Daniel Sprong Signs in Vancouver
Hunter Crowther of The Daily Faceoff: Finally, Daniel Sprong was going to sign somewhere. It was a matter of time. Naturally, the forward took a gamble on the Vancouver Canucks and vice versa.
So, the Canucks signed Sprong to a one-year, $975,000 AAV contract on Saturday. The former Detroit Red Wings' Right Wing collected 43 points in 76 games last year. That includes 18 goals and 25 assists and 12 power play points.
Sprong did all of this while playing just 12 minutes in the contest. The year before he produced 46 points in 66 games in the same starting role in Seattle. His ice time during that time was just 11:25.
At the very least, Strong is taking the opportunity to hopefully play a little bit with some of the best power play threats in the NHL. Brock Boeser, Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes, and JT Miller could be a big boost in special teams production at Forward.
Vancouver adds another low-end offensive threat.
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More on that “Gamble”
Daniel Wagner from Vancouver is Good: Why did it take so long for Strong to sign as an unrestricted free agent? That's a good question with a simple answer.
There are sheltered players and then there is Winger. Detroit played him just 12 minutes a night last year and still saw the second most shots allowed and chances at 5-on-5.
However, this is an elite player who can produce offensive numbers at even strength or on the power play. If Rick Tocchet can shake off some of those bad puck-watching habits, Vancouver could have an amazing player on their hands.
And to think, all that cost $975,000.
A Good Fit Maybe…
NHL.com: Patrick Alvin and the Vancouver Canucks seem to feel that Sprong is a great fit for what Vancouver wants to do.
“Bringing in another strong midfielder will improve our team this season,” Allvin said. “Daniel has matured a lot as a player and has shown that he can contribute offensively when called upon. His addition up front will give us better depth and should help us get more balanced scoring throughout our forward group.”
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