He looks like a future top-pair defenseman. Assuming he comes and we have a season that starts on time in , Romanov could make the Canadiens and contend for the Calder Trophy.
Given how sparingly he was being used in the KHL playoffs for a second straight season — common practice for youngsters in that league — it would probably be better for his development to cross the pond anyway. How does he qualify? Even as an NHLer, Shesterkin continued his trend of tossing up video-game stats everywhere he goes. He went with a. Shesterkin should emerge as a Vezina-Trophy contender for years to come. As if the loaded Avs needed any additional top-end prospects.
They just have the magic touch right now, and not just with their first- and second-rounders. He scores, he plays high-responsibility minutes, he kills penalties and disrupts the play with shorthanded goals. Want more in-depth features, analysis and an All-Access pass to the latest content?
Subscribe to The Hockey News magazine. He will need to build on his explosiveness and consistency but is one of the more ready prospects in this class. Watching his game improve in Switzerland and the Unders has pushed him into the top discussion. He owns an accurate and powerful shot, and is capable of creating space for himself in the dangerous areas to be able to use it. Can combine size and creativity with the puck to create space for himself and teammates to be an effective playmaker as well.
Lysell is an offensively dynamic threat with his excellent vision and awareness. His feet and his hands are extremely quick, leading to a highly creative player. Another polarizing prospect, Lysell has a high ceiling but will need to improve his game on the cycle to find success in the NHL. Lysell has impressive puck skills and is consistently creating quality opportunities for himself and his teammates. A constant threat, both with and without the puck.
Ceulemans is an extremely creative player with deceptive skating and impressive puckhandling skill. He can create opportunities for himself and his teammates, but he does need to work on his effort and decision-making off the puck. The size and mobility that Ceulemans brings remain attractive commodities to NHL scouts.
A highly effective transitional defender because of his deceptive skating ability and expressive skill set. His upside is potentially one of the higher in the draft if he can become a trusted and accountable defender.
His understanding of the game, combined with his vision, allows him to be a dynamic offensive weapon. With improvements to his skating mechanics and pace of play, he should be a top player from this class. Lucius is one of the best pure goalscorers in the draft, if not the best. But his playmaking has significantly improved as well this season, too. He will need to improve his off-puck play and power in his stride.
While he missed a large part of the season due to injury, he impressed with the time he did have both on and off the ice. Cossa is a tower in the net and has the technical and athletic ability to be a star at the next level. Has all the tools needed to become one of the best starters in the NHL one day. Rosen is an offensive weapon with explosion in his first steps and high competitiveness. Rosen has been a riser all season and his performance for Sweden at the Unders showed how far he has come this season.
Rosen can create breakaway opportunities or odd-man rushes on his own. He owns a good shot too. Raty is a boom-or-bust prospect. His vision, playmaking and maneuverability with the puck stand out as strengths, but his consistency and hockey sense give pause. Coming into the year as the projected No.
Raty has a high motor, fast hands and a hard accurate wrist shot of which he can get off deceptively. His fall down the draft boards this year warrants caution, which will make watching his future development very interesting. Svechkov is one of the best two-way, well-rounded forwards in this class.
While there were some questions about his offensive upside, the Unders silenced those critics. Might not show up often in highlight reels, but is effective and reliable on every shift and in all situations.
Gaining confidence with the puck will be key for him moving forward. Those European players below the age of 22 that have signed a NHL contract will be subjected to the criteria in section one. Section one is the meat of the criteria as it will govern the majority of players that vie for a NHL roster spot.
Sections two and three are simply an acknowledgement that some prospects arrive on the scene a bit later than their peers, thus needing some time past their 24th birthday to develop into an NHL-caliber player.
The graduated list on team pages will consist of players who are considered graduated to the NHL. I have outlined some [ Welcome to my biweekly ramblings! I am proud to say I am now a Junior Editor here at DobberProspects and will be providing some insight into the prospect world every other Friday. I wanted to start the season off by talking about some draft-eligible prospects that did not play [
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