Inside Wheeler’s Shocking Summer 2025 NHL Prospect Rankings: Who’s the True Future Star?
He does play with a hunch in his stride, which impacts his game (both positively and negatively). On one hand, he’s always engaged and on his toes because he never straightens up his stance and comes to a standstill, and he’s agile on his first cut/change of direction (less so on his second because of the commitment required). On the other hand, when he really commits to a position into contact or a reach-in, it can put him off-balance and push him around at his size.
He has learned how to make his game work on a shift-to-shift basis, though, and now makes better choices on his touches than he used to. He looks like a stud prospect now. It doesn’t hurt that he has considerable experience playing all three forward positions, either, and is comfortable (preferable) on his off-wing.
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