Modifié 17 juill. 2021 à 20 h 44
Quoting: Pens2000
hallinder was also the pens 2nd round pick in 2018(?) i believe
Quoting: Pens2000
ya i corrected myself after, hallinder is now their best prospect, i think he can contribute in a couple years. the 7th really bothers me tho. i thought mccann could fetch a 4th at least. Holl would've been a good add too but the leafs prob would want more than just mccann if he was included
Yes. Hallander is a very good prospect. It’s not the Point. We just made it worse...again. Now Kraken are gonna take ZAR or J.Carter or Tanev. We are gonna protect, Sid, Geno, Guentzel, Rust, Kappy, Blueger, J.Carter or Tanev.
We should have just lost McCann. We made it worse. Exactly what Hextall said he wasn’t gonna do.
Hallander was the prospect Leafs fans should have be clambering for to be ready. He can start off as a bottom 6 LW and eventually move up to a top 6 role like Hyman, B.Rust both did. He’s that type of player.
Not like Nic Robertson, who Is a top 6 or bust. He’s not big enough, physical enough, good enough defensively to play on a legit NHL 3rd or 4th line.
And play-off/contending teams don’t have time for a prospect to get his feet wet and find his footing on the 3rd-4th line and move up. Points are too valuable and hard to come by in the NHL.
Robertson has to fit in with Matthews/Marner, or JT/Nylander. He has to make that jump and be ready to be a top 6 and produce there. Or he’s a bust. So get him ready in the AHL if he’s not ready now.
Like I said, leafs don’t have time to be worrying a prospect development now. Although it’s important. It’s not or shouldn’t be one of their top priorities.
Hallander scouting report...copy and pasted.
Hallander was drafted as a center but has played predominantly on the wing in the last couple of years. He has plenty of attributes that would allow him to be effective in the middle but likely projects as a winger in the NHL. Currently listed at 6’1″ and 190lbs, he’s already a big kid who uses his size to win battles down low and still has room to add strength to his frame. He moves well for his size, and while he’ll never be confused with the player he was traded for, he has decent speed.
Touted as more of a responsible two-way forward, Hallander’s vision and finishing ability are perhaps a bit undersold. He’s adept at finding teammates in open space off the rush, as well as off the cycle and isn’t shy about getting into the dirty areas of the ice to retrieve a puck or bang home a goal from the blue paint.
Hallander has that puck hound mentality, always hunting for takeaways in all three zones. He has good hands that allow him to not only swipe pucks from opposing players, but make a play with it afterwards. He thinks the game at a high level and has the versatility to play a variety of roles up and down the lineup while contributing on both special teams units.
There’s some untapped offensive potential in Hallander as well. He’s a great net front presence and will cause his share of havoc in the crease, but he’s got a good shot as well.
Hallander is a nice addition the Leafs’ prospect ranks and provides something that many of the Leafs’ other top prospects aren’t known for. Overall, he’s a a reliable two-way forward who should be able to slide up and down the Leafs lineup in the future as something of a Swiss army knife. He’s not likely to be an offensive star but the Leafs have plenty of star power up front already, and a player like Hallander could make them a bit less one-dimensional.
Patric Hörnqvist and Alex Killorn are some players that come to mind when I think of Filip Hållander's NHL potential.