With a strong off season Leon Muggli seems to have grabbed a spot in Zugs lineup and therefore improved his outlook for next years draft dramatically. Muggli is a two way defenseman who is mostly recognized for his defensive play but also has an underrated offensive upside in my opinion. He plays a very mature game and doesn't like to take risks. He usually opts out to make the high percentage play in his own zone and therefore makes little defensive mistakes. Muggli uses his body extremely well around the walls and in the corners and is often able to nail down incoming forwards in that areas or push them of the puck. He has even displayed this at times in his first few NLA games. His physical attributes are impressive for his age. He looked more like playing against peers than like a boy against men so far when it comes to physicality. His size on EP might actually not be current anymore as he appears to be bigger than 6 feet and 165 lbs on the ice.
While Mugglis defensive game is his main strength he is not without offensive upside either. He likes to join the rush if its safe and because of his good skating is an effective player on the cycle where he can elude opposing players with his strong edge work. On the junior level he also showed enough skating and puck protection ability to move the puck himself up the ice in even strength and PP scenarios effectively. He does this a little to seldom though for my liking in order to play a low risk game. On the PP his playmaking skills are solid but his shot seems really lacking which holds him back from being an above average PP QB even on the junior level. His shot mostly seems to lack power and he often needs to settle down passes instead of getting of a slap shot immediately. This seems to be the main area where he needs to put in work as of now.
I have often been wrong with my draft predictions of Swiss players in the past so I won't make a concrete one here. But I can't imagine Muggli being left on the shelf in 2024 if he continues on this trajectory.
While Mugglis defensive game is his main strength he is not without offensive upside either. He likes to join the rush if its safe and because of his good skating is an effective player on the cycle where he can elude opposing players with his strong edge work. On the junior level he also showed enough skating and puck protection ability to move the puck himself up the ice in even strength and PP scenarios effectively. He does this a little to seldom though for my liking in order to play a low risk game. On the PP his playmaking skills are solid but his shot seems really lacking which holds him back from being an above average PP QB even on the junior level. His shot mostly seems to lack power and he often needs to settle down passes instead of getting of a slap shot immediately. This seems to be the main area where he needs to put in work as of now.
I have often been wrong with my draft predictions of Swiss players in the past so I won't make a concrete one here. But I can't imagine Muggli being left on the shelf in 2024 if he continues on this trajectory.
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