Colby Armstrong signs in Sweden

[letnry]

https://twitter.com/armdog/status/361164365489115137

Hello Sweden and the people of Vaxjo. Can't wait to bring family over and jump right in. So exciting #newchapter @vaxjolakers #beauts

https://twitter.com/armdog/status/361165355051257859

Honestly gotta say it's been a great ride over here. What a life. Thanks to all the fans in all the cities I've played in here.

https://twitter.com/armdog/status/361165751635288064

I grew up like any kid dreaming to play in the NHL I got to do it and also MTL was my favourite team growing up and I got to wear the CH

https://twitter.com/armdog/status/361166226862514178

Honestly tho this has been a great journey so far my family and I are so thankful and now making this move to Sweden is so amazing.

[Zorro]

Ok Colby, didn't even think you were still in the NHL last year!! Good luck fella..

[Dakkster]

Vaxjo is a fairly new and up-and-coming team in Sweden. They're a fun team that's been pretty heavy on foreign veterans, as they don't yet have a big youth movement in their organization (in Sweden most of the big teams have their own development), so I'm not surprised they go out and sign a guy like Armstrong.

Oh, and I have a brother and a sister in Vaxjo. It's about one hour and twenty minutes east of my hometown

[Fast Tony DeNiro]

Remember when he had 40 points in 47 games as a rookie playing with Sid? I was all over this guy, absolutely loved him. That ended up being his career high of course, matched it once in Atlanta in like 80 games.

[MXHockey]

Colby's family loves Sweden..............it's been a great journey......

Just sayin'..........................

[Zorro]

Vaxjo is a fairly new and up-and-coming team in Sweden. They're a fun team that's been pretty heavy on foreign veterans

Any other names, that we may know, that Vaxjo have added??

[Dakkster]

Scott Munroe? Rhett Rakhshani and Cory Murphy too.

In the past they've had guys like Noah Welch, Fredrik Norrena, Martin Gerber, Liam Reddox, Tomi Kallio, Jonas Holos.

[Zorro]

Scott Munroe? Rhett Rakhshani and Cory Murphy too.

In the past they've had guys like Noah Welch, Fredrik Norrena, Martin Gerber, Liam Reddox, Tomi Kallio, Jonas Holos.

How have they been doing in the league? Is Martin Gerber still their starter??

[Dakkster]

Nope, it will be Munroe and Mattias Modig (signed with the Pens a couple of years ago) this year. He wasn't with the team last year either.

In two seasons in the SHL (formerly the SEL) they haven't reached the playoffs, but they haven't been bad enough to risk falling down a division either. They've ended up 9th or 10th.

[Zorro]

Nope, it will be Munroe and Mattias Modig (signed with the Pens a couple of years ago) this year. He wasn't with the team last year either.

In two seasons in the SHL (formerly the SEL) they haven't reached the playoffs, but they haven't been bad enough to risk falling down a division either. They've ended up 9th or 10th.

Do you get out to many SEL games in a season??

What did you think of Silfverberg when/if you saw him play over there??

Who is the next Silf to come over with so much promise??

[Dakkster]

Not too many. I do go to as many home games I can for my hometown's team though. Halmstad Hammers. They play three divisions below the SHL, so it's not nearly as good quality hockey-wise, but it's a lot of fun anyway

Didn't really catch much of Silfverberg until his last season, when I started loving that sick shot of his. Basically I thought he was as good a shooter that Sweden is going to get at the moment, after he acclimates to the NHL. The closest thing Sweden has to Stamkos, even though they aren't close in play styles. It's just the shot quality that reminds me of Stammer.

[Big Ev]

I think he has a better wrist/snap shot than Stamkos. Stamkos is all about that one-timer.