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Originally Posted by Iggy_12
For everyone voting Kinnvall, can you explain what we have in this kid? I dont know anything about him and at the signing i thought no more than future AHL depth
Thanks!
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He's a bit older for a prospect breaking out but was a late bloomer. He wasn't a guy that was on the radar and was playing at lower levels during his draft years but has quickly evolved since.
His best comparison is probably John Klingberg - even though he's probably still a year older than Klingberg was when he broke out.
Kinnvall-
Age 20: 7 NHLe (Allsvenskan)
Age 21: 21 NHLe (SHL)
Age 22: 38 NHLe (SHL)
But this is kind of similar to Klingberg.
Age 19: 6 NHLe (SM-Liga)
Age 20: 25 NHLe (SHL)
Age 21: 27 NHLe (SHL)
Age 22: 40 points (NHL)
So IMO they have similar skillset and development path. Kinnvall was just 1 year older when he broke out and should probably have come to North America to play this year.