Erik Källgren is ready for the spotlight if called on by Maple Leafs
3 years, 2 months ago

Erik Källgren is ready for the spotlight if called on by Maple Leafs

New York Times  

Erik Källgren walked into the Coca-Cola Coliseum on Sunday afternoon not knowing what to expect. “I didn’t know what they wanted for the weekend, but I felt good in the first game, so it felt natural to play the second game.” This is Erik Källgren, the patient, and mature goaltender who was treated as something of an unknown after backstopping the SHL’s Växjö Lakers to a league championship in May and signed a two-year contract with the Maple Leafs just over a week later. “He’s 25 but when you talk to him, you would think he’s 35,” said Robin Danielsson, Källgren’s goalie coach earlier in his career. Andersson remembers Källgren confessing to him that his time in North America “didn’t go as he was hoping it would” and he recognized his own need to deliver on years of potential. “We’ve been really impressed with how quickly he’s adjusted, how quickly he looks and feels comfortable.” For Källgren, being able to quickly become comfortable in a new situation is nothing new.

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