Inside Scott Wheeler’s Bold 2022 NHL Draft Shake-Up: Which Stars Rise and Fall?

“He sees the ice as well as anyone in the draft, regularly identifying plays a step ahead of the opposition. He has an uncanny knack for executing long east-to-west plays, whether that’s feathering high, leading saucer passes with perfect weight cross-ice or flinging a hard pass to a streaking teammate’s tape. He makes a ton of plays under pressure when other players would panic (though sometimes he could actually use some hurry-up to his game haha).

“Inside the offensive zone, though his shot lacks power, he acts as a fourth forward with his ability to slide off the line and create. He’s got shakes and shimmies to spare, routinely making opposing defenders miss one-on-one in all three zones. He’s one of the most clever players in the draft. And while his size will continue to make evaluators pause, I actually quite like the way he defends. He gets back to so many loose pucks that he doesn’t have to rely all that much on engaging in battles and even when he does, his positioning and active stick help him disrupt opposing carriers and break up plays.

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