Quoting: Pens3lieve
@PGHBOB69
guys I think Hallander is a fine prospect even though I don't know a ton about him. he's not quite as good as some toronto media have hyped him up to be but not quite as much of a long shot as some PIT fans think.
rn I'd say he's a B- Prospect probably. (for comparison I'd put Amirov at a A- and Poulin at an A- as well.)
Ya, I think he’s has an NHL future. A solid prospect!! Like I said, I’m a fan. Been following him since he was drafted. I don’t know what else to say though. Solid prospect!! Him being a 5th-6th best prospect is your system is great. He’s was our 5th or 6th best also. We have had Poulin, PO-Joseph and Legare in our system as our top 3 ahead of Hallander. He was never a top 3 in our system. Again, that’s not knocking him. Just facts. And we had Calen Addison who we traded at the TDL last year(and a 1st round pick) for Zucker. C.Addison was a top 75 prospect in the NHL. Legare and Poulin have top 6 potential. PO-Jospeh is a top 4 LHD, and PP and PK potential. Calen Addison is a top 4 RHD, PP point potential.
D.O’Connor(6’3,190), Judd Caulfield(6’3, 205), Amgello(6’5, 210), Bjornqvist(6’1, 190), all are the same type of prospect as Hallander. Play the same way. Have an NHL future, but at 22-23-24 years old, and bottom 6, middle 6 winger ceiling. Solid prospects, not top prospects though. Again, solid prospect though!! I don’t know what else I can say, but they never were and probably never will be top prospects. But that’s ok. Again, it’s not a knock. It’s just reality. The only prospect in our system besides Maniscalco(who was just signed as a college FA), that is a “B”, “B+” prospect and has top 6 potential is V.Puustinen. And look at his stats in Liiga compared to Hallanders in the SHL. Which are comparable leagues. And see who u think has top 6 potential and why?? It’ll stand out like a sore thumb. V.Puustinen is a legit top 6 wing prospect, a “B”, “B+” prospect, playing against men, plying on the 1st line, and producing. Like Hallander, but just at a greater pace. But they are different types of players too.
Legare, and Poulin are great too. But the Q is much different competition. They should be putting up over a PPG. Justin Almeida has 100 points in both seasons he played in the CHL too. And I would be happy if he became a 3C. I think he was in the WHL. But all the same, I think the Q, WHL, and OHL, all part of the Canadian hockey league.
@Lyle_Bubas would probably know better. But as far as I know, the Q, WHL, and OHL are are similar. But KHL, SHL, and Liiga(and the AHL) are all way better competition with grown men and top prospects playing together.
https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/293387/filip-hallander
https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/332963/valtteri-puustinen