RW Oliver Wahlstrom - Boston College, NCAA (2018, 11th, NYI)

[Canadian Canuck]

Hope the Nucks grab him at 7

As much as we need a dman,

Horvat-Boeser
Pettersson-Wahlstrom

With Virtanen, Dahlen, Lind, Gadjovich, Palmu etc filling out the wings is a great future.

 

[lawrence]

We need an offensive dman to further build the teams future foundation, that said If for so,e reason he’s there at 7 , we are taking him, and load up our future fire power.

 

[StreetHawk]

As much as we need a dman,

Horvat-Boeser
Pettersson-Wahlstrom

With Virtanen, Dahlen, Lind, Gadjovich, Palmu etc filling out the wings is a great future.

The only concern I have is that Gradin, Canuck's head European scout said that he thinks Petterson could be a winger in the NHL level. If that's the case, the Canucks either need to hope that Gaudette develops into a scoring C or that they need to get another C prospect.

I like Wahlstrom as he's a goal scorer, but selecting him means that the team truly believes that Petterson will be a C in the NHL.

Right now, I would leans towards Wahlstrom over Tkachuk if both were available at #7. I think Wahlstrom has higher offensive upside, with Tkachuk being more physical. If Brady is very similar to his brother Matthew, then he's a guy you would peg as the 3rd best offensive option, like Matt is with Calgary behind Gaudreau who is a top level scorer and Monahan who is a legit #1 C. I think Wahlstrom has the skill set to be a team's #2 offensive weapon.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

How does Wahlstrom compare to Owen Tippett as a prospect?

I think very similar, actually.

I know a lot of people will always give preference to newer prospects. The new prospect is always better than the prospect they are comparable to from a recent draft, but I think it would be very hard to pick one over the other.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Looks like Wahlstrom plays more of an individual game than Boeser. Boeser is very much a team player its why he transitioned to the NHL so seamlessly.

Haven't seen Wahlstrom's full games myself but judging by that shift by shift I could see the faster skating/lower IQ Boeser comp with Wahlstrom.

If Wahlstrom is a lower IQ Boeser, I can't even imagine the disappointment Tkachuk lovers would face. Wahlstrom has much better hockey IQ than Brady Tkachuk.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

I think his IQ is not as high as someone like Zadina. He has probably the best shot in the draft and that is obviously appealing to teams, but as far as his smarts go I think that is a knock on him.

Yet his IQ is much better than Brady Tkachuk...

 

[IPreferPi]

I think very similar, actually.

I know a lot of people will always give preference to newer prospects. The new prospect is always better than the prospect they are comparable to from a recent draft, but I think it would be very hard to pick one over the other.

I have not seen a single scouting report that has questioned Wahlstrom's hockey sense and vision, whereas Tippett had a lot of reports saying he had tunnel vision, making his comparable Evander Kane, and IMO, rightly so.

Would you say Wahlstrom is similar to Evander Kane?

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I have not seen a single scouting report that has questioned Wahlstrom's hockey sense and vision, whereas Tippett had a lot of reports saying he had tunnel vision, making his comparable Evander Kane, and IMO, rightly so.

Would you say Wahlstrom is similar to Evander Kane?

I don't know about certain scouting reports, but I have questioned his hockey sense and passing many times.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

I don't know about certain scouting reports, but I have questioned his hockey sense and passing many times.

If you've questioned his hockey sense I don't even want to know your opinion on Tkachuk. If Tkachuk had average hockey IQ, Wahlstrom would be a super genius in that category, that's the difference between them...

 

[steveat]

Is Wahlstrom gonna stay the entire 4 years @ Harvard or will he just jump to the big leagues if he makes it?

 

[LemonSauceD]

Is Wahlstrom gonna stay the entire 4 years @ Harvard or will he just jump to the big leagues if he makes it?

he's now committed to Boston College. Said he wants to make the NHL asap, so I would think he plays there for his +1 year and then probably make the jump.

 

[Winston Wolf]

Is Wahlstrom gonna stay the entire 4 years @ Harvard or will he just jump to the big leagues if he makes it?

He didn't get into Harvard, so he's going to Boston College.

 

[steveat]

He didn't get into Harvard, so he's going to Boston College.

My bad..I was just reading the title of the thread. maybe someone should change that

 

[Mickey the mouse]

he's now committed to Boston College. Said he wants to make the NHL asap, so I would think he plays there for his +1 year and then probably make the jump.

So he's a cinch to make NHL in 1 yr ?
Highly doubt it

 

[AvatarAang]

Does Wahlstrom have the highest point upside in the draft aside from Svechnikov? Anyone else with higher potential strictly points only?

 

[Kevin Musto]

Does Wahlstrom have the highest point upside in the draft aside from Svechnikov? Anyone else with higher potential strictly points only?

I'd say he has the highest goal upside after Svech, but not points.

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

I have not seen a single scouting report that has questioned Wahlstrom's hockey sense and vision, whereas Tippett had a lot of reports saying he had tunnel vision, making his comparable Evander Kane, and IMO, rightly so.

Would you say Wahlstrom is similar to Evander Kane?

This.

 

[MMC]

Welcome to New York!

 

[eviohh26]

With Dobson did NYI just win the draft?!?!

 

[SI90]

My f***ing favorite player in the draft!!! I never thought it was possible. Can’t wait to see him with Barzal or Tavares( hopefully)

What a first round for my isles.

 

[periferal]

He didn't get into Harvard, so he's going to Boston College.

 

[boredmale]

So if Wahlstrom and Barzal play together we can refer to them as the Boston Connection. lol

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Islanders killed it in the first rd. Wahlstrom & Dobson in back to back picks. Congrats Isles fans! Lou is on a roll.

 

[seafoam]

I read somewhere he’s looking to do one year and then make the jump to the pros. Does that seem realistic?

 

[IPreferPi]

Congrats to the Isles and their long suffering fans. Wahlstrom and Dobson are two top line/pairing talents that New York just somehow snagged outside the top 10. And Wahlstrom will be in a perfect position to become a 35-40 goal scorer as Barzal's wing going forward.