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"Late Flames additions on the first day of free agency included ... minor-league defenceman Staffan Kronwall, who played with the AHL's Toronto Marlies, Hershey Bears."

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Best of luck to him. I liked him when he was up and would have liked to see him get more of a shot with the big club. But, ah well.

"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri

by gotsparkly on Jul 3, 2009 9:43 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He’s a classic AAAA player. Too good for the AHL, not quite good enough for the NHL. Would be an NHL regular if the NHL had 32 teams, probably. If Calgary doesn’t work out, he should consider the KHL…

Let's go Caps!

by MikeL-Caps on Jul 3, 2009 3:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Interesting point about the KHL…

Is there anywhere to look at the number of North American players like Kronwall that have made the jump across the pond?

by Yoshietree on Jul 3, 2009 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have to wonder if maybe he just won’t go back to Swedish Elite at some point. Its got to be hard bouncing around the minors in countries so far from home.

by RedBirdie on Jul 4, 2009 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He’d probably make more money in the KHL, and it is the equivalent of a AAAA league. It’s better than the AHL, but certainly not up to the NHL’s level. Plus, due to the distances, the teams fly everywhere in the KHL. I can’t imagine how much fun bus rides in the Swedish Elite League are all winter long…

Let's go Caps!

by MikeL-Caps on Jul 6, 2009 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

bummer

Promote the game, it's the NHL, not SCHL

by kurlNdrag on Jul 3, 2009 7:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

did we get anything?

by hockeyman33 on Jul 3, 2009 11:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Wasn’t he unrestricted?

"And next year it will be ours."

by Ovechwin on Jul 3, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes, he was UFA.

by RedBirdie on Jul 4, 2009 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks for helping Hershey win the Calder Cup!

by B19 on Jul 4, 2009 12:39 AM EDT reply actions   1 recs

He was a ticking time bomb mentally at the NHL level. No thanks to anyone who might crumble after having one bad shift. Wouldn’t expect that from a Swede, who always seem pretty even-keeled to me.

But good luck to him. I hope he sticks somewhere.

by Cluster on Jul 4, 2009 10:04 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He’ll find somewhere to stick. Damn, I was hoping he’d stick around here.

I'm so sick and tired of the refs explaining the calls like this is the NFL.

by Whiter Mage on Jul 4, 2009 11:43 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I’m not angry at him. Him sticking with the Caps was pretty effing long….there’s a long list of guys in front of him, including other in betweeners like Sloan.

by Yoshietree on Jul 4, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, I agree, I just put him ahead of Sloan on my depth chart. I think he’ll be a 5-6 guy in Calgary, maybe.

I'm so sick and tired of the refs explaining the calls like this is the NFL.

by Whiter Mage on Jul 4, 2009 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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