Inside Wheeler’s Shocking Summer 2025 NHL Prospect Rankings: Who’s the True Future Star?
He wants to hang onto the puck and make plays, but he’ll also hurry it up and dominate in and out of give-and-gos. He has quick hands. He has a one-timer from the right flank and can really rip his catch-and-release or in-stride wrister when he gets clean looks. He’s an impressive athlete who is strong for a 5-foot-11 player, which should help him stick at center up levels. He has learned to use some more diverse movement patterns to make defensemen miss and get to his spots as a shooter. He’s strong in the faceoff circle. Increasingly, his game isn’t all just about the speed/hound element, and I’ve been impressed by his puck protection in and out of stops and starts in the offensive zone, changing directions to beat defenders off the wall into valuable ice.
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