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Originally Posted by albertGQ
What is Wallsteadt’s hype going into the draft compared to Askarov and Knight?
I heard of Askarov and Knight lots previously. Rarely a peep about Wallsteadt except on CP
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He is quite highly regarded because he has achieved more at a younger age than those two have.
His fundamentals are solid, he has size, quickness and an amazing glove hand.
I think he is very much in the same conversation as those two and could even be the best of the bunch when it’s all said and done.
“At 13 years old he made his debut at u-18 junior level in Sweden. By the time he was 14 years old he was one of the best goalies at the u-18 level. At 15 years old he made the jump to u-20 level, before dominating the same level at age 16-17. He has also starred on the international level at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge and the U-18 World Juniors. And now, at just 18 years old, he has nine SHL games under his belt and a preposterous .931 sv% in them. Not bad for a league where the average sv% is under .910”
He finished out the year with a 2.23 GAA and .908 SV% so even after his numbers stabilized he was still a legitimate starting goalie in Sweden’s top pro league at 18 years old.
The kid is legit.
https://smahtscouting.com/2020/12/04...per-wallstedt/