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

[The Winter Soldier]

Yeah remember watching tape on Oliver Wahlstrom. Very raw, but very talented. Kid can shoot the puck. The Isles are on the verge of being a scary team. Add him to Barzal, Beauvillier, and Bellows. This is some serious young talent up front. A real good pick by the Isles.

 

[Fantomas]

I think it was Simon Boisvert who said that sometimes it is better for a team to pick lower than higher because you can luck into drafting the best player.

In this case the Isles got two guys who could easily be remembered as among the very best in the draft.

 

[Islanders4Cups]

Well done LL. I am going to BC games this year...

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Barzal, Wahlstrom, and some guy named John potentially down the middle. Well done Isles.

 

[threeVo]

Wahlstrom is a winger. Will however be the 3rd best player from this draft 5 years from now looking back. Behind Dahlin and Svech

 

[LamorielloAndSon]

Wahlstrom is a winger. Will however be the 3rd best player from this draft 5 years from now looking back. Behind Dahlin and Svech

4th best* add Dobson to that list

 

[The Winter Soldier]

 

[seafoam]

Don’t start this!

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Don’t start this!

It's the season for comparisons. Not trying to up expectations. Just informing fans of what the scouts say. I like the pick. As I joked I would have taken Dobson at 11, and Wahlstrom at 12.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Not a huge Wahlstrom fan .. but he landed in a great spot. He needs a C like Barzal .. and he can fill the net.

Dobson is the real steal though. 2nd best D in this class. I would have been very happy with him at 4

 

[le_sean]

Not a huge Wahlstrom fan .. but he landed in a great spot. He needs a C like Barzal .. and he can fill the net.

Dobson is the real steal though. 2nd best D in this class. I would have been very happy with him at 4

Barzal will be the perfect centre for Wahlstrom, great point.

 

[robsenz]

boom or bust, I don't think he booms in the NHL though.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

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

How is Barzal connected to Boston?

 

[boredmale]

How is Barzal connected to Boston?

2015 draft joke

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

2015 draft joke

Ah, got it haha. Man, I remember that draft vividly. I had Barzal going 5th. My ranking that following year had Chychrun at 4. It's rewarding to see them working out so well after being picked later than I projected.

 

[LordNeverLose]

Ah, got it haha. Man, I remember that draft vividly. I had Barzal going 5th. My ranking that following year had Chychrun at 4. It's rewarding to see them working out so well after being picked later than I projected.

Chychrun was in a different draft than Barzal

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Chychrun was in a different draft than Barzal

Yes, I was editing that message still, but my connection really sucks on the train.

 

[613Leafer]

Wahlstrom + Dobson at 11/12? Islanders may have just pulled a Barzal 2.0, and maybe twice. Good draft.

 

[SI90]

 

[PWJunior]

Barzal will be the perfect centre for Wahlstrom, great point.

Not just Wahlstrom, Kieffer Bellows is also a great fit. A potential Bellows-Barzal-Wahlstrom line could be devastating. Two rough and tumble snipers paired with a supreme playmaker, theoretically that's kind of ideal.

 

[Spectra]

Not just Wahlstrom, Kieffer Bellows is also a great fit. A potential Bellows-Barzal-Wahlstrom line could be devastating. Two rough and tumble snipers paired with a supreme playmaker, theoretically that's kind of ideal.

Lol, I was coming here to post just this. Regardless of what happens with JT, the Isles have a bright future.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Like the attitude. The extra motivation to prove another team wrong is always a plus.

 

[izzy]

hes v cocky, hopefully he can back it up

 

[Mr Misunderstood]

hes v cocky, hopefully he can back it up

Hopefully! Barzal was/is cocky as well after his quote "Don't draft me and see what happens" came out.

The possibility of having two players on the same line with chips on their shoulders after sliding in the draft is tantalizing.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Hopefully! Barzal was/is cocky as well after his quote "Don't draft me and see what happens" came out.

The possibility of having two players on the same line with chips on their shoulders after sliding in the draft is tantalizing.

Yea and Ho-Sang is cocky as well and we see how that has turned out.