Ridderwall staying with Djurgården
"Djurgården is my team," the Islanders 2006 pick said.
The headline links to a Google translation of this article in Expressen.
Looks like the opportunity to stay there was too much to pass up after last season's goalie partner Gustav Wesslau departed for Columbus.
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...and stay there...
Just kidding. I’m indifferent but I just wanted to say that. So what are we down to now…3 promising goalies without FA’s.
However, I have to wonder if this has any bearing on the Poulin situation. Does this provide any extra umph to Poulin’s claim to extra bread?
Joe Thornton should be drug tested or checked to see if an imposter has taken over his jersey.
I wonder
If I’m Garth Snow, I say “We’re really happy you had a good season. If you want to show you can do more, we’d be happy to have you here, where you can proving you deserve more by winning a best-man-win competition. No guarantees.”
The wild card I still haven’t sorted out is whether this affects the Islanders’ NHL rights for him in the future. If they still have access to him, then it’s almost ideal for him to develop via the #1 job with Djurgarden.
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Garth is an insider...
Garth can’t do something like that unless he knows something that we don’t. You wouldn’t just let a prospect walk like that unless you have some comfort in that situation.
Joe Thornton should be drug tested or checked to see if an imposter has taken over his jersey.
by metalcoconut on May 10, 2010 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd hope so
However, if a not-elite prospect demands either 1) more money or 2) guaranteed playing time, you don’t bend over to him.
I’m not saying either of those are the case (I have no idea), just that the situation was unique in that Ridderwall had a pretty good incentive to stay (#1 job at his existing team) and he’s quite possibly not a good enough prospect for the Islanders to promise him a better situation. With Nordic goalies getting picked up for the NHL on the aftermarket these days, he might figure if he’s good enough he’ll get his chance once day, and if not he can stay home and avoid, say, the ECHL.
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It's official...
Here’s the official press release from Djurgarden.
While I would have liked to see Ridderwall come over I honestly don’t blame him for staying. Really would you rather have a guaranteed starting job in your hometown with the club your father (Calle Ridderwall) played for and is now a coach with or come across the Atlantic, possibly wind up in the ECHL and buried on the depth chart?
Mighty Mighty Metro!
by David Hanssen on May 10, 2010 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Quick correction, Rolf Ridderwall is Stefan’s father, Calle is his cousin currently at Notre Dame.
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by David Hanssen on May 10, 2010 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Ooh, I forgot about the cousin. Interesting story, that one.
And no, I can’t blame him, particularly when you look at the Euro goalies who are getting recruited to the NHL via free agency in recent years.
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