Inside Wheeler’s Shocking Summer 2025 NHL Prospect Rankings: Who’s the True Future Star?
He’s capable of being a driver, though he may need to play with more pace to be one in the NHL, and a playmaker. He does such a good job identifying lanes and taking what the defense gives him. He’ll look for his own look when it’s there or play in a quick give-and-go when spacing tightens up. He seems to create constantly for his linemates with his poise and passing play. He’s a good, though not above-average, skater who anticipates the play at a very high level off the puck — the puck just seems to find him again and again inside the offensive zone. He shields pucks extremely well for a player his size and can play keep-away to wait for his options to open up. He has a sixth sense for timing and spacing. He’s usually in good support positions (sometimes to his detriment offensively, kind of like Shane Wright) and always seems to make the right decisions with the puck. He has vision and finesse, and a real east-west game. He’s a problem-solver.
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