Armchair GM Round 7 Pick: Samuel Pahlsson
August 14th, 2009 | by Vance |Up to this very point, my entire team was built on speed and explosive offense. Then I drafted Chris Osgood in round 6, and realized, wow, better get a lockdown center. So luckily for me, one of the premier shutdown centers in the league, Sami Pahlsson.
Good for about 20 points a season, he comes with a solid 53.5 FO%, good for 19th in the league last season. He’s an experienced veteran at this point, winning both a Gold medal with Sweden, but a Stanley Cup with Anaheim too. Not only did Pahlsson help shut down Heatley, Alfredsson and co. on his way to helping the Ducks win the 2006-2007 Stanley Cup, but he comes at an affordable price tag as well, just a $2.65 million cap hit, with his newly signed 3 year deal in Columbus.
So hey, you know what that means, overpriced veterans here we come!
Tags: Armchair GM, Buffalo Sabres, Sami Pahlsson
By Meaghan on Aug 14, 2009
This pick made me sad. We’ll call it your revenge for my Brassard pick making you mad.