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MoDo Hockey

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Framnäs: Mars 2023

Not showing much offense, but he has some tools. Not a plodder.... decent wheels and a decent first pass. would like to see him try to lug the puck out of the zone a bit more, but he seems to be playing very cautiously. OK shot from the point, but nothing spectacular.

His defensive work is good, not great. Decent on defending line rushes, decent in board battles, decent at blocking shots. One thing he does really well, which makes this old defensive Dman's heart sing, is D zone coverage of players without the puck. He sticks to them really well, using either his body or stick to keep contact with the player, and really keeps his head on a swivel when he doesn't have a man to cover.

In general, he seems to play a style that is physical, and is having a bit of trouble implementing it in the AHL against older men. Nothing a summer or two of hard work and eating won't solve. He's got decent size, and seems to be a battler.

I am fine with him concentrating on his D zone at the expense of play up the ice...for now. There is no reason that he can't become a bit more adventurous in the future.

I will be disappointed if he does not take a big step up next year. He is still only 20 yo, playing against grown ass men who smoke cigars and are playing so they can feed their families. I don't expect him to be dominating... yet. Next year he needs to be in the running for a top pairing position in Iowa, or be the best guy on the 2nd pair. Year after, (when he is 22yo), maybe a bit of NHL TOI?

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S-vikaren: Faktum är att även Norlinder hade svårt att ta en plats i Laval. De verkar ha tuff konkurrens på backsidan, så att han blev skickad till ECHL kanske inte säger så mycket.