Emil Bemstrom was one of several rookies — 13 all total — to lace up the skates for the Blue Jackets in 2019-20.
One of three players to make his NHL debut, Bemstrom, now 21-years-old, came into the league out of Sweden where he played for teams such as Djurgårdens IF in 2018-19. Bemstrom was most recently loaned to HIFK Helsinki to get some ice-time prior to whenever the 2020-21 season kicks off. Which might be January.
So there was some excitement around Bemstrom, such as his bread-and-butter one-time shot that maybe some figured would help wake up a three-plus-year dazed and confused power play.