Obviously, I won't be recreating any time soon, but the idea of a Power Forward has intrigued me more than one time already. A big, physical threat whenever he's on the ice - not to mention a constant threat to score - a player not unlike James Neal or Patrick Maroon comes to mind. I've heard varying opinions on the levels of success of Power Forwards, but that won't dissuade me. Power Forward would be my archetype if I recreated today.

Jesper Karlsson would be of Latvian descent despite having a very obviously Swedish name. He'd be quite the physical specimen; 6 foot 4, 220 pounds and on the wing. Likely the right wing though I'd probably end up on the left wing at some point. His strengths would be Checking, Scoring, and Defense; while his weakness would be Passing, funnily enough. My thinking is that my Passing would likely be no better than 70-75 at its peak, while I'd want my Skating to be higher than my Passing in my final build. Additionally, I want to be feared when I step on the ice. Passers don't have that terror factor in their game like enforcers. I don't want to be a beefcake just hitting fools - I want to score as well. Hopefully, Jesper Karlsson would be one of the best two-way players the league has ever seen.

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