Edvinsson began the season with Frolunda's top professional SHL club before being placed on Frolunda's J20 team. He was loaned halfway through the year to Vasteras IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan League, an AHL equivalent, where he saw an increase in playing time and development. The Swedish defenseman and his fellow countrymen had an uneven showing at the World Under-18 Championship, despite finishing with bronze. Though Edvinsson's performance in the tournament didn't hurt his stock, it certainly didn't help it either.
Edvinsson is quite an enigma. Some scouts praise is offensive skillset and decision-making ability, while others site those areas as weaknesses in his game. There seems to be a wide array of takes on his assets as a prospect. Still, all scouts agree that he has incredible size (every bit of 6-foot-5), is an excellent skater and is a solid defender in his own end, particularly in front of the net.
Perhaps the biggest mark against him, and also likely the reason for such a wide range of reports on Edvinsson, has been the Swedes' lack of consistency. He will go through stretches of play where he makes bad decisions, turnovers and panics under pressure. And he will follow that up with stretches that make scouts throw out names like Victor Hedman and Rasmus Dahlin in comparison. On his good days you can see the potential and why scouts rave about his potential. But his bad days are quite bad.
