Two years ago the Leafs had to tried to sign Fabian Brunnstrom who was a 23 year old rookie in the Swedish Elite League . He was literally the most sought after free agent not named Mats Sundin. The Leafs lost out to Dallas but I remember noting that this guy was overhyped and could easily be a bust.
So I couldn't help but notice that Brunnstrom recently signed a one-year contract with Dallas at $675, 000 which happens to be $200,000 less than he was earning the past two years. In fact, he was scheduled to take the Stars to arbitration yesterday but signed the contract likely to avoid embarrassing himself in the hearing.
Yes, his NHL career hasn't exactly taken off.
Brunnstrom appeared in 44 games last season with the Stars, scoring two goals and nine assists. Brunnstrom played in 55 games in his rookie year of 2008-09, scoring 17 goals and 12 assists.
So a word of caution to Leaf fans who may get a little to giddy over the signing of German star Marcel Mueller this summer. He has never played in North America. Similarly, I would be too concerned about giving up Viktor Stalberg in the trade for Kris Versteeg. We know that Versteeg can play in the NHL but everyone is still waiting to find out what Stalberg can do. Same goes for Brunnstrom.
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