2016-os 2. körösünk Carl Grundström: 

“He works hard and his competitive level is through the roof,” Sweden head coach Tomas Monten said. “I think the Maple Leafs have a guy who in the future will work hard for them. He likes to score goals and go to the net, but he can score off power and skill. I think they have a pretty good prospect.”

When asked who Grundstrom compares to in the NHL, Monten could have said Leafs rookie Zach Hyman, albeit with a better shot. Instead, he chose someone who also has an umlaut in his last name.

“I coached a player a few years back on the club team in Stockholm, his name is Patric Hornqvist,” Monten said. “They have the same edge. Patric was the same as a junior. He competed the hardest every day in practice. His skating wasn’t super, but he worked on it and a lot of scouts told me he wasn’t going to make it into the NHL because he’s not a good skater, but I said he’s going to make it because he wants to make it.

“I think those two are pretty similar in terms of character.”


Nagyon fasza kis WJC-t zárt, egyik alap embere volt a svédeknek. Én tőle nagyon sokat várok, pár éven belül pl szerintem tökéletesen illeni fog a csapatunkba, bármelyik sorba mindkét szélre. SHL-ben remek szezonja van idén. Remélem már jövőre AHL és akkor többet látjuk majd.