Racki:
I actually have always been interested in Larsson, but what he said definitely does help. I also am interested in Couturier. God it would be so nice to have them both.

BTW, Huberdeau’s Sea Dogs are leading 2-0 in the Mem Cup Final right now with 15:00 to go in the 2nd. Still lots of time left. Huberdeau has 1 assist so far.

Yeah I am watching too. I am high on Hub too, more so then the others like Couturier and RNH.

BTW, Huberdeau’s Sea Dogs are leading 2-0 in the Mem Cup Final right now with 15:00 to go in the 2nd. Still lots of time left. Huberdeau has 1 assist so far.

Racki:
I don;t think I caught that article.. so thanks for that link. I love how he ended it saying that he’s talked with the Swedes here and they speak highly of Edmonton.

It makes you want him hear even more eh?

You know, Before reading that article I admit that I was starting to open up on RNH but after reading that article I am more Pro Larrson then ever.

I think it is courageous that he played through the hamstring injury at the WJ’s (his stock probably would have dropped if he didn’t make the trip over and playing in the torny with that injury might be a reason his stock did end up dropping a bit too???). Hamstring injury’s are very hard to play through.

He says all the right things:
-”I try to learn something new every day. I’m playing with older men now, and it’s been a great experience for me to learn from them. I always watch them in practice and listen to what they have to say. They’re very smart.”
-”It’s a different game. You have to change the way you think out there and I adapted well. I’m not too happy with how I played overall, but I thought making plays was easier, so I’m looking forward to playing on the small ice in the NHL.
-”I want to get better at everything. I want to get better every day,”
-”I play physical and play smart. I’m a two-way defenceman that loves to pass and make good plays, but I also take pride in my defensive game, too.”
-”I talk with Anton Lander, Magnus Paajarvi and even Linus Omark all the time. They say great things about Edmonton and the fans there,”
and the follows that directly with
“I want to go first overall.”

I don’t think we will have to worry about an attitude problem on this one!!!

Although his points totals dipped from 4-13-17 in 2009-2010 to 1-8-9 this past season in 12 fewer games, his +/- improved from -5 to +12 in the SEL last year and being a steady, stay at home defender is the main reason I want him here anyways.

It really boggles my mind how Larrson in not ranked number 1 right now. I wouldn’t even risk trading down to get him!!!

zackman35:
Like MO mentioned I think Larsson would be okay playing in the NHL similar to Hedmen’s path however I wouldn’t object to the idea if he was to play in the AHL (if that is possible with any of his current contracts with the SEL).

Yeah for sure. I would not object to some time in the “A”. I guess it would really depend on how he would feel about it and how he preformed in camp. From what I have read on him it really seems like he wants to be an NHL player so I think he would agree to that since there would be a strong possibility of him getting a call up in a short period of time. He also said that he would have no problem playing in Edmonton and that he talks with Paajarvie and Omark all the time and that they have only great things to say about Edmonton and the fans here!!!

I also think his game is more tailored to the smaller Ice surface. He did mention that he preferred the smaller ice at the WJ’s. On the NA ice surface I could see his game taking off!!!

Many have probably already read this but here it is anyways: http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=563779&navid=DL

Part of me thinks the Oilers tanked(There were some questionable choices made this year, Starting HazBeenBoozin for so many games???) because they have had Larrson on their radar for a while.