Well, as jaded as I am with this team's prospect pool, I am cautiously optimistic that Sven is the real deal... and by that I mean that he will be a top 6 six forward [knocks on wood].
How good he will be, it's hard to say as the sample size is so small. Will he be the next Hossa, Ericsson, Vanek or Sturm (pre-injury problems)? Who knows....
I certainly believe he will fair better than Robbie Schremp. Sven has a repuation for being a very hard worker on and off the ice, and incredibly mentally focused. Schremp was always considered a flakey dipsy-doodler even before he was drafted. Not that I blame the Oilers for drafting him where they did, but he was always considered high risk-high reward.
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