Despite ranking second-last in the NHL standings, the Chicago Blackhawks showed they are on the right track this season.
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Yeah, gold medal winner, and he, he had a fantastic tournament, uh- for Sweden.
Yeah, gold medal winner, and he, he had a fantastic tournament, uh- for Sweden.
Ryan, obviously him and Ivar Stenberg were, you know, and Victor Bock were, like, you know, three of the big standouts for Sweden.
Ryan, obviously him and Ivar Stenberg were, you know, and Victor Bock were, like, you know, three of the big standouts for Sweden.
You know, Frondel was a difficult guy to talk to at the World Juniors because all he wanted to talk about was, you know, “Forget about Chicago” he kept telling me.
You know, Frondel was a difficult guy to talk to at the World Juniors because all he wanted to talk about was, you know, “Forget about Chicago” he kept telling me.
He’s like- Yeah “Uh, my season this year is to win a championship, and that’s all I’m focused on.”
He’s like- Yeah “Uh, my season this year is to win a championship, and that’s all I’m focused on.”
So you love that idea that this guy, you know, all he really wanted to do, aside from win a World Juniors, which he did, was win a, you know, a, a league championship in Sweden.
So you love that idea that this guy, you know, all he really wanted to do, aside from win a World Juniors, which he did, was win a, you know, a, a league championship in Sweden.
You know, now that that’s sort of o- out of the picture, you know, now his goal is to probably play for Chicago and, you know, show Blackhawks fans why he was picked so high.
You know, now that that’s sort of o- out of the picture, you know, now his goal is to probably play for Chicago and, you know, show Blackhawks fans why he was picked so high.
I think he’s gonna be, you know, a fantastic addition.
I think he’s gonna be, you know, a fantastic addition.
You know, he, he’s a I don’t know how I’d describe him.
You know, he, he’s a I don’t know how I’d describe him.
Like, you know, he does kind of play a power game.
Like, you know, he does kind of play a power game.
Like, you know- Yeah what we thought at the World Juniors was a guy that was not afraid to go hard to the net and get those kind of goal-mouth goals.
Like, you know- Yeah what we thought at the World Juniors was a guy that was not afraid to go hard to the net and get those kind of goal-mouth goals.
just kind of like a very dogged style.
just kind of like a very dogged style.
So I’m, I’m really, you know, excited to see kind of now that, you know, Connor Bedard is gonna have some really high-skilled guys around his age to kinda join him.
So I’m, I’m really, you know, excited to see kind of now that, you know, Connor Bedard is gonna have some really high-skilled guys around his age to kinda join him.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Wicked shot, too.
Wicked shot, too.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
Michael Angello, your expectations for Anton Frondel.
Michael Angello, your expectations for Anton Frondel.
Does he have a Matty Beniers-esque debut where he puts up, like, a, you know, a point a game in, like, eight or nine games?
Does he have a Matty Beniers-esque debut where he puts up, like, a, you know, a point a game in, like, eight or nine games?
What do you think?
What do you think?
Well, I don’t know if we can expect that out of him.
Well, I don’t know if we can expect that out of him.
But, I mean, I think, you know, right now all they really wanna do is acclimate him to North America, give him a taste.
But, I mean, I think, you know, right now all they really wanna do is acclimate him to North America, give him a taste.
You know, maybe not play him at center because we know he plays center, but maybe play him on the wing with Bedard.
You know, maybe not play him at center because we know he plays center, but maybe play him on the wing with Bedard.
Let him, let him score a few points.
Let him, let him score a few points.
I mean, but he, he Look at it.
I mean, but he, he Look at it.
He was top 10 in the SHL as an 18-year-old.
He was top 10 in the SHL as an 18-year-old.
He was nine years younger than the next guy who scored in the top 10.
He was nine years younger than the next guy who scored in the top 10.
So everybody was 30, 35.
So everybody was 30, 35.
You know, one guy was 27.
You know, one guy was 27.
He was 18.
He was 18.
So I mean, this guy is extremely talented, and I remember, you know, not talking with him one-to-one, but a- as part of the panel at the, the d- draft combine last year where, you know, a lot of people were saying, you know, “You’re, you’re a center, but you also have a, sort of a power forward package,” in the sense that you’re Y- you could play the wing.
So I mean, this guy is extremely talented, and I remember, you know, not talking with him one-to-one, but a- as part of the panel at the, the d- draft combine last year where, you know, a lot of people were saying, you know, “You’re, you’re a center, but you also have a, sort of a power forward package,” in the sense that you’re Y- you could play the wing.
You could, you know, be that type of guy.
You could, you know, be that type of guy.
And he And I think he sort of acknowledged that.
And he And I think he sort of acknowledged that.
So I mean, maybe his future is up the middle, but you know, when you got Bedard and you got Nazar, I mean, you’ve got a lot of talent there in Chicago, and they can move things around.
So I mean, maybe his future is up the middle, but you know, when you got Bedard and you got Nazar, I mean, you’ve got a lot of talent there in Chicago, and they can move things around.
But I expect him to hit the ground running ’cause in a pro league he scored 20 goals.
But I expect him to hit the ground running ’cause in a pro league he scored 20 goals.
That’s not too shabby.
That’s not too shabby.