2009-2010 Fredrik Sjöström
by SkinnyFish on Jun 24, 2010 2:12 PM EDT
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PrintFrom Beauchemin to Stalberg, we're taking a look at and grading (please read the criteria below) the 2009-10 season for every player who laced 'em up for the Maple Leafs for a significant number of games during the campaign, with an eye towards 2010-11. That means only guys that are still property of the Maple Leafs. We're doing this in concert with Maple Leafs Hot Stove. Next up, Fredrik Sjöström.
Fredrik Sjostrom
#11 / Right Wing / Toronto Maple Leafs
6-1
218
May 06, 1983
Years in the NHL:
Became a Leaf: Traded by the Calgary Flames along with Phaneuf and Aulie for Mayers, White, Hagman, and Stajan.
Contract Status: 1 year left on a 2 year deal worth $1.5M, with a caphit of $750,000
The Summary:
Brought over from the Calgary Flames alongside Dion Phaneuf, Shoe Storm was initially overlooked in that deal as Phaneuf was the big name coming back. However it quickly became apparent that Sjobacca was just the man to fix the atrocious Maple Leafs' penalty kill, something that he's become one of the league's best at.
Please read the whole article, yes that's right, every freaking word, before you vote in the poll.
The Good:
Touted as an excellent defensive minded forward, after his trade to Toronto he led all forwards with 2:14 of shorthanded time a game. But how did he do? Have a look:
Leafs penalty kill before Shoestrings: 69.8% (Last in the league)
Leafs penalty kill after Shoestrings: 85.3% (4th in the league over the entire season)
Now there are other factors in play here, such as the fact that the Leafs had an NHL calibre goalie in net with Schlitzstrom on the team, or the fact that Dion Phaneuf led all defensemen in shorthanded icetime as well. But if you watched some of the games, it was clear that Freddy Sjo Sjo Shabbado more than held his own while down a man.
The Bad:
19 game played; 2 goals and 3 assists. Not the best for a former 1st round draft pick, and certainly lacking for a player getting third line minutes. If he can't put up the points, expect to see him shifted down to the fourth line and first PK unit. However 5 points in 19 games translates out to a 20 point season for the Swede, and with a cap hit of only $750,000 that's a pretty good bargain.
The Ugly:
For some reason despite his excellent PK play, Shoe Storm was benched for 7 of the 26 games he could have played as a Leaf. Now I don't know why exactly that was, but when players like Brayden Irwin and Tim Brent are getting played instead of you, that can't be good.
The Eye Candy:
FLA 3 @ TOR 1 - Frederik Sjostrom Scores - 100323 (via LeafsVideos)
The Discussion:
Where do you see Schlitzstrom fitting in to the overall scheme of things for next season? Does he play low minutes on the 4th line and PK, or does he continue to play on the 3rd like he did this past season? After this year, do you think he should resigned for the 2011-12 season? Do you have any other awesome nicknames for him?
Audience Participation:
You know the drill. Vote it up ya'll.
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Did not know what to expect, I thought maybe he was a toss in from Calgary that they wanted to get rid of, but then he was awesome.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Jun 24, 2010 2:14 PM EDT reply actions
well
awesome in a 3rd-liner kind of way
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Jun 24, 2010 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
freddy shazaam
from watching this guy skate & play on the PK/ 3rd line energy minutes, i am happy to think that toronto got 2 great roster players in the deal.
he is faster than most of us (and apparently most defencemen) think, and often surprises and creates garbage on the forecheck.
Shoe Storm!
Had 0 expectations of a guy i’d never heard of until the Phaneuf trade.
Came in played decent 3rd/4th pairing minutes, never heard a peep from him, and he played great on our PK, all with a 750k cap hit.
There is literally nothing else I could ask of him for that price.
Sons of '67: A drinking team with a hockey problem.
I went with Sho Storm because it was funny, that and he made our pk non-tear-inducing.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jun 24, 2010 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
8
I had no expectations for him, and he beat them.
"Every day you guys look worse and worse. And today you played like tomorrow." - John Mariucci
8? There is no option for 8.
I've always wanted to be a PPP Princess. You see kids, you can be anything you want to be; so long as Jay Leno doesn't also want to be that.
Sjobacca
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Jun 24, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
What about his buddy Sjobi-wan Kenobi?
Brain: The irony of it all, Pinky. Years of trying to take over the world, and all I had to do was say "truculence".
Follow me I'm Boring!
by blindfolded tank driver on Jun 24, 2010 2:28 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Sjobacca – 8, also because it’s the best name. Exceeded expectations with outstanding PK acumen.
Holy meme-fest Skinny!!
Did you see the pool? They flipped the bitch!!
by Sergei Puckizin on Jun 24, 2010 2:22 PM EDT reply actions
Remember him scoring a ridonkulous between-the-legs goal (a la Marek Malik shootout against Kolzig) vs. Swift Current when he was a HItmen several years back. That stayed on their pre-game hi-light package for at least two years after. Wish I could find a clip of it but no dice on youtube or Freddy’s website.
Did you see the pool? They flipped the bitch!!
by Sergei Puckizin on Jun 24, 2010 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Schlitzstorm is no colt 45. That’s for sure.
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Jun 24, 2010 2:27 PM EDT reply actions
seriously?
Did you see the pool? They flipped the bitch!!
by Sergei Puckizin on Jun 24, 2010 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
whargarbl?
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Jun 24, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
:)
Did you see the pool? They flipped the bitch!!
by Sergei Puckizin on Jun 24, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
whargarbl
Did you see the pool? They flipped the bitch!!
by Sergei Puckizin on Jun 24, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
.
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Jun 24, 2010 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
HAHA
I have missed that one.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Jun 24, 2010 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
beauty. blurr, you so crazy.
Did you see the pool? They flipped the bitch!!
by Sergei Puckizin on Jun 24, 2010 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Unacceptable use of horrible meme detected
I point to Puckizin’s avatar
Not even the Toronto Maple Leafs could kill my optimism
Tyler Ennis: Freed from Portland!
/sigh
I've always wanted to be a PPP Princess. You see kids, you can be anything you want to be; so long as Jay Leno doesn't also want to be that.
kids these days
not up on their malt liquor…
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Jun 24, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
<3
My Fan Base Can Beat Up Your Fan Base
by JaredFromLondon on Jun 24, 2010 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Deal with it, Tiger.
Did you see the pool? They flipped the bitch!!
by Sergei Puckizin on Jun 24, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Stepping away from the awesomeness that is Sjobacca for a sec...
Marleau resigns with SJ 4 years- $6.9mil per year.
Am the only one who’s happy its not coming out our payroll?
by L510 on Jun 24, 2010 2:49 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
News so nice, he posted twice.
I've always wanted to be a PPP Princess. You see kids, you can be anything you want to be; so long as Jay Leno doesn't also want to be that.
We needed to know.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jun 24, 2010 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
/looks at post title
//looks at comment
/looks at post title
//looks at comment
FTB.
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1. On my phone, too much work.
2. Expressing my thoughts while responding to emergencies in an ambulance.
by L510 on Jun 24, 2010 3:38 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Maybe you should focus on the emergency. Just sayin’.
Sons of '67: A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Jun 24, 2010 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
“no, you can’t put on the neck brace until i update twitter, now fuck off”
My Fan Base Can Beat Up Your Fan Base
by JaredFromLondon on Jun 24, 2010 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
“Doctor, we have 2 patients with life-threating injuries, and there’s only time to save one of them!”
“Fuck that, Kaberle just got traded, you guys are on your own”
Sons of '67: A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Jun 24, 2010 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
“Respond to so and so nursing home for a 85y/o male, fall with head injuries”
Upon arrival, “Nurse what happened?” “Oh Mr. Diaz fell in the bathroom and hit his head on the sink.” (Mr. Diaz is sitting at a table whipping another resident in a game of chess).
“Nurse, when did he fall?” “Oh at 830am.” (Its 2pm)
“Mr. Diaz are you ok?” No the people who are suppose to look after me are fucking dumbasses." “I hit my hand not my head” (small bruise posterior side of his right wrist)
Kabby being traded > This bullshit.
by L510 on Jun 24, 2010 3:57 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
hahaha, oh the amount of stories like this my paramedic buddy has told me
My Fan Base Can Beat Up Your Fan Base
by JaredFromLondon on Jun 24, 2010 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Daily occurance mate. If there is a choice between a nursing home and death, choose death.
by L510 on Jun 24, 2010 4:02 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
my favourites are the over protective panicy mothers
“OH DEAR GOD HELP MY CHILD HE’S EATEN SOME PEANUTS”
“how serious is his allergy miss”
“oh he’s not allergic, but my friend said a kid she knew choked on peanuts and i dont want jimmy to die!”
My Fan Base Can Beat Up Your Fan Base
by JaredFromLondon on Jun 24, 2010 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahaha
Nothing beats the spanish only speaking woman who at 3am called 911, couldn’t express what was wrong to the dispatcher, so we were sent. We get there come to find out she spilled some oil on her kitchen floor and wanted us to clean it up.
by L510 on Jun 24, 2010 4:08 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
nice
I was doing a ride along with the toronto police and we had a similar call with someone screaming in Chinese, they didnt have a Chinese speaking dispatcher on so they just sent a bus and a squad, turns out she couldn’t find where her husband had put his suit he needed for a job interview the next day and wanted us to help find it
My Fan Base Can Beat Up Your Fan Base
by JaredFromLondon on Jun 24, 2010 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, cost of keeping Chinese supervisor on 24hr/day is probably less than sending out a squad once or twice.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jun 24, 2010 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, they usually have one or two on, but they were sick or something, i dont know, the cop was pissed about it and wrote a special report to go to the top of the ladder and bitch at dispatch
My Fan Base Can Beat Up Your Fan Base
by JaredFromLondon on Jun 24, 2010 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I would hope so.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jun 24, 2010 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Lol cops take everything to the heart though, I would have been on the floor laughing the entire time.
by L510 on Jun 24, 2010 4:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
haha yeah, i think it was more because he was rolling like it was a gang shoot out and was disappointed there was no action at the end
i did get to experience the don vally parkway at 220kph though!
My Fan Base Can Beat Up Your Fan Base
by JaredFromLondon on Jun 24, 2010 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Lol gung ho!
And about those speeds all id be thinking is my death will be a painless but messy one.
by L510 on Jun 24, 2010 4:37 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Where do you work, remind me never to fall ill there.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jun 24, 2010 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
New Jersey. I was 10min away from the site and I wasn’t driving, good way to keep the nerves in check, my paperwork and equipment were all ready to go.
by L510 on Jun 24, 2010 4:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Ha ha, good to hear.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jun 24, 2010 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
No worries, don’t get me wrong the Leafs are important but I know when it give them a backseat. And come on down we’ll take good care of you!! Most of us remember that oxygen is a good thing!
by L510 on Jun 24, 2010 4:11 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Inflammable means flammable?
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jun 24, 2010 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Oddly it does! The english language is so silly sometimes.
Patients o2 sat: 65… My lazy 7-3 partner “She needs oxygen”. (As im getting her other vitals). No shit, why don’t you go get it, no wait I have a better idea just yell at her to breathe"
by L510 on Jun 24, 2010 4:26 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
No! NO! She’s not… her heart is strong, she wants to live… can’t you see that? Come on, Lins. Come on, baby! Zap her again! Do it… DO IT!
Come on, breath! Goddamn it, you bitch, you never backed down from anything in life… now fight! Fight, Goddamnit! FIGHT!
I've always wanted to be a PPP Princess. You see kids, you can be anything you want to be; so long as Jay Leno doesn't also want to be that.
“Sir she’s doesn’t have her arm up asking for help, its stuck there do to rigor mortis”
by L510 on Jun 24, 2010 5:01 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You sound busy!
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BUY ME SHOE STORM OR GO TO HELL
i had zero expectations, he exceeded them all
My Fan Base Can Beat Up Your Fan Base
by JaredFromLondon on Jun 24, 2010 2:59 PM EDT reply actions
He sat out six games due to an “upper body injury” and missed 1 game because of the flu.
For some reason I thought Sjostrom was a free agent this year… hopefully, with this guy around to contribute for the whole season next year, our PK won’t be such a laughing stock. Acquiring Sjostrom and dumping Toskala definitely stopped the bleeding there.
I gave him a 7 – in my book, that’s pretty good for a bottom-six forward who joined the team later in the season.
by Slava Duris #24 on Jun 24, 2010 4:25 PM EDT reply actions
BUY ME SHOE STORM OR GO TO HELL
IT’S RAINING SNEAKERS AND LOAFERS
Yesterday is dead, but not my memory.
Sjobacca, what a wookie.
As per new community rules; all signature tags on PPP must contain the word "truculent".
(843): the red head has a bf
(1-843): just because there's a goalie doesn't mean u can't score
by Wrap Around Curl on Jun 24, 2010 5:50 PM EDT reply actions
Wookie of the Year in my books
Blue and White has been alive and well in Ottawa since waaaaay before 1992.
by Adzbass on Jun 24, 2010 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Sjobacca is the correct answer, always
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Albert Einstein
by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 24, 2010 6:04 PM EDT reply actions
Cam it be True?
According to Faceoff,com The Leafs are among three teams interested in number 9 ranked NA goalie Cam Lanigan, the others being the Flames and Oilers. While his numbers are not eye-catching it is interesting that the two Alberta teams should show interest in the Oil Kings keeper. A suivre …
by Raja Pakkomielle on Jun 24, 2010 6:40 PM EDT reply actions
You’re up, PPP.
Did you see the pool? They flipped the bitch!!
by Sergei Puckizin on Jun 24, 2010 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions
heh
Time for a housekeeping post :)
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Missing Link
Oh and here is the link: http://www.faceoff.com/hockey/teams/calgary-flames/showcase+gains+meaning+prospects/3179940/story.html
by Raja Pakkomielle on Jun 24, 2010 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Not to nitpick, but this would probably fit best in the FTB’s.
"Defense! Defense! Common! Do you call that blowing!?"
yes to nitpick. it’s become an epidemic!
Sons of '67: A drinking team with a hockey problem.
by nhlcheapshot on Jun 24, 2010 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Despite this
I think the Leafs should keep Sjostrom. No telling at this stage whether Lanigan can be an effective third line forward.
I've been looking at the sky
by Back In Black on Jun 25, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sjobacca
Didn’t know who he was until the Leafs got him in the trade. I took one look at his stats and realized that he was exactly the type of player we needed on the PK… speedy, disciplined, defensively minded, awesome name. And cheap… very cheap. Definitely impressed me in the short term, and I’m glad he’ll be back next year.
Another possible name for the lower rankings:
ClownSjo’s.
That’s the best I could come up with.
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