The Calgary Flames continue to work on improving their organizational depth. According to a report coming out of the World Hockey Championship in Slovakia, the club may be looking at adding German winger Lean Bergmann.
The report comes from major German newspaper Bild. Via Google Translate:
But still a top talent is at the top of the NHL managers. Striker Lean Bergmann. The 20-year-old international has signed a highly-endowed contract with the champion Mannheim, but whether he runs in the summer at the Kurpfälzern also is questionable. According to BILD information, several NHL clubs are interested in the former Iserlohner. The best cards in the case of Bergmann are the Calgary Flames.
A 1998-born player, Bergmann is a left shot forward with a big frame (he’s listed at 6’2″ and 205 pounds) that can play either side of the ice. He played his junior hockey in Sweden, but came over to North America as a 17-year-old to play in the United States Hockey League. He returned to Germany last season, where he impressed in the DEL with Iserlohn Roosters – he led the league in scoring among his age group with 29 points in 50 games.
The wrinkle here is this: Bergmann is still eligible for selection in the NHL Draft and he just signed a new deal with Adler Mannheim. The Flames could easily select him late in the upcoming draft to get his NHL rights but allow him to play in Germany, or they could simply wait until after the draft when he’s able to sign with them as a free agent. Either way, his DEL contract status would be a bit of an obstacle to overcome – but nothing insurmountable.
Bergmann is a young, versatile player who had a strong first season in one of the top pro leagues in the world. If he could be wrestled free of his contractual obstacles in Germany, he would be a pretty useful young player for the Flames system.
These types of acquisitions help float the Heat where our prospect pool is close to dried up. This is why we should be trying to add a few more picks before draft day.
As freetheflames indicated we haven’t had much lunch with these pickups from Europe.
We have not had much luck with many of these FA Euroes but it worth bringing them in.
What happened to our pursuit of Jokiam Nygaard. If Bergman is physical enough he might be worth a look. More interested in Nygaard. Real speed demon and can score.anybody got an idea of what is going on there?
We’ll know at the end of the world championships. Apparently a decision has been made as to where he will play but it is not announced. https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/a/qLQPyz/nygard-bekraftar-blir-nhl-nasta-sasong
maybe and i hope it a maybe that why BT looking at other kid’s cause Nygaard sign with someone else 🙁
He’s already signed with someone. If it’s the Sens he wants a better shot at playing in NHL. If I t’s CGY he wants a shot at the cup. Or maybe it’s someone else.
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Interestingly, of those 29 points fully 20 were goals.
We can hope that he is the lean and mean power forward that Flames need. Don’t expect too much from him. Remember David Wolf and Yasin Ehliz. Hopefully, if does sign with Flames he won’t pick up his puck and go home the first time something doesn’t go the way he expected.
A big physical LHS.
Can’t be much if he’s draftable and nobody else is interested?
If teams passed up every undrafted player, they would miss out on a lot of talent. Giordano? Ryan?
He could still go in this years draft, unlikely as that is.
The DEL isn’t heavily scouted either. But the Blackhawks found Domink Kahun there, and he turned into a solid contributor for them last year.
Bergmann is still eligible for selection in the NHL Draft.
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