{"id":139243,"date":"2024-08-21T08:55:36","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T08:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finest.se\/shl-to-nhl-are-the-players-worth-it\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T10:03:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T10:03:38","slug":"shl-to-nhl-are-the-players-worth-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finest.se\/en\/shl-to-nhl-are-the-players-worth-it\/","title":{"rendered":"SHL to NHL: Are the players worth it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Swedish Hockey League (SHL) is renowned for developing top-tier hockey talent, many of whom<br>transition to the National Hockey League (NHL). While the SHL to NHL pipeline has been clearly<br>demonstrated throughout decades, it\u2019s unclear how recent players appreciate and depreciate as assets.<br>Using recent data, we sample five players to see how they performed against expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Rasmus Sandin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Initial Transfer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SHLTeam:<\/strong> R\u00f6gleBK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NHLTeam<\/strong>: Toronto Maple Leafs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Initial Transfer Fee<\/strong>: Approx. $925,000 (Entry-level contract)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resale Transfer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NewNHLTeam<\/strong>: Washington Capitals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ResaleFee<\/strong>: First-round draft pick and second-round draft pick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Rasmus Sandin, initially signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs, was traded to the Washington Capitals for a<br>first-round and second-round draft pick. His increasing value is reflected in the substantial trade return<br>due to his strong performance and potential as a young defenseman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Victor Olofsson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Initial Transfer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SHLTeam:<\/strong> Fr\u00f6lunda HC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NHLTeam<\/strong>: Buffalo Sabres<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Initial Transfer Fee:<\/strong> Approx. $925,000 (Entry-level contract)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resale Transfer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NewNHLTeam<\/strong>: WaivedbyBuffalo Sabres (2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ResaleFee<\/strong>: N\/A (Waived and claimed off waivers)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Victor Olofsson, after a promising start with the Buffalo Sabres, was waived in 2023. His value decreased<br>due to inconsistent performances and the team&#8217;s strategic changes. Olofsson&#8217;s waiver reflects a drop in<br>market value compared to his initial transfer fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Lias Andersson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Initial Transfer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SHLTeam<\/strong>: HV71<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NHLTeam<\/strong>: NewYorkRangers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Initial Transfer Fee<\/strong>: Approx. $925,000 (Entry-level contract)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resale Transfer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25cf <strong>NewNHLTeam<\/strong>: LosAngeles Kings<br>\u25cf <strong>ResaleFee<\/strong>: Second-round draft pick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lias Andersson, originally with the New York Rangers, was traded to the Los Angeles Kings for a<br>second-round draft pick. Despite being a high draft pick, his value dropped due to performance issues<br>and limited playing time, resulting in a lower resale value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Adrian Kempe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Initial Transfer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SHLTeam<\/strong>: ModoHockey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NHLTeam<\/strong>: LosAngeles Kings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Initial Transfer Fee:<\/strong> Approx. $925,000 (Entry-level contract)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resale Transfer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NewNHLTeam<\/strong>:Contract extension with Los Angeles Kings (example of value increase)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ResaleFee<\/strong>: $5.5 million annual average value (contract extension)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Adrian Kempe&#8217;s value increased significantly with his performance in the NHL, leading to a lucrative<br>contract extension with the Los Angeles Kings. His consistent improvement and contribution to the team<br>justified the high market price in his new contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/finest.se\/en\/keandre-miller-4-statistics-mvp\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"114911\">New York Rangers&#8217; new MVP player<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Erik Br\u00e4nnstr\u00f6m<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Initial Transfer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SHLTeam<\/strong>: HV71<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NHLTeam<\/strong>: VegasGolden Knights<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Initial Transfer Fee:<\/strong> Approx. $925,000 (Entry-level contract)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resale Transfer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NewNHLTeam<\/strong>: OttawaSenators<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ResaleFee<\/strong>: Part of trade package for Mark Stone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Erik Br\u00e4nnstr\u00f6m, initially with the Vegas Golden Knights, was traded to the Ottawa Senators as part of a<br>package for Mark Stone. Despite high potential, his value was considered in the context of a larger trade,<br>indicating a nuanced evaluation of his market worth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What can this tell us?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Teams willing to invest in Swedish talent must be able to sustain parting with giving up spots to other<br>talent and an additional $925,000 entry level fee. While these five are but a sample size of recent players<br>and may not represent the best or worst cases, it is assuring to see that in even some of the less<br>desirable outcomes, teams were able to swap the players back for high value picks to reinvest in other<br>talent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Swedish Hockey League (SHL) is renowned for\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":145633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,211],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-139243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-okategoriserad","category-sport"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SHL to NHL: Are the players worth it? - Finest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/finest.se\/en\/shl-to-nhl-are-the-players-worth-it\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SHL to NHL: Are the players worth it? 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