With just one day left before the transfer window in the history of the NHL-hockey closes got the 29-year-old swede, whose contract expires in the summer, the news that he may leave Detroit after eight seasons.
” I’ve had a great time in Detroit with many great memories and friends I will have for the rest of your life. But now it’s going to be awesome fun to come to the Sharks, and try to go all the way, ” he says to Expressen about the chance to lift the Stanley Cup trophy in the summer.
for another. In San Jose he will become team mate with the slopes Erik Karlsson, Tim Heed and svenskamerikanen Joakim Ryan and forwardskollega with Melker Karlsson and Marcus Sörensen.
Nyquist has had one of its best seasons in Detroit this season with 49 points, including 16 goals, in 62 games.
Gustav is a talented and versatile forward who plays with speed and strong hockeykänsla, says San Jose general manager Doug Wilson to nhl.com.
gives Detroit a choice in the second round at the first draft pick in 2019 from the San Jose or Florida and can get additional selection in the third round 2020.
Gustav Nyquist was not the only Swedish player who received the exchange club.
Marcus Johansson was traded away from New Jersey to Boston. Erik Brännström and Oscar Lindberg, previously in Vegas, now belongs to Ottawa. Pär Lindholm stays in Canada but no longer play for Toronto, but for the city of Winnipeg. Los Angeles switched away Oscar Fantenberg to Calgary. In addition, the changed San Jose to Jonathan Dahlén against Vancouver’s Linus Karlsson, who currently plays in the AHL, respectively, in the groups.