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Yeah, gold medal winner, and he, he had a fantastic tournament, uh- for Sweden.<\/p>\n
Yeah, gold medal winner, and he, he had a fantastic tournament, uh- for Sweden.<\/p>\n
Ryan, obviously him and Ivar Stenberg were, you know, and Victor Bock were, like, you know, three of the big standouts for Sweden.<\/p>\n
Ryan, obviously him and Ivar Stenberg were, you know, and Victor Bock were, like, you know, three of the big standouts for Sweden.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
He’s like- Yeah “Uh, my season this year is to win a championship, and that’s all I’m focused on.”<\/p>\n
He’s like- Yeah “Uh, my season this year is to win a championship, and that’s all I’m focused on.”<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
I think he’s gonna be, you know, a fantastic addition.<\/p>\n
I think he’s gonna be, you know, a fantastic addition.<\/p>\n
You know, he, he’s a I don’t know how I’d describe him.<\/p>\n
You know, he, he’s a I don’t know how I’d describe him.<\/p>\n
Like, you know, he does kind of play a power game.<\/p>\n
Like, you know, he does kind of play a power game.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
just kind of like a very dogged style.<\/p>\n
just kind of like a very dogged style.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Yeah.<\/p>\n
Yeah.<\/p>\n
Wicked shot, too.<\/p>\n
Wicked shot, too.<\/p>\n
Oh, yeah.<\/p>\n
Oh, yeah.<\/p>\n
Michael Angello, your expectations for Anton Frondel.<\/p>\n
Michael Angello, your expectations for Anton Frondel.<\/p>\n
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?<\/p>\n
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?<\/p>\n
What do you think?<\/p>\n
What do you think?<\/p>\n
Well, I don’t know if we can expect that out of him.<\/p>\n
Well, I don’t know if we can expect that out of him.<\/p>\n
But, I mean, I think, you know, right now all they really wanna do is acclimate him to North America, give him a taste.<\/p>\n
But, I mean, I think, you know, right now all they really wanna do is acclimate him to North America, give him a taste.<\/p>\n
You know, maybe not play him at center because we know he plays center, but maybe play him on the wing with Bedard.<\/p>\n
You know, maybe not play him at center because we know he plays center, but maybe play him on the wing with Bedard.<\/p>\n
Let him, let him score a few points.<\/p>\n
Let him, let him score a few points.<\/p>\n
I mean, but he, he Look at it.<\/p>\n
I mean, but he, he Look at it.<\/p>\n
He was top 10 in the SHL as an 18-year-old.<\/p>\n
He was top 10 in the SHL as an 18-year-old.<\/p>\n
He was nine years younger than the next guy who scored in the top 10.<\/p>\n
He was nine years younger than the next guy who scored in the top 10.<\/p>\n
So everybody was 30, 35.<\/p>\n
So everybody was 30, 35.<\/p>\n
You know, one guy was 27.<\/p>\n
You know, one guy was 27.<\/p>\n
He was 18.<\/p>\n
He was 18.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
You could, you know, be that type of guy.<\/p>\n
You could, you know, be that type of guy.<\/p>\n
And he And I think he sort of acknowledged that.<\/p>\n
And he And I think he sort of acknowledged that.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
But I expect him to hit the ground running ’cause in a pro league he scored 20 goals.<\/p>\n
But I expect him to hit the ground running ’cause in a pro league he scored 20 goals.<\/p>\n
That’s not too shabby.<\/p>\n
That’s not too shabby.<\/p>\n