Ritola, Ryno sign 3-year entry-level contracts

[zetterbergfuturemvp 0]

Ryno has great potential and hopefully he'll come over soon. He won't learn to use his size properly in Sweden. The Lang comments about this kid are unwarranted. When given the chance he's played quite well. Frölunda gave him nothing. In Timrå he was decent. And for the Swedish Juniors he showed some potential. I have great hopes for this kid.

Edit: In the Swedish paper Aftonbladet there's an article about the Ryno-signing where HÃ¥kan Andersson talks about probably signing "players like Anton Axelsson and Dick Axelsson".

thats cool about dick axelsson ,i got a really good feeling about him

[glasgowcelticwing 18]

thats cool about dick axelsson ,i got a really good feeling about him

What type of player is Dick Axelsson?? I've not really heard much about him .

[arin 0]

"He's got high-end European skill and the size to go with it. He can skate, he's got good hands, and he competes hard. With his skill, he's got to learn to play every shift. Some games, when he was going, he was unstoppable. Then we'd see shifts when he wouldn't do much. A lot of that's just maturity." "He's a natural scorer. He has a great feel inside the blue line -- score, pass ... whatever. Put him with a good center -- he can be a real finisher."

STRENGTHS

Offers a much sought-after combination of size, skating and skill ... fast skater with great agility ... soft hands and a great scoring touch ... drives to the net ... intelligent offensive player with good hockey sense ... good one-on-one ability ... hard shot ... good playmaker ...

WEAKNESSES

Inconsistent -- great one shift, invisible the next ... not defensively-conscious ... not a hitter or a physical force ... undisciplined, piling up penalties with roughing infractions and misconducts ... still thin and needs to add strength ... not proven against high-end competition ...

[glasgowcelticwing 18]

"He's got high-end European skill and the size to go with it. He can skate, he's got good hands, and he competes hard. With his skill, he's got to learn to play every shift. Some games, when he was going, he was unstoppable. Then we'd see shifts when he wouldn't do much. A lot of that's just maturity." "He's a natural scorer. He has a great feel inside the blue line -- score, pass ... whatever. Put him with a good center -- he can be a real finisher."

STRENGTHS

Offers a much sought-after combination of size, skating and skill ... fast skater with great agility ... soft hands and a great scoring touch ... drives to the net ... intelligent offensive player with good hockey sense ... good one-on-one ability ... hard shot ... good playmaker ...

WEAKNESSES

Inconsistent -- great one shift, invisible the next ... not defensively-conscious ... not a hitter or a physical force ... undisciplined, piling up penalties with roughing infractions and misconducts ... still thin and needs to add strength ... not proven against high-end competition ...

Thanks buddy.

He sounds like he could be one hell of a player if he could get some consistency added to his game.

[SweWings 45]

I'm not so sure. I've always thought he looks kind of lazy out there occasionally. For instance, he doesn't seem to like backcheckling a whole lot, and I've never seen him accelerate hard to blow by a defenseman.

I suppose. On the other hand I don't think he's gotten a fair chance to show what he's got. Think about it. Last season was kind of messed up for him. Club changes, never given the chance to play on the same line. The fact that he's a big guy doesn't really help him a lot in Sweden. If he wants to have a good chance in the NHL he needs to play in a league where he is taught to use his size properly. The AHL might be good for him even if he doesn't get a good chance for the Wings.