How Leo Carlsson is making a historic statement in the SHL

Leo Carlsson is off to a historic start in the SHL, but it shouldn't necessarily come as a surprise.

The 6-foot-3 forward already had one of the best draft-minus-one campaigns in SHL, recording nine points in 35 games. Only Adam Larsson and Daniel Sedin scored more among comparable players in the league's history – pretty good company! 

Carlsson's underlying results also happened to be extremely promising, easily holding a candle to what many top prospects had accomplished during their under-18 seasons. 

Now, playing in a top-nine role for one of the best teams in the league in Örebro, Carlsson has logged 12 points in his first 17 games, third best on his team in points.

And Carlsson's current 0.71 points-per-game mark is only surpassed by two names in SHL history: Sedin and Peter Forsberg. Th