These sorts of deals are always fraught with a little risk; the Minnesota Wild signed Eric Martinsson from Vaxjo HC in the Swedish Elite League and thus weren’t guaranteed success. The writing was arguably on the wall as early as training camp, when he didn’t make it through an early round of cuts.
Eric has spent the season thus far with the Minnesota Wild’s minor league affiliate, the Iowa Wild. In the AHL, he’s managed 9 assists in 13 games, suggesting that he is most definitely able to replicate the scoring touch he had in his home land.