wingerdinger
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RW Michael Brandsegg-Nygard - Mora IK J20, J20 Nationell (2024, 15th, DET)
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WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
He could crack the top 10, but he's definitely going in the top 15.
Montreal would be a fit for him, they like that profile a lot and if Celebrini, Demidov, Catton and Lindstrom aren't available to them.. I can see them liking MBN more than Eiserman, for example, because he may score less goals than Eiserman but the other elements of his game provide value in a play-off environment and they are trying to build a playoff team, not a team that can score in the regular season only.
Didn't play today's game due to injury, unfortunately. Hopefully he's not out long, he was on a bit of a heater.
rt
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I’m a big fan. He’s kind of a Gabe Landeskog-lite.
Hockeyfrilla
Swe prospect fanatic
Rumor is that he's heading to Skellefteå next season, pretty much every SHL-team wants to sign him.
Guadana
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One of my favorite players on the draft. Top 10 on my list. I hope he will be available for Devils pick.
Assuming Detroit picks in the 11-16 range, my money is on Brandsegg-Nygard or Chernyshov being the Yzerman/Draper pick. They fit that mold.
What are the odds he plays major junior in Barrie next season? Will depend on team who drafts him at the draft?
I could also see Yegor Surin being a Wings pick, some similar traits to Kasper or MBN. I know he's usually lower rated but I think clubs would take him in the 1st.
Bjornar Moxnes
Fordi fellesskap fungerer
My Norwegian friend is a Rødt Vingers fan, she'd be pleased if the first Norwegian selected in the first round goes to Detroit haha.
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
More likely he plays in the AHL. He's one of the more pro ready guys in the whole draft.
lilidk
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SantosHalper
Get off my lawn
Avslöjar: Norske talangen har gjort sitt klubbval – klar för Skellefteå
Going to Skellefteå.
How nice it will be when next season there is 2 Wings prospects in Skellefteå. ASP & MBN.
SantosHalper
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Monsieur Verdoux
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DallasGaume
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He just netted all four goals for Norway in a 4-3 OT win over Denmark. Exciting prospect for sure.
Guadana
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Today I will try to talk about Brandsegg-Nygard and his potential as NHL center.
Mostly fans want to draft center over any position for obvious reasons so I would recommend to watch "scouting report" video of Greentree. Its short and very representative from perspective of understanding how wingers are playing, driving and acting on the ice. Greentree is making it like a pure winger.
After that Im asking you to watch this shift by shift of Nygard
Its his february game, all of his shifts on the ice
And lets see how Nygard(white jersey #28) is playing CENTER in the time when he is starting on the right wing technically.
Im Devils fan, reason why Im making breakdown from some Devils perspective. Im using Bratt, Jack Highes, Nico Hischier as examples of some specific plays.
0-25
Look at how he is covering the zone/ open ice. He isnt the guy who is just forechecking opponent from the side - he is covering opponents passing, move his body and controlling the move of opponents to block the zone, working on covering the space. After covering he immediately demonstrates his high iq and fast decision making - fast pass, going into the open space to the high slot and shot.
0-40 before and after
He is coming back and covering center zone of defense. Look at how he is immediately moving to the center in the time where his partners are moving to the wings. He is playing deep in the D zone, working on the boards.
0-52
He is working on the boards but he is NUMBER 1 in forecheck. And right after he is skating to cover the center
1-28
He failed but tried to drive the net through center - starting from the beggining, he didnt try to go through the boards - like Greentree is doing it. We can remember how Bratt is doing it - he is using puck protection and is trying to separate himself with speed step through the boards. Nygard is doing it into the high slot and making fast passes. More like Nico. If we are using examples of Devils players.
1-45.
Look at this face off. He is standing as a wing on face-off but right after that he is moving to center and positioning himself in the high slot, his partners are going to the perimeter. He is making the takeaway, he is making play and taking rebound
2-10
He is blocking his opponent - not just forechecking with physical pressure, but blocking the space, making pressure - as result his team is taking the puck back
2-22
Again he is moving to covering the space, zone is blocked by him and the puck goes to his team
2-45
Again failed driving net, but still smart move to trying to cut the space when a lot of opponents trying to attack him. Its a driving of the zone. Typical winger would prefer to skate into the left corner. Even if its failed, but its very smart and fast decision - moving into the left corner would turned into the puck battle with two or more opponents, in the same time he is trying to catch opponents on the move and moving to the open space.
2-58
Again - covering center of the ice
3-18.
In the forecheck he is covering and blocking center, not the wings on boards
3-35
Cycling. Its a canon. He insures hos partner from the center, after the draw he is covering the zone, moving his body by screening opponents and changing position taking into account moves of his partners on the boards
4-28
Again - he is moving to the center and his partners are going to the wings right after the face off
4-42
He is number one who is stopping the escaping of opponents from the D zone
(4-56 - You can see how wingers are actually playing. When winger is driving he is doing it through the boards, in this case he is stopping he decided to not drive deep into the zone and stop the move, turned around closer to the blue line, while giving his partners time to enter the zone - often teams are starting to cycling the puck after on the perimeter. Nygard often driving the net and making the bets higher - for a player with good control it helps to baits opponents and free partners and their space)
That was a first period
Second period
5-21
He is trying to catch the puck. Not so representative - different players could do this
5-27
More representative - forecheching in O zone, he is working from center, his partners are pushing from the wings
5-44
Just a fun moment, Nygard just taking the right position to blocking the space and opponents are losing the puck just because player dont have any reasonable options for move
6-00 before and after
When escaping the zone, he is doing what we can see often from Jack - he driving the zone through center and is waiting the puck for the rush or for the drive.
6-36
He is number one who is blocking the escaping of opponents from D zone
6-50
Failed playmaking moment. May be its not so obvious, but he is playing as a main part of triangle. Players are positioning "around him".
7-28.
Playing behind the net. Not very representative - wingers could do the same.
8-00
In PP he is playing often on defensive line as Jack is doing. Because he is who is center piece of the playmaking.
8-14
Great defensive work to blocking attack
8-48
Pressure, prevent escaping, number one on the pressure
9-07
Great individual work, catching the runner. Great play from potential great two way player. Absorb some damage too as a tank.
9-30
Now we can see he is versatile enough to drive the zone through passing, after that he is insuring hos partners, actual play going through him, again moving the D position to making the draw.
9-49
Nice individual play - again covering and saving the puck
10-29 before and after
This is what Nico often doing - he isnt working "personally", he is covering long zone, changing the position, blocking the draw
10-41
Nice fast decision - he understand how he is moving, where is pressure coming from, how to act - and he changed position immediately.
11-15
Fun moment. He understand what it is going on, he sees three opponents, how they are going t the boards, he is coming to position and going out from the board and waiting to take the puck away from them. Right after he is pressuring against escaping and closing the space - it makes harder to pass for opponent and puck is going to Nygards partners.
The end of the second
3rd period
12-30
Nygard is number one who make the pressure against escaping from D zone
12-50
Great individual play - he could left his player but he didnt and played to the end
14-40
Cycling
There we can look at orientation of him and his partners, how he and his partners are structure their game, who is the center piece and who is coordinator.
Nygard is covering, making plays, staying in the pace, and finally find open ice for himself. To bad his partners didnt.
There moment where I can repeat myself. You should better understand what is going on on the ice and how Nygard acts in different situations.
17-40
Very smart move of competent player - draw, changing position, blocking of opponent. Little but very intelligent move - he outsmarts situation. And 17-48 show how fast he backchecks.
18-04 and after
Its just a beautiful. He is doing everything he could - it is similar what we are seeing from Jack on the ice - take away rebound, driving, controlling the puck, positional work on the move against opponents, playmaking with taking the high slot right after the pass, when he sees the whole on perimeter he is going to the perimeter to save the structure
_________
And its especially fun detail that in situations where he was on the wing - his partners mostly couldnt create solid offense and lost the puck often. And in situations where Nygard shifted to the center - their line immediately create dangerous situations on the ice.
_________
Overall Nygard has real potential of NHL center. It is visible. He is already doing it on the ice. Its just be the decision to put him in this role and train face offs. BTW his faceoffs stat is small sample size but solid.
Nygard carries out the duties of the center, he is making plays, covering center ice, blocking zones, forechecking against escaping transition, driving net and finding open space for himself and creating space for his partners. He is center piece of triangle formation when he and his partners are trying to create play. With his combo of skating, shooting, size, puckbattling, iq and positional play, his defensive reads and compete level overall his ceiling is very intriguing. (And I hope Devils organisation will do their homework).
Mostly fans want to draft center over any position for obvious reasons so I would recommend to watch "scouting report" video of Greentree. Its short and very representative from perspective of understanding how wingers are playing, driving and acting on the ice. Greentree is making it like a pure winger.
After that Im asking you to watch this shift by shift of Nygard
Its his february game, all of his shifts on the ice
And lets see how Nygard(white jersey #28) is playing CENTER in the time when he is starting on the right wing technically.
Im Devils fan, reason why Im making breakdown from some Devils perspective. Im using Bratt, Jack Highes, Nico Hischier as examples of some specific plays.
0-25
Look at how he is covering the zone/ open ice. He isnt the guy who is just forechecking opponent from the side - he is covering opponents passing, move his body and controlling the move of opponents to block the zone, working on covering the space. After covering he immediately demonstrates his high iq and fast decision making - fast pass, going into the open space to the high slot and shot.
0-40 before and after
He is coming back and covering center zone of defense. Look at how he is immediately moving to the center in the time where his partners are moving to the wings. He is playing deep in the D zone, working on the boards.
0-52
He is working on the boards but he is NUMBER 1 in forecheck. And right after he is skating to cover the center
1-28
He failed but tried to drive the net through center - starting from the beggining, he didnt try to go through the boards - like Greentree is doing it. We can remember how Bratt is doing it - he is using puck protection and is trying to separate himself with speed step through the boards. Nygard is doing it into the high slot and making fast passes. More like Nico. If we are using examples of Devils players.
1-45.
Look at this face off. He is standing as a wing on face-off but right after that he is moving to center and positioning himself in the high slot, his partners are going to the perimeter. He is making the takeaway, he is making play and taking rebound
2-10
He is blocking his opponent - not just forechecking with physical pressure, but blocking the space, making pressure - as result his team is taking the puck back
2-22
Again he is moving to covering the space, zone is blocked by him and the puck goes to his team
2-45
Again failed driving net, but still smart move to trying to cut the space when a lot of opponents trying to attack him. Its a driving of the zone. Typical winger would prefer to skate into the left corner. Even if its failed, but its very smart and fast decision - moving into the left corner would turned into the puck battle with two or more opponents, in the same time he is trying to catch opponents on the move and moving to the open space.
2-58
Again - covering center of the ice
3-18.
In the forecheck he is covering and blocking center, not the wings on boards
3-35
Cycling. Its a canon. He insures hos partner from the center, after the draw he is covering the zone, moving his body by screening opponents and changing position taking into account moves of his partners on the boards
4-28
Again - he is moving to the center and his partners are going to the wings right after the face off
4-42
He is number one who is stopping the escaping of opponents from the D zone
(4-56 - You can see how wingers are actually playing. When winger is driving he is doing it through the boards, in this case he is stopping he decided to not drive deep into the zone and stop the move, turned around closer to the blue line, while giving his partners time to enter the zone - often teams are starting to cycling the puck after on the perimeter. Nygard often driving the net and making the bets higher - for a player with good control it helps to baits opponents and free partners and their space)
That was a first period
Second period
5-21
He is trying to catch the puck. Not so representative - different players could do this
5-27
More representative - forecheching in O zone, he is working from center, his partners are pushing from the wings
5-44
Just a fun moment, Nygard just taking the right position to blocking the space and opponents are losing the puck just because player dont have any reasonable options for move
6-00 before and after
When escaping the zone, he is doing what we can see often from Jack - he driving the zone through center and is waiting the puck for the rush or for the drive.
6-36
He is number one who is blocking the escaping of opponents from D zone
6-50
Failed playmaking moment. May be its not so obvious, but he is playing as a main part of triangle. Players are positioning "around him".
7-28.
Playing behind the net. Not very representative - wingers could do the same.
8-00
In PP he is playing often on defensive line as Jack is doing. Because he is who is center piece of the playmaking.
8-14
Great defensive work to blocking attack
8-48
Pressure, prevent escaping, number one on the pressure
9-07
Great individual work, catching the runner. Great play from potential great two way player. Absorb some damage too as a tank.
9-30
Now we can see he is versatile enough to drive the zone through passing, after that he is insuring hos partners, actual play going through him, again moving the D position to making the draw.
9-49
Nice individual play - again covering and saving the puck
10-29 before and after
This is what Nico often doing - he isnt working "personally", he is covering long zone, changing the position, blocking the draw
10-41
Nice fast decision - he understand how he is moving, where is pressure coming from, how to act - and he changed position immediately.
11-15
Fun moment. He understand what it is going on, he sees three opponents, how they are going t the boards, he is coming to position and going out from the board and waiting to take the puck away from them. Right after he is pressuring against escaping and closing the space - it makes harder to pass for opponent and puck is going to Nygards partners.
The end of the second
3rd period
12-30
Nygard is number one who make the pressure against escaping from D zone
12-50
Great individual play - he could left his player but he didnt and played to the end
14-40
Cycling
There we can look at orientation of him and his partners, how he and his partners are structure their game, who is the center piece and who is coordinator.
Nygard is covering, making plays, staying in the pace, and finally find open ice for himself. To bad his partners didnt.
There moment where I can repeat myself. You should better understand what is going on on the ice and how Nygard acts in different situations.
17-40
Very smart move of competent player - draw, changing position, blocking of opponent. Little but very intelligent move - he outsmarts situation. And 17-48 show how fast he backchecks.
18-04 and after
Its just a beautiful. He is doing everything he could - it is similar what we are seeing from Jack on the ice - take away rebound, driving, controlling the puck, positional work on the move against opponents, playmaking with taking the high slot right after the pass, when he sees the whole on perimeter he is going to the perimeter to save the structure
_________
And its especially fun detail that in situations where he was on the wing - his partners mostly couldnt create solid offense and lost the puck often. And in situations where Nygard shifted to the center - their line immediately create dangerous situations on the ice.
_________
Overall Nygard has real potential of NHL center. It is visible. He is already doing it on the ice. Its just be the decision to put him in this role and train face offs. BTW his faceoffs stat is small sample size but solid.
Nygard carries out the duties of the center, he is making plays, covering center ice, blocking zones, forechecking against escaping transition, driving net and finding open space for himself and creating space for his partners. He is center piece of triangle formation when he and his partners are trying to create play. With his combo of skating, shooting, size, puckbattling, iq and positional play, his defensive reads and compete level overall his ceiling is very intriguing. (And I hope Devils organisation will do their homework).
Monsieur Verdoux
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Not in Bob M top 15 « survey » but a team might call his name around 10+.
A team might use a later 1st and a B prospect to move up for him in that range.
Juxtaposer
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One year in SHL and then NHL seems like the right development play for him if everything goes well and he keeps progressing as expected.
OilersFanatics505
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We knew he was one of the best Allsvenskan players [edit: in the playoffs] so him going to SHL next year isn't going to change his stock much. What's more interesting right now is MBN's play in the World's. He hasn't been scoring every game but his goals so far look really impressive to me, the shot has a wow factor to it.
He was not top 15 on Bob's list and that is probably still our best guess. But I can't not think of MBN when teams like New Jersey at 10 and Buffalo at 11 roll around. He's got a great shot and is elite at winning puck battles. Good size and strength. Great playdriver. He's the perfect guy to put on a line with Jack Hughes. I think his upside might be a lot higher than he is generally credited with.
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LeProspector
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One of the best Allsvenskan players had only 18 points in 41 games? Sitting 117th in league scoring?
Yeah…. No
Guadana
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Absolutely agree. And Devils creally need a player like him, the question is what Fitzgerald wants and is he ready to draft another RW.
