Patrik Bexell

Rögle BK coach Cam Abbott (left) and Skellefteå AIK coach Robert Ohlsson (right) at the press conference after game 6, 26th March, 2023. | Patrik Bexell / Eyes on the Prize Skellefteå AIK head coach Robert Ohlsson singles out the Canadiens’ prospect after eliminating Engström’s team in the playoffs. Heading into the third period last Thursday, Adam Engström’s Rögle BK team held a 2-0 lead over Skellefteå AIK. Twenty more minutes and Rögle would have grabbed an unexpected 3-2 series lead over an opponent who had finished seven places and 27 points above...

Peter Ekholm, Rögle BK The Swede scored a goal in game 1 of the SHL quarterfinal. The SHL playoffs have started well for Montreal Canadiens prospect Adam Engström. While he has been lined up as the seventh defender, he has played more than 12 minutes in all games but the first where he only got a shift. Rögle became the first team in SHL history to turn around and win a play-in series after being down 1-0 in games. In today’s game against second-seeded team Skellefteå AIK, Engström stepped up in a big way. Not only defensively, where he was a solid calm presence...

Photo by David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire via Seeing Emil Heineman struggle to find his form, some changes are needed to the Habs’ development strategy. I have not been impressed with Emil Heineman’s season, and the situation in general brings up questions about the Montreal Canadiens’ development of its European prospects. The case of Mattias Norlinder last year and Emil Heineman this year and the two standouts in this regard, two players who aren’t playing near the level you would expect. The previous management group learned from the mistake with Sebastian...