The Rangers selected the 6-foot-2 Swedish goaltender with the 39th overall pick of the 2018 Draft. He was the first goaltender taken off the board. Before the draft, he was the fifth-ranked European goaltending prospect by NHL Central Scouting.
Lindbom played just eight games this season with Djurgårdens IF’s junior team due to an injury. In his eight appearances he posted a .900 save percentage and a 2.73 goals against average. It’s also worth noting that he was called up to the senior club as a back-up in February, but didn’t see any action.
Mora IK was one of two teams in the SHL that were relegated to Allsvenskan at the end of the 2018-19 season.