Prospect Info: Round 2, Pick 54: Emil Andrae, D, HV71 (SHL)

[Rich Nixon]

he did what to my sister

 

[Appleyard]

So, a sort of sniper in the 1st and an undersized puck mover in the 2nd. Well, you can’t say the draft philosophies haven’t been tweaked. Flyers give no cares about skating either.

My concern would be: he looks pretty filled out. That’s a positive for his physical defensive game, and I am more than content with undersized skill players, and I’d gamble on this archetype. But especially for a defenseman, you need to be able to skate. At least be 4-way quick. Is he just a heavy skater or is there room for projectable improvement?

Will also be curious to see how Anton Johannesson vs. Emil Andre track. I have nothing to really evaluate, but you need to be correct on guys who play together.

Andrae has the higher IQ and far better D.

Johannesson has slightly better hands I think, and better skating.

But Andrae is not lacking in those areas.

He is pretty agile, I dont "hate" his skating. Just could be faster.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Even if he is not the guy I would have taken looking back at the entire second round, it was a fine pick. I have no idea what some teams were thinking.

 

[Appleyard]

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Offensive defender headed to Philly

Emil Andrae - NHL Player Page

October 7, 2020
Andrae was drafted 54th overall by the Flyers at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft on Wednesday.

ANALYSIS
Andrae is another in a long line of undersized, offensive defensemen available in this draft. His creativity with the puck and ability to find open teammates make him an extremely intriguing long-term option for Philadelphia, but none of that will matter if Andrae's play in his own zone doesn't improve. He tends to get pushed off the puck by opposing forwards due to a lack of upper-body strength. And as it stands right now, he'd have to play sheltered minutes at even strength. Andrae will continue to develop with the HV71 program in his native Sweden.

Cant get behind that write-up. (rotowire one, Scott loves Andrae and has similar opinion to him as me, talked about him at WJC actually.)

Kid is really strong for his size. And pretty good defensively.

Right now he plays top 4 minutes in the SHL vs top sixes!

 

[sa cyred]

 

[Rebels57]

 

[Rebels57]

 

[wankstifier]

Why can I hear him salivating?

 

[Psuhockey]

Between him and York running the powerplay in the future, it doesn’t sound like even management likes Provorov on powerplay 1 long term.

 

[Rebels57]

Between him and York running the powerplay in the future, it doesn’t sound like even management likes Provorov on powerplay 1 long term.

Perfect excuse to let Ghost or Sanheim do it now then lol

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Great pick. He processes the game extremely fast, is extremely competitive, terrific stickhandler, and good lateral mobility.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Between him and York running the powerplay in the future, it doesn’t sound like even management likes Provorov on powerplay 1 long term.

That's hilarious.

 

[Strawberry Fields]

Don't do that to yourself.

I agree. That's silly.

He's more of a Bobby Orr-Ray Bourque hybrid type.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

However this turns out, at least he's not Adam Ginning.

 

[Appleyard]

I spoke about it at the time.

But yeh, he was insane in pre-season vs men. And has been good in SHL so far this year even if not getting on scoreboard too much.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Why the hell did the Pens just pick another goalie?

 

[hystyk1921]

Don't do that to yourself.

Lol cam york is that a better comparison, similar player to him. Good pick! maybe a steal down the road.

 

[Rebels57]

Why the hell did the Pens just pick another goalie?

I dunno but I absolutely love it

 

[TheKingPin]

Idk about Appleyard and his SHL scouting

 

[Magua]

Andrae has the higher IQ and far better D.

Johannesson has slightly better hands I think, and better skating.

But Andrae is not lacking in those areas.

He is pretty agile, I dont "hate" his skating. Just could be faster.

High end puck skills and passing and IQ can mitigate skating flaws for sure. Always bet on skills and IQ.

Do you know of any game tape available for Andrae?

Rasmus Sandin popped into my mind too. Couple inches taller, had an OHL sample on small ice, probably a bit quicker/better footwork from what I've seen (not that he wasn't knocked for skating). But that's the difference between a 1st and 2nd rounder, I suppose.

 

[Appleyard]

High end puck skills and passing and IQ can mitigate skating flaws for sure. Always bet on skills and IQ.

Do you know of any game tape available for Andrae?



Rasmus Sandin popped into my mind too. Couple inches taller, had an OHL sample, probably a bit quicker/better footwork from what I've seen. Not that he wasn't knocked for skating. But that's the difference between a 1st and 2nd rounder, I suppose.

Is the longest I have seen.

Wish I could share InState and SportContract stuff... but ofc cant!

 

[Ghosts Beer]

I'm very confident in this pick. A lot of Spurgeon and Timonen in him. You know the Flyers loved him to go with a 5'9" (if that) LHD.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

I don't get the skating concerns, particularly from anyone who is pro-Gostisbehere. He's similar with his agility and lateral mobility. He's no slower than Ghost at full speed. Will probably be faster. And I think he's better at keeping his head up and reading the ice, which helps him play faster. And he's certainly better defensively.

 

[IronMarshal]

How Hockey Prospect rated him:
Rating scale
3 poor, 4 below average, 5 average, 6 good, 7, very good, 8 excellent, 9 elite

Andrae's grades:
Hockey sense 7
Compete 7
Skill 6
Skating 5​

 

[raydavies29]

Alex Laferriere kings probably thought consensus number one was still on the board