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Category Archives: Anton Gustafsson

More Draft Analysis, and a Killer Is on the Loose Down South

4 August, 2008

The July issue of Center Ice Magazine, which covers amateur and pro hockey in the Southern U.S., offers some additional assessments from veteran scouts of the Caps’ two first-round picks this year. “[Gustafsson], 18, was the fifth-rated European skater in the draft, according to NHL Central Scouting, and has spent two seasons with the Frolunda [...]

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Scuttlebutt, Conjecture, and Perhaps Wishful Thinking

30 June, 2008

The Caps are trying to deal Michael Nylander — and back to the Rags? So says Globe and Mail hockey reporter Eric Duhatschek. If the Caps were as impressed with Sergei Fedorov’s play here as we were, such a deal might make sense. Fedorov is a better fit in Bruce Boudreau’s system, and he clearly [...]

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Two Young Swedes Compared

23 March, 2008

A Hockeysfuture staffer on Saturday offered a comparison between 2008 draft-eligible Anton Gustafsson, son of former Caps’ great Bengt, and 2006 first-rounder Patrik Berglund (no. 25 to St. Louis). Hockey sense: Equal Speed: Equal Technical skills: Berglund Offensive game: Berglund Defensive game: Gustafsson Two-way game: Gustafsson Shooting: Equal Playmaking: Equal Leadership: Equal Physical game: Gustafsson [...]

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