With the signing of Alexander Wennberg made official on Friday afternoon, let's take some time to see what type of player will be gracing the ice at Nationwide Arena through 2022-2023.
Wennberg was the first draft pick in the Jarmo Kekalainen/John Davidson era, No. 14 overall in 2013.
A sneaky pick-pocket and a beautiful backhand pass finds Brandon Saad, who makes no mistake.
In 2015-16, Wennberg had exactly one penalty in his 69 games played. But this past year, with the encouragement of John Tortorella, became a more aggressive player, and even got into his first fight in the NHL.
This clip isn't just of Wennberg, but in a 5-2 win over the New York Rangers, he was a dominant player, netting a pair of goals against his countryman Henrik Lundqvist.
Lastly, Wennberg is a guy that can produce in the shootout. Though he struggled going 0/3 in 2016-17, he's still a productive and dependable shootout option, scoring a career 37.5% (6/16). For reference, in 2016-17, the league average converted 31.4% of shootout attempts.
