Before the season, no one was quite sure where Carl Lindbom stood. Would he be allowed to play second fiddle to Matthew Galajda or give him a proper match for the first spade?
It got better than that.
The young Ekerö product took the hockey allsvenskan by storm, was named the league’s best junior and best goalkeeper. This after a successful development with a season where he was over 93 in save percentage, among other things.
After the end of the season, when Lindbom missed large parts of the playoffs in which big-stakes Djurgården lost the final against Modo, there has been a lot of speculation about his future. Among other things, interest in the SHL has gained momentum after Djurgården, as you know, missed out on directly stepping up to the top league.
The agent’s answer about Lindbom’s future – that’s how far the agreement is
But now there has been a sign of life. This when the 20-year-old signed his first NHL contract with the Vegas Golden Knights. The club that drafted him in the seventh round, as player 222 overall, in 2021.
”After an incredible year of playing in Djurgården and the Junior crowns, you top off the season by signing your first NHL contract. You will love playing in North America and living in Nevada“, agent Claes Elefalk signs, among other things Twitter.
But it is not obvious that there will be games in the Vegas organization immediately. Namely, it is leaning towards there being games in Sweden, Elefalk announces.
– He will probably remain in Sweden for another season, says the agent to Expressen.
But whether it will be in Djurgården or in the SHL remains to be seen.
The agreement with Vegas is a so-called “Entry level” contract and is written over three years.
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2023-06-01 20:56:20
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