Inside Wheeler’s Shocking Summer 2025 NHL Prospect Rankings: Who’s the True Future Star?
His actual statistical profile is good without being great, but he has been a consistent offensive player in his age group while playing a detail-oriented off-puck game (he’s also a dangerous and active penalty killer and is decent in the faceoff circle) as a center.
Yager plays a threatening, attacking game with skill in straight lines and in cutting sequences in transition. He has smooth-skating mechanics. He’s dangerous inside the offensive zone from the top of the circles in with a quick-release wrister that comes off his blade hard and with a slight, goalie-fooling adjustment pre-shot. He has good puck skill in congested areas, an ability to attack in bursts and make something happen out of dead plays, and an equal ability to play off coverage and make himself available as a shooter for his linemates.
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