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| Stories | Awards | History | Scout Comments | Strengths | Weaknesses | Projection | Statistics |
| JESPER SAMUELSSON | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| STORIES |
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| AWARDS |
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| None Listed |
| HISTORY |
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2006-07:
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2007-08:
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| SCOUT COMMENTS |
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| "No. 1 skill is by far hockey sense. Very good setup guy. In (Sweden's third-tier league) a lot of players are not that great, including who he played with. If he had played with a good winger he could have had another 30 points. There were times he'd make plays and his winger wasn't even close to being ready for the puck. He'd be looking somewhere else with his stick up in the air and there was the puck, in front of him, and the net was open, and he'd get all surprised. Skating is fine, hands are good, obviously has to fill out." — Red Wings director of European scouting Hakan Andersson (June 2008). |
| STRENGTHS |
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| Great mind for the game that can't be taught ... Primarily a set-up man who will work well with a tough, scoring winger ... Does plenty of damage when he has time and space on the power play ... Has shown flashes of good skating and puck skills early in his career. |
| WEAKNESSES |
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| Extremely slight and had trouble gaining weight before being drafted because of gluten intolerance ... Wildcard pick because he played in a mediocre league against weak competition, and true test will come when he faces the strength and pace of the Swedish Elite League. |
| PROJECTION |
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| A player by the name of Fabian Brunnstrom went from an unknown at Sweden's third level to the Swedish Elite League and became one of hockey's most coveted prospects overnight. The Red Wings are hoping for a similar leap from Samuelsson, who the Red Wings uncovered playing for the same rarely-scouted club that produced Jonathan Ericsson. He will try his luck with Timra of the Swedish Elite League in 2008-09 as the Red Wings try to defy the odds with another late-round steal. |
| STATISTICS | ||||||||||||
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| REGULAR SEASON | PLAYOFFS | |||||||||||
| SEASON | TEAM | LEAGUE | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 2004-05 | Hasten | Swe-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2005-06 | Hasten | Swe-3 | 36 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 67 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2006-07 | Hasten | Swe-3 | 36 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2007-08 | Hasten | Swe-3 | 40 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 73 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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