The Vancouver Canucks announced the signing of Dutchman Daniel Sprong on Saturday.
Rumour has it he’s not the best guy in the room. Whether that concept regarding chemistry is true remains to be seen for a Canucks dressing room that will do its best to acclimate the 27-year-old native of the Netherlands.
For a guy who’s potted 39 goals and tallied just short of 90 points over the last two seasons, $975,000 seems like a wicked bargain. It’s a one-year deal and Vancouver is his sixth team over the last six years. He played for $2-million last year in Detroit.
As for on-ice attributes, there’s those numbers, and the fact he helped the Seattle Kraken reach the playoffs with a career year in 2022-’23. He had a 21-goal, 25-assist season playing with the likes of Ryan Donato and Morgan Geekie mostly on the 4th line.
“Bringing in another solid winger will be a boost for our club this season,” said Canucks GM Patrik Allvin in a press statement. “Daniel has matured a lot as a player and has shown he can contribute offensively when called upon. His addition up front will give us better depth and should help with more balanced scoring throughout our forward group.”
Depth is good, chemistry is just as important. Ask anyone who has and hasn’t won the Cup.
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