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Vegas Golden Knights First Half Report Cards: Forwards

By Richard Cardinale

LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 17: (L-R) Jonathan Marchessault #81 and Reilly Smith #19 of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrate after scoring a goal against the Florida Panthers during the game at T-Mobile Arena on December 17, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/NHLI via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 17: (L-R) Jonathan Marchessault #81 and Reilly Smith #19 of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrate after scoring a goal against the Florida Panthers during the game at T-Mobile Arena on December 17, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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Oscar Lindberg

ANAHEIM, CA – DECEMBER 27: Oscar Lindberg #24 of the Vegas Golden Knights watches the puck on December 27, 2017, at Honda Center against the Anaheim Ducks in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA – DECEMBER 27: Oscar Lindberg #24 of the Vegas Golden Knights watches the puck on December 27, 2017, at Honda Center against the Anaheim Ducks in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Now finally we come to our most underwhelming player on the Vegas Golden Knights roster. It’s not like Oscar Lindberg has been terrible, but I expected a lot more out of him than most. He’s still a pretty useful bottom-six forward and could provide some scoring punch when needed.

The Knights tried him out as a top-six forward to start the year, and it just didn’t pan out. He mostly skates on the fourth line with Tomas Nosek and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. Those three make a solid unit. However, it’s been William Carrier getting ice time over Lindberg.

In 38 games played, the Skelleftea, Sweden native notched seven goals, one assist and eight points with a -7 rating. It’s not a guarantee that Lindberg comes back next year if he continues to look subpar. But perhaps this may be what Oscar Lindberg is throughout his NHL career.

I’m disappointed with the production and overall play from Lindberg. He still does some things well such as penalty killing. But overall, just not good enough for the 26-year old forward.

Grade: D

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