Pontus Holmberg has been a revelation to the Leafs bottom six this season. After getting drafted in the sixth round, Holmberg developed into a top player in Sweden, winning the league championship, before coming over here at the age of 24. Now that he’s here and taken a few games to get in the groove, we get to see all the things he brings to the Leafs.
The Leafs have been able to develop Holmberg in the NHL rather than playing him in the AHL by playing him as the 11th or 12th forward on the fourth line (averaging 10 minutes an night).