Plenty of eyes will be on Swedish center Leo Carlsson this weekend when the Anaheim Ducks participate in a six-team rookie tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada, that is a precursor to next week’s opening of NHL training camps.
Carlsson, of course, was Anaheim’s first-round pick in this year’s draft. The second overall selection, he is viewed by many as a consolation prize after the Ducks finished in last place in last season’s NHL overall standings but fell one spot in the draft lottery and missed out on an opportunity to land the league’s next projected generational player. Coveted center Connor Bedard wound up with the Chicago Blackhawks instead.
