Inside Wheeler’s Shocking Summer 2025 NHL Prospect Rankings: Who’s the True Future Star?
His game isn’t flashy, but he plays very sure of himself, makes his decisions quickly, executes and defends at a high level. He’s also a very good skater. There’s just a two-way reliability and detail to his game. He manages play and uses strong positioning, mobility, a good stick and a heady approach to have an impact in all three zones. There’s also some secondary offense to his game, and he has shown some creativity and vision against his peers (he has played the power play for the Swedes but didn’t for Brynäs) and good comfort at play-on-play at the pro level, moving pucks and helping out in transition. Lindstein contributes at both ends without sacrificing one for the other. I would like to see him be a little more physical/firmer in battles and engagements, but he defends mostly with his stick and skating. It feels like he has a fairly high floor/likelihood of becoming a solid D partner to someone in the NHL for a long time.
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