a great player!
It’s funny to hear the NA bias in the announcers. Carlsson is literally taller and heavier than Fantilli
So in terms of centers we will have Zegras>Mctavish>Carlsson they want him carlsson to be like Kopitar and worst case Jordan Staal or he may even be better than the other 2 we will see
Listen people, NHL is the top professional league in the world 🌎 so that means there are great players and prospects from other places besides North America in case you forgot. Canada 🇨🇦 is awesome but let’s wait and see what happens in two years from now. Verbeek and the Anaheim Ducks scouts are very good at judging talent. With that said I hadn’t heard any experts besides Elliot Friedman say the draft starts at 2 meaning no certainty for Fantilli to go at 2
What why???
I noticed Fantilli was wearing a plum colored suit.
Coincidence or was he as shocked as the rest of us.
Fantilli exchanging handshake with carlson and bedard says a lot about him
Stay away from Bettman! Bad news
Should of been Bedard, but of course they had to get screwed over and get 2nd pick
Higher ceiling than Fantilli. Makes sense from a GM who learned the tricks from Yzerman
Sometimes it's not about size but the IQ , GO CARLSSON.
as a ducks fan I hope for the best in Leo! we were all so ready for Fantilli so this was def unexpected 🥲
So glad Ducks didn't have the #1 pick. They'd probably have picked Michkov.😵💫
Whatever you need, Leo gets! 👍
How many screw ups will Verbeek be allowed? Remember last trade deadline? And now this. This guy has got to go. Now.
I´m from Sweden and I have followed Leo quite closely the last half a year or so. Many experts compare his style with Mats Sundin and it´s not a bad comparison. I would say that Leo has better hands , comparable to Niclas Backstrom actually , Leo has a better vision than Sundin , on the other hand Sundin was a way better scorer with a superior shot. Sundin was more explosive though Leo is also a fast skater. What´s a pity is that both are big sized but neither really takes advantage of that. Sundin was better one-on-one while Leo is the better defense player. Just my thoughts.
Carlsson is a beast, he will proove any doubters wrong!
favourite player in the draft
Smart pick..we already have enough flash with Zegras and the boys
Fantinilli should have gone number 1. I can't believe the ducks didn't get him at 2. Horrible draft.
I bet Columbus was losing their 💩 when they didn’t hear Adam Fantilli
They say has the lowest floor and make it sound like a good thing. Exactly what do they mean by this? This does not sound like a good thing to me.
Gunna be another jesperi kotkanemi situation in montreal…they should have took fantili.
Looking slick in the Anaheim jersey! That’s a big, technical center with great vision that you can build a competetive team around. Can’t wait to see him and Zegras play together!
Hope he’s not like PLD he’s the most overrated player in the league.
"He can dangle the D"
Get hard for Leo 😉
I like Swedish hockey players. Remind me of MatsSundin
Lift, young man, lift! #FlyTogether
MacTavish, Zegras and now Carlsson?!
You can improve skating or shot, you can't teach hockey IQ. Welcome Leo!
You know what… I’m happy with it