Kristoffer Gunnarsson was selected in the 5th round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft and there wasn’t much to be expected from him.

If he was able to pan out as a professional in North America, it was going to be as a depth defensive defenceman with a physical edge to his game. Since he was selected as a 20-year-old, the Canucks had his rights for two years rather than the four years of an 18 year old European player, which is outlined in Article 8.6 (d) (ii)

Everyone was under the impression that the Canucks weren’t going to sign him by the end of the month but that was all but confirmed as he signed with Mora IK in the Allsvenskan earlier today: