Magnus Paajarvi was at one point one of the league's most highly anticipated prospects causing the Edmonton Oilers to draft him with the Tenth Overall selection at the 2009 NHL Draft. In 50 games with Timra IK of the top league, he scored seven goals and 10 assists for 17 points. Paajarvi early careerAfter his draft in 2009, the Oilers would send Paajarvi back to Timra IK, his club in Sweden. After this year, Paajarvi would sign a contract to join the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with the club, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. In the AHL, he featured in 141 games, scoring 33 goals and 66 assists for 99 points.