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Originally Posted by Caged Great
If I was making the pick and he was available, I'd take Lias Andersson as well for the exact same reasons as 868904. Might not fill a "need" but I feel he is the best of the bunch in that zone of picks. If he's off the board, I would think that trading down might become more of a reasonable option as there isn't a huge difference between the rest of the group.
The player he reminds me a bit of is fellow Swede Alex Wennberg from Columbus.
Andersson had 19 points in 42 games in the SHL in his draft year
Wennberg had 21 points in 50 games in the SHL in his draft + 1 year.
Andersson is a bit more stocky than Wennberg as well as they are the same weight but Andersson is 5-11, where Wennberg is 6-1.
I don't know if Andersson will reach the heights offensively that Wennberg has (59 points this year with CBJ), but he should at the minimum become a solid middle sixer either on the wing or up the middle.
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Worth noting that during his draft year Wennberg was viewed in a very similar light as Andersson - solid all around player but a lot of questions of whether or not his offense would translate.
Though I also think that Wennberg's production in the first half of last year will prove to be a blip. I view him as a 40 point type guy