Marcus Davidsson (DIF)
Soon 20, the centre has already two seasons in the SHL with Djurgården having come through the team as a junior. Last year he played in Sweden's Junior World Championship team that won Silver and scored in the match against the Czech Republic as well as serving up two assists.
As well as the World Championships, the 2017 Buffalo Sabres drafted player had a breakout year, as did the whole club, and Davidsson finished the season with 21 points in 39 games in the regular season. An attack minded centre, he's always dangerous in the last third and he has a knack of being in the right place at the right time, as well vision to see when he should release the puck to teammates. The younger of the Davidsson brothers also plays smart, staying out of the penalty box.
Especially with the Swedish junior team, but also with Djurgården he was in a milieu of talented players playing at the top of their game. Marcus won't necessarily have those kind of players around him this year, such as his brother Jonathan. So this season will see him develop as an individual and if he maintains the upward trajectory can expect to join many of his Junior World Championship colleagues in North America soon.
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