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

[Mr Misunderstood]

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

JHS is still an open book

 

[Flames Fanatic]

hes v cocky, hopefully he can back it up

No worse than what Zadina said, and I don't see a problem with either.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

I would not say, saying The Rangers made a mistake in not taking him as being cocky? It sounds more like a confident young man to me. This is a player that scored 77 goals in 95 games in his draft year and was ranked as high as #5 and as low as #9 on most reputed lists. I'm Sure being passed over put a burr in his spurs. As it should. You don't want a player to be happy about this. Give me players confident with pride to say what they actually believe any day.

 

[Whalers Fan]

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

Wahlstrom is a completely different player and person than Ho-Sang. NYI got a good one. I've watched this kid a lot in person the past two seasons, and thought he was a better prospect than Tkachuk who went at #4.

 

[PWJunior]

Wahlstrom is a completely different player and person than Ho-Sang. NYI got a good one. I've watched this kid a lot in person the past two seasons, and thought he was a better prospect than Tkachuk who went at #4.

Wahlstrom is possibly the Yin to Barzal's Yang.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Wahlstrom is possibly the Yin to Barzal's Yang.

Or Bellows is. The Isles have 2, young gifted goal scorers.

Did any one hear where Wahlstrom is playing next year. Center or Wing?

 

[seafoam]

Or Bellows is. The Isles have 2, young gifted goal scorers.

Did any one hear where Wahlstrom is playing next year. Center or Wing?

I haven’t heard, but I’d be very surprised if he plays center again anywhere.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

I haven’t heard, but I’d be very surprised if he plays center again anywhere.

Thanks, atleast the Isles have an option there if they choose to use it.

A potential goal scoring winger likes Boeser or a Right handed goal scoring center like Matthews.

 

[Whalers Fan]

Or Bellows is. The Isles have 2, young gifted goal scorers.

Did any one hear where Wahlstrom is playing next year. Center or Wing?

Wahlstrom is not a center.

 

[SI90]

Or Bellows is. The Isles have 2, young gifted goal scorers.

Did any one hear where Wahlstrom is playing next year. Center or Wing?

He projects way better as a winger. I don’t see him playing center in college and certainly not st the next level.

You never know though because I’m pretty sure Anders Lee played Center at Notre Dame.

But I’m the pros he will be a winger.

 

[Whalers Fan]

He projects way better as a winger. I don’t see him playing center in college and certainly not st the next level.

You never know though because I’m pretty sure Anders Lee played Center at Notre Dame.

But I’m the pros he will be a winger.

Wahlstrom did not play center at all the past two years with the NTDP, and he does not have the skills needed for the position. There is absolutely no reason to expect him to play anything except winger in college.

 

[SI90]

Wahlstrom did not play center at all the past two years with the NTDP, and he does not have the skills needed for the position. There is absolutely no reason to expect him to play anything except winger in college.

I wish I would have said that.

 

[SI90]

Wahlstrom putting on a show at the isles prospect scrimmage.

 

[Macch]

 

[Pay Carl]

sick goal. this kid will be fun to watch

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Not an Islanders fan but I'd say this kid already owns a top 20 shot in the league if not better and there's a fairly good chance he won't even play in the NHL this year.

Kid will be firing laser beams like crazy. Looks to have other skills to go with his shot, too.

Some players (Alain Berger) had wicked shots but jack shit else to go with it. Kid will be fun to watch. Especially with Barzal setting him up and maybe Tavares.

 

[SI90]

The hockey gods should be kind and somehow bless us hockey fans with the chance to see him play with Barzal!

04-25-18


Thank you hockey gods for your blessing.

 

[1972]

It amazes me how much better these first rounders are today vs when I started following the draft in 2007...

 

[SI90]

Ouch, so Harvard lost both Wilde and Wahlstrom in the last couple months for next season.

And the islanders gained both!!!

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

It amazes me how much better these first rounders are today vs when I started following the draft in 2007...

It's called shiny new toy-syndrome.

 

[1972]

It's called shiny new toy-syndrome.

The caliber of players is better today then 10-15 years ago.

 

[Frk It]

He is Vlad Tarasenko 2.0. He's not Boeser, he has better hands.

 

[IceManCat]

He is Vlad Tarasenko 2.0. He's not Boeser, he has better hands.

When comparing these two players many were saying Boesner has superior IQ I don't what the scouts take on that is

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

The caliber of players is better today then 10-15 years ago.

The draft 15 years ago had these players in just the 1st round:

Fleury
Staal
Vanek
Horton
Michalek
Brown
Suter
Phaneuf
Coburn
Carter
Seabrook
Parise
Getzlaf
Burns
Kesler
M. Richards
Perry
Eaves
A. Kostitsyn

I think people wrongfully assume that today's prospects all make it to the NHL but on average, you get 10-15 players that have a decent NHL career in the first round.

 

[MikeSteaks]

He is Vlad Tarasenko 2.0. He's not Boeser, he has better hands.

He's Jeremy Morin 2.0