Athlétique : l’espoir des Jets Elias Salomonsson a décollé avec Skellefteå et l’équipe suédoise au Mondial junior
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caldermuyo
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Athlétique : l’espoir des Jets Elias Salomonsson a décollé avec Skellefteå et l’équipe suédoise au Mondial junior
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caldermuyo
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> An assistant coach of Sandin Pellika with both Skellefteå in the SHL and Team Sweden at the world juniors, Johnsson had talked a lot about the would-be first-round pick of the [Detroit Red Wings](https://theathletic.com/nhl/team/redwings/). But there was another player with him in Skellefteå — and who would have also been with him on the under-20 national team if not for a broken ankle suffered a month before the tournament — that Johnsson felt deserved more shine.
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> “I had [Rasmus Dahlin](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/rasmus-dahlin-yawMfK8Rk9z4b9XP/) in Frölunda and I had [Lucas Raymond](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/lucas-raymond-k3Mf0dAzK39yfZi3/), and I mean, I’ve seen a lot of guys take a step from being good to really good but not from average to really good. I mean, Salomonsson was in my eyes, he was good, he was an average player, I would say. But he went from average to like f—ing dominant in the autumn here,” Johnsson said.
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> Ohlsson said Salomonsson’s development “just lifted and took off” after the draft.
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>“He took not one step that summer, I would say he took two to three steps that summer. He was always talented, but something happened with him. When he got on the ice he was super, super fast, super mobile and really good at joining the rush. That’s his significant thing is that he can outskate opponents, he can really wheel them off and join the rush,” Ohlsson said. “But he also showed that he really played with great determination both out to the wall and also in front of the net, as well. He was really, really good in the one-on-one part.”
The Jets secret weapon for the playoffs? 👀