Monday 19 April 2010

Ekman-Larsson to Phoenix, Strumpan to Rögle?

News have come out the Oliver Ekman-Larsson has signed a 3 year contract with Phoenix while Leif Strömberg is linked to the vacancy in Rögle. Two interesting moves in their own right, but that's where the similarities stop. OEL will go over as one of the most promising defenders of his age group. I suspect he'll be told to build up some more muscle and prove himself in AHL, but fully expect him to get an outing or two in the first year across the pond.

 Good Luck!

Strumpan will be given a chance to rectify his now dented record of bringing teams through qualification with Rögle. The club will have to rebuild as many players have chosen to leave following relegation and Strömberg will undoubtedly want to populate the team with his type of players. Don't expect to see him signing any players who plays with flair - he prefers players with a minimum amount of skill, but a high work-rate. Undoubtedly he'll set up a team that will be hard to beat, but I am glad to see him head to Rögle and put their hockey fans through the pain of watching crap hockey week in and week out. Expect to see the attendance figures to drop dramatically - even compared to last time they were down in Allsvenskan. Good riddance I say!

Update: Wrong, wrong, wrong! At a press conference today, Rögle presented a trio to guide them back to Elitserien, including Kenny Jönsson as defensive coach.

2 comments:

The Sports Bet Club said...

That's good to hear that he is already part of Phoenix..Good Luck!

Intertops said...

Nice to hear that Phoenix ready to go..Good Luck!

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