on leader. So maybe a shake up would do the AHL club some good as well.
Defenseman Jonas Junland has been very impressive thus far for the Rivermen. His 6 goals and 13 points are tops for the team, along with his impressive +5. The near 22-year old is on the final year of his contract, and many believe that he will return to Sweden if he cannot crack the Blues' lineup in the near future. Bringing Junland in might spark an offensive outburst from the blue line on the power-play.
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; each.
Another young hopeful to make the opening day squad is Swedish defenseman Jonas Junland. The 21-year old defenseman is noted on HockeysFuture.com as “a good skater and has fine hands. Hockey sense is good and big strength of his is the way he gets the puck on the target.” He will need a few more years to develop into a top-three defenseman, but should be a good fit as a 5th or 6th defenseman or as a number one guy in Peoria.
Another young hopeful to make the opening day squad is Swedish defenseman Jonas Junland. The 21-year old defenseman is noted on HockeysFuture.com as “a good skater and has fine hands. Hockey sense is good and big strength of his is the way he gets the puck on the target.” He will need a few more years to develop into a top-three defenseman, but should be a good fit as a 5th or 6th defenseman or as a number one guy in Peoria.
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10 October 2008
on passing to set-up his teammates.
On the defensive end of the game, Alex Pietrangelo and Jonas Junland look to make a mighty impact on the team. Junland will start the season injured, but should only miss the start of the season. He is a quick-footed skater with puck-moving potential who has been heralded as a top prospect of the Blues since he was drafted in 2006.
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es that these are not terms that will be spoken by Blues analysts this season.
Swedish defenseman Jonas Junland has made an impact in Blues training camp since he shined in the Prospects Tournament earlier this month. Turning 21 in November, Junland has quick hands and a great knowledge of the game. He seems almost as if he understands the game as a NHL veteran does with the way he can move the puck and read what an offense is about to do. The team may need to consider placing this kid in Peoria though, as rushing a defenseman into the NHL does more bad than good.
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