Props to some HF poster for breaking this one. The Avs have apparently signed forward Per Ledin. I’ve never heard of him, of course (I’d never heard of Marty Sertich either, so that doesn’t mean much). This page lists Ledin as 6′0″ and 194 lbs, and describes him as more of an agitator than skilled player (Ville Nieminen immediately comes to mind). That makes me excited if not a little confused. How many 4th liners do we need?
A very aggressive forward. Ledin works extremely hard, plays with plenty of grit and intensity and is good at shutting down the top players on the opposing team. Hockey sense is somewhat limited and offense only decent. A team player and an agitator that always gives his best, but sometimes takes foolish penalties.
The article says Ledin had a clause in his current contract that allowed him to sign an NHL deal by June 15th and, it appears he has (the article also mentions more than once that the Avs are Peter Forsberg’s club - those Swedes love their native born players). Ledin’s contract is said to be a 1-year and worth 3.6 million kroner - or about $600,000 US.
Could be a bad sign for Richardson — this guy sounds like he’s a 3rd or 4th line type and could take his spot if he proves to be a good defender.
Or it might be a pure LEM signing, as I suspect the Sertich signing is more of. We’ll see, I guess.
Seems to me they are stockpiling Wyatt Smiths and Hlinkas so far this offseason. Great. Actually, I’m pretty sure the Sertich move was for Lake Erie. Don’t know crud about Per Ledin. Except that his stock probably went up just because of his nationality after the Wings won the cup (typing that makes me want to hurl). But will his contract even allow for Lake Erie? Did Hlinka’s?
I think Ledin is an NHL or bust move, much like Hlinka. Sertich is a LEM signing (when Greg Sherman is quoted in the press release, like with Sertich, it seems to me that indicates an AHL move, not an NHL move).
According to the rumors, he has a one-way contract…so he won’t be playing in LEM.
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