#8 Carl Grundstrom
I hope you’ll forgive me for not knowing how to add those little Motley Crue Umlauts to his name, but Carl “Big G” Grundstrom is the Leafs 8th best prospect.
A Swedish prospect taken 57th overall in 2016. He is a second-round pick. He is 19 years-old, 6′ ft 190lbs and a right-winger.
Grundstrom played most of last year in Sweden before joining the Marlies for the playoffs where he played six games and had four points. Not too bad!!
In a sportsnet profile from earlier this year, they said this about his Swedish league totals (14 goals in 45 games):
"Those numbers don’t jump off the page but scoring 14 goals as an 18-year-old in a defensive league like the SHL shouldn’t be dismissed."
SEAL Adjusted Scoring
SEAL adjusted scoring is a measurement that was created to compare scoring of players across various leagues prior to their making the NHL. It’s a handy way to get an idea of how a guy who plays in Sweden might compare to someone in the OHL.
It’s super-interesting, and you should read all about it here. The reason I bring it up though:
You will notice that Ol’ Grundy is tenth on that list. Only slightly behind one of the best non-NHL players in the world, Dylan Strome.
What does it all mean? Well not much. But it was enough, along with the rave reviews of his brief Marlies audition (and the whispers that he could be a long-shot to make the big team next year) to get him to #9 on our Top Prospects list.