Inside Wheeler’s Shocking Summer 2025 NHL Prospect Rankings: Who’s the True Future Star?
He’s a physical presence when he’s on the ice, a constant threat to lay a big hit. He’s scrappy and mouthy between whistles (there’s a bit of a chip on his shoulder on and off the ice). He has great hands around the net and on tips. He plays a direct, attacking game with the puck, and he has worked hard to get stronger and a step quicker so that he can make the most out of his natural gifts on the ice. He has gotten better and better at reading the play and breaking up passes defensively, and at moving his feet off the puck, not just to chase hits but to get up and under sticks and stay on pucks. His pace has been a bit of a question over the years, but when he plays with enough tempo, his game has an identity. I still think he has the ability to become a third-line, PP2, secondary-scoring winger with some snarl who could play up in a pinch.
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