Prospect Info: 2019 40th overall: Vancouver selects Nils Höglander (LW, Rögle BK)

[The Iron Goalie]

5th in TOI among forwards with 4:59

Note* - Mortiz Seider is really really good.

 

[I am toxic]

Yup. He's just so shifty/dynamic out there, but always plays aggressive attacking hockey. Just is a treat to watch.

No worries, Green will smother that out of his game.

 

[The Iron Goalie]

No worries, Green will smother that out of his game.

Seriously though, I think Green will love his game. Nils will have to cleanup his play in own end a bit, but I don't foresee a Goldobin type scenario playing out.

 

[GetFocht]

Been saying this since they were drafted, Hoglander and Podkolzin are the type of players you need for a long playoff run. They're the type of players that push your depth over the top and have non-stop motors.

 

[The Iron Goalie]

Yikes...Seider almost got a skate blade to the face there. Lucky.

 

[Nucker101]

yeah i honestly see a guy like Lind having a better shot but who knows.

If Lind had Hog's speed/strength, he would be a much better prospect. Lind's skating and strength are not good, but his puck skills and vision is decent.

 

[The Iron Goalie]

Hoglander almost gets another breakaway on his 1st shift of the 2nd. That shift came 6 mins into the 2nd due to Rogle getting trapped for a 2min defensive shift, into a pk, and finally another long defensive shift. Couldn't get over the redline

Edit* - Bad giveaway at the blueline, but gets back defensively, and then transitions quickly to offense and creates a high danger chance.

Rogle has been hot garbage this period.

Edit2* - This period can't end soon enough for Rogle. 3rd PK of the period, and just getting caved in at evens (save for Hoglanders line). 3-2 now, PP goal against right on que.

Edit3* - Hoglander with a nice neutral zone takeaway that leads to a scoring chance. Better final 5mins for Rogle.

 

[The Iron Goalie]

4-1 Rogle, Nils with what looked like an assist! He's been their best forward again easily. Refs may call this one back?

Edit* - They do. 3-1 Rogle.

 

[The Iron Goalie]

Only played 2:56 in the 2nd due to 3 PK's, and multiple long bad d-zone shifts by Rogle.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Hoglander is starting to turn it up

Up to 11?

 

[The Iron Goalie]

Rogle scored early in the 3rd, and not much else has happened since. 4-2 Rogle.

Edit* - Rogle, if you could not take a penalty every 4mins...that'd be great.

Edit2* - Rogle just received a 5min PP with 3:44 to go. Make that a 5 on 3.

Edit3* - Hoglander's unit scores on the PP, but he didn't factor in the scoring.

 

[The Iron Goalie]

Finished the game with 1G 1Shot -1 in 11:35TOI. Here's his lines TOI - Ryfors 14:21, Bengtsson 15:02, and of course Nils with the 11:35...I wonder who doesn't kill penalties

 

[Breakers]

Love his use of leverage to draw a defender into his back side and uses it as a push forward and the defender loses his stride.

 

[lawrence]

He’s one of the best 2 way forwards right now.

 

[The Iron Goalie]

Hoglander has 2 more games before the international break, and I'll be checking in on both (Thursday + Saturday). His 1st game after the break will be on Nov 10th.

 

[lawrence]

Nils Höglander has been one of the best two way players in the SHL this season

should have posted earlier but there are some advanced stats that is showing Hoglander as being one of the best 2 way players up to this date in their season.

 

[The Iron Goalie]

RIP. Both of his games before the break are now postponed.

 

[VanJack]

So I see Chris Faber of Canucks Army is saying that Hoglander has been one of the best two-way players in the SHL this season, and comes armed with a bevy of advanced stats to back it up.

Still think Hoglander is a dark-horse to make the Canucks opening night lineup this winter. With Tofoli gone and Virtanen a question mark, there could be an opening for a top-six winger. At the very least, I think the Canucks will audition some of their younger players for the role, before they explore the trade market. And since they have little or no cap space, a trade for another top-six winger isn't very likely anyway.

It's going to be an adventure this upcoming season. I could see a scenario where they have as many as three raw rookies in the lineup--something that will probably bring some heartburn for the coach.

But bring it on, I say.

 

[StreetHawk]

Most spots up front are spoken for at least at the bottom.

petey, Miller, Bo, Brock, Ferland, Pearson, Jake, Sutter, Loui, Beagle, Roussel, Motte, Gaudette, macewen for now. With Sven likely demoted. Ferland is a wildcard due to health. Likely 1 spot in the top 6 is open.

see spots for rookies on D. Top 4 is set. Benn is there. Leaves likely 2 of Juolevi, Rafferty and Rathbone though I think Jack starts in the A.

 

[VanJack]

Most spots up front are spoken for at least at the bottom.

petey, Miller, Bo, Brock, Ferland, Pearson, Jake, Sutter, Loui, Beagle, Roussel, Motte, Gaudette, macewen for now. With Sven likely demoted. Ferland is a wildcard due to health. Likely 1 spot in the top 6 is open.

see spots for rookies on D. Top 4 is set. Benn is there. Leaves likely 2 of Juolevi, Rafferty and Rathbone though I think Jack starts in the A.

Except that there's a good chance Ferland ends up on LTIR; and Eriksson could be joining Baertschi in the minors. When your highest paid forward is a healthy press-box scratch during the most important games of your entire season, why would you come back with him?

And looking at the remainder of the Canucks depth forwards, there's hardly a single once who'd ever be able to move into the top six. The only two 'possibles' are Virtanen and Motte. And I'd say that both lack the consistency for a top-six role or can make much of a contribution on the second unit pp.

So for that reason, I wouldn't sleep on Hoglander.

 

[StreetHawk]

Except that there's a good chance Ferland ends up on LTIR; and Eriksson could be joining Baertschi in the minors. When your highest paid forward is a healthy press-box scratch during the most important games of your entire season, why would you come back with him?

And looking at the remainder of the Canucks depth forwards, there's hardly a single once who'd ever be able to move into the top six. The only two 'possibles' are Virtanen and Motte. And I'd say that both lack the consistency for a top-six role or can make much of a contribution on the second unit pp.

So for that reason, I wouldn't sleep on Hoglander.

My thought is that if they keep him he needs to play regularly. Don’t see the point in a shortened season to sit him in the press box.

only thing that will keep Loui around is the lack of PK depth forwards.

who else joins motte, Sutter, Beagle from the bottom 6 in that role? Roussel? Surprised he isn’t able to kill penalties. Pearson can if they need him to. Gaudette, Jake, Ferland? Not likely.

 

[orcatown]

RIP. Both of his games before the break are now postponed.

Thanks for the reports and video.

 

[MS]

So I see Chris Faber of Canucks Army is saying that Hoglander has been one of the best two-way players in the SHL this season, and comes armed with a bevy of advanced stats to back it up.

Still think Hoglander is a dark-horse to make the Canucks opening night lineup this winter. With Tofoli gone and Virtanen a question mark, there could be an opening for a top-six winger. At the very least, I think the Canucks will audition some of their younger players for the role, before they explore the trade market. And since they have little or no cap space, a trade for another top-six winger isn't very likely anyway.

It's going to be an adventure this upcoming season. I could see a scenario where they have as many as three raw rookies in the lineup--something that will probably bring some heartburn for the coach.

But bring it on, I say.

That Canucks Army stuff is pure garbage based on raw corsi, which is an absolutely pointless stat when taken without context.

Usually, what numbers like Hoglander's mean is that the player is playing soft 2nd line minutes with lots of 0-zone starts, not that they're an 'elite two way player'.

 

[supercanuck]

Finished the game with 1G 1Shot -1 in 11:35TOI. Here's his lines TOI - Ryfors 14:21, Bengtsson 15:02, and of course Nils with the 11:35...I wonder who doesn't kill penalties

Thanks @The Iron Goalie ! Awesome work as always!

 

[The Iron Goalie]

In his 1st game after the break, Hoglander recorded 1 assist and 1 shot in 10:39TOI. He was listed as playing on the 3rd line, but played the 2nd lowest of all forwards.