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RW Noel Gunler - Luleå HF, SHL (2020, 41st, CAR)

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Gunler has scored twice in the pay few games. He is finally starting to get more ice time. To me he’s right there with the top Euro forwards in the draft.
 
QJL said:
Gunler has scored twice in the pay few games. He is finally starting to get more ice time. To me he’s right there with the top Euro forwards in the draft.
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I’m not ready to go nuts over him just yet, but I’m cautiously hopeful about him seeming to heat up this close to the playoffs.
 
VictorLustig said:
That was to be expected. Him not being on the november roster is the real head scratcher. Same story with William Nylander in his draft year, never got the chance to make the team.
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And people who don't watch him play use this as validation to say he's "not that good" or "has a bad compete level" etc. Noel Gunler is better defensively than and just as good offensively as Holtz and Raymond, is well-liked by his teammates, always gives 100%. I still don't understand why he wasn't invited to the WJC and we will never really know the reason behind it.

But to me, league play is more indicative of what a prospect can do anyway. And I still believe Gunler is going to be the biggest steal in the 2020 draft, if teams are really shying away from him for these arbitrary reasons
 
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Sometimes national team coaches make dumb decisions. Remember when USA left Kyle Connor off their U-20 team? He was absolutely torching the NCAA that season.
 
Amazing Kreiderman said:
And people who don't watch him play use this as validation to say he's "not that good" or "has a bad compete level" etc. Noel Gunler is better defensively than and just as good offensively as Holtz and Raymond, is well-liked by his teammates, always gives 100%. I still don't understand why he wasn't invited to the WJC and we will never really know the reason behind it.

But to me, league play is more indicative of what a prospect can do anyway. And I still believe Gunler is going to be the biggest steal in the 2020 draft, if teams are really shying away from him for these arbitrary reasons
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Not really, no. He's a great prospect but a step behind those two.

Never seen him not getting invited internationally being brought up as a negative. If people are then they're indeed clueless.

Also, biggest Swedish steal will probably be Nybeck if teams shy sway from his height as they usually do.
 
I really like the progress Gunler has made this year. He's clearly a very smart player. I like his shot though sometimes it feels like he doesn't use it enough. His forechecking has improved a lot. Feels like he's elevated his game this year especially after January. Sadly he's gonna slip lower than he should because of a lack of WJCs.
 
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Dr Salt said:
I really like the progress Gunler has made this year. He's clearly a very smart player. I like his shot though sometimes it feels like he doesn't use it enough. His forechecking has improved a lot. Feels like he's elevated his game this year especially after January. Sadly he's gonna slip lower than he should because of a lack of WJCs.
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Nylander was picked top-10 despite not playing in the WJC
 
Dr Salt said:
I wonder what a lot of mainstream analysts had him at. Because seeing a lot of the rankings Gunler is being criminally underrated.
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Nylander was ranked #11 in McKenzie's mid-season draft list in 2014. Gunler was ranked #27 this season.
 
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