Everyone knows that general managers are looking for talent — especially cheap talent — wherever they can find it. Undrafted free agents from the NCAA and the KHL are the two most significant talent pools outside of the draft, but there are others. There are a number of undrafted Scandinavians playing in the NHL who honed their skills in the Swedish and Finnish elite leagues. Jeff Gorton is hopeful that he has found two more future NHL free agent signings in Michael Lindqvist and Ville Meskanen.
Using the equivalency tools of Rob Vollman, Manny from Corsica (tool created by @CudmoreCollin), and Ian Tulloch’s Wilson Method we can loosely project what Lindqvist and Meskanen should be able to do at the AHL and NHL level next season.