Fantasy Hockey X Gamers: Jonatan Berggren trying to make full-time NHL impact

Jonatan Berggren has been knocking on the door of a full-time NHL job now for years. Though he has scored well in leagues outside of the NHL, questions remain about how well that production can translate. Can he be a full-time NHLer? If so, just how high is his offencive upside? We will dig into those questions and more in this edition of the X-gamers.

Berggren was drafted 33rd overall in the 2018 NHL draft by the Detroit Red Wings. He had a superb 57 points in 38 games in the J20 SuperElit. He even appeared in 10 SHL games for Skelleftea AIK. The following two seasons, he was hampered by injury and had the season cut short due to COVID so he played only 30 SHL games total, scoring 15 points.

In 2020-21, he once again exhibited his scoring prowess again by putting up 45 points in 49 SHL game