Olisit vielä sanonut sen tärkeimmän. Almqvist varattiin viimeisenä viime vuoden draftissa. Aika uskomatonta, täytyy myöntää.
Niinpä niin, Håkan Andersson strikes again. ;D
http://www.redwingscentral.com/stories/2009_07/03_Almqvist.php
Tässä on tuo RWC:n juttu Almqvistista. Siellä myös Anderssonin kommentteja kaverista.
"Hockey sense," said Red Wings director of European scouting Hakan Andersson, who scouted Almqvist heavily. "Great hockey sense. If it all came down to hockey sense, he probably would have been a first-round pick.
"The hockey sense is something else. It's as good as I've seen in many years."
"On the offensive blue line he can really control the power play," Andersson said. "He's calm with the puck and he has a very good first pass out of his zone. When forwards find open ice, the puck is on the tape."
"He's a lightweight," Andersson admitted. "He got burned because he was so weak. Not because he can't think the game. Just battles, basically. So the coaches decided not to bring him (to worlds) and that put a lot of scouts off."
Andersson described Almqvist as a "normal skater" and said he is impressed with how Almqvist is willing to take a hit to make the right play. He identified Almqvist early in the year and made sure to check back later.
"He had some great games in the playoffs," Andersson said. "That just strengthened my feel that this was a player I'd like to get at some point."
"The talent is there," Andersson said. "We can fix the other stuff."