Pretty good breakdown of his game for McKeen's subscribers (with video):
Here is what we wrote in our draft guide about him:
McKeen's 2022 NHL Draft Guide - The son of former New York Islanders defensive center Mats Lindgren, junior is a hyper mobile puck mover with the Kamloops Blazers of the WHL. Lindgren is the type of prospect that elicits a wide variety of opinions (and projections) from scouts. His package of offensive skills is tantalizing. An effortless skater with an uncanny ability to escape trouble and find daylight, Lindgren combines that trait with great vision and playmaking abilities and good anticipation. When the puck is on his stick, he’s an offensive weapon. However, his focus wanes in the defensive zone. When this happens, there’s a noticeable lack of effort and tendency to glide. Additionally, Lindgren’s defensive reads can be questionable at times, leaving one to wonder if he doesn’t understand his assignment or is simply not mentally engaged at that moment. He can be physically overpowered defensively and will have to add strength as well. Lindgren struggles at times with consistency but when he is on, there are few blueliners who are more exciting to watch.
As a mover, there are few in this draft class who are as fluid in all four directions. He is incredibly elusive with how well he pivots, uses c-cuts, and drives action through all four planes of movement. His edgework is phenomenal. This allows him to be extremely dangerous both as a transitional leader, and as a point man just inside the blueline.
However, the defensive concerns are real. His lack of strength and physicality is often too noticeable as he fails to tie up forwards in the middle and fails to successfully win battles along the wall. Priority number one will be improving his conditioning in order for him to be able to be more difficult to play against. However, there were some positive strides shown defensively in the playoffs, where Lindgren was one of Kamloops’ best players. A high risk, high reward kind of selection, Lindgren does possess significant upside as an NHL player if his defensive shortcomings can be improved. - BO
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