Gustav Forsling came to the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015 via trade with the Vancouver Canucks for defenseman Adam Clendening. The hype surrounding the Swedish defenseman was that he had tremendous offensive upside. Interestingly, the same had been said about Clendening, four years senior to Forsling. Clendening never found his defensive footing to go with his offensive talent and ran out of time with the ‘Hawks organization. Time may be running out on the 22-year old Forsling as well.
Statistically Speaking
Forsling’s statistics don’t jump out at you. In his three seasons of part-time duty with the ‘Hawks, he has played 122 games, tallying 8 goals, 19 assists, 27 points, a minus-8 rating, and 42 penalty minutes.