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Quote: Originally Posted by thisis_markus

Apropos a post I made in the "How is your GM mode going" thread I was wondering what previously overlooked FA steals and lower round draft snags you guys have picked up ? We all know about Julius Honka et al but is there anyone who you think no one else has found ? I'll start with: A young Swede called Wikstrand who starts as 54 OVR TWD and can be found in FA from the start, played on the 3rd line of my AHL team and he rose up to a 77, showing no signs of stopping there either. Mathieu Carle - 70 OVR OFD starts in FA and despite the 3 yellow star and advancing years (he is 25, getting on for a "prospect") rose to an 80 OVR after his first season, I signed him for 1 year then got him to sign a 750k p/year deal for 6 years, a top 6 defenseman/very good depth or backup for that money is a steal imo. Chad Ruhwedel - Got him in a trade with Buffalo 69 OVR OFD with 3 (possibly a half) yellow star potential, is now rated at 80 ovr, I suspect he will get to 82/83 or so. Lucas Wallmark - First year draft in round 3, he is already pushing 70 OVR in his first year in the AHL.

He's 1 of the top Swede prospects in real life, had a great junior tournament.

I luv finding hidden gems too.
Great finds everyone, I'll be on the look out for some of these guys.