Henrik Sedin

11 April 2010

Dan Boyle, Dany Heatley, Joe Thornton (San Jose Sharks)

Stephen Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning)

Henrik Sedin (Vancouver Canucks)

Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals)

When looking at this star-studded list, it is hard to fit Oshie in it. The young man has skill and knows how to use it, but he has just never been able to put up the big numbers. Even when playing with the University of North Dakota, he was not far-and-away the biggest point producer. Even when playing with the likes of current NHLers Drew Stafford, Jonathan Toews and Travis Zajac, Oshie only cracked the 50-point plateau once when playing over 40 games every year in three NCAA seasons. Even defensive forward Jay Pandolfo scored 67 points in 40 games in his senior year at Boston University, and non-flashy Mike Knuble scored over 60 points twice in his tenure with the University of Michigan.

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25 January 2010

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Its a no-brainer that Vancouver wants the power forward.  With Henrik Sedin as the top center on the roster and Ryan Kessler as the number two man, its obvious that head coach Alain Vigneault wants someone who could round out the third line or even challenge Kessler for the second line.  Recently off the injury reserve is Pavol Demitra, who has seen much time at center with various teams, but was vocal when playing in Minnesota that he did not want to center a line in the NHL.

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1 July 2009

Canuck fans no longer have a reason to panic. 

Vancouver General Manager Mike Gillis announced just before noon on Wednesday that the Canucks and the Sedins finally reached a contract extension.  It is believed to be a five-year extension  that will earn each brother $6.1 million each season. 

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14 April 2009

Louis must look out for is the pairing of brothers Daniel and Henrik Sedin.  Both players recorded a point on the same goal 57 different times this season, which blows away any other one-two punch in the NHL.  Both players amassed 82 points separately this season, and have been the driving force for the Canucks all year.

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