Dustin Wolf was listed as the
5th-best drafted goalie prospect in a ranking released today by Scott Wheeler of the Athletic, behind only Yaroslav Askarov (NSH 11th overall in 2020), Spencer Knight (FLA 13th overall in 2019), Jesper Wallstedt (MIN 20th overall in 2021) and Sebastian Cossa (DET 15th overall in 2021).
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Wolf has now wrapped up one of the best CHL runs we’ve seen from a goalie in recent memory. There was nothing left for him to prove there. The .935 save percentage across 149 games spanning four seasons in Everett speaks for itself. Now his journey becomes about proving people wrong at the pro level and showing that his size (5-foot-11) won’t be an impediment against better competition. I’m a big believer that it won’t. The strengths of Wolf’s game are his footwork and his tracking, which both get As. You’ll rarely see a player beat him side-to-side on a breakaway because he can stick on top of them and does such a good job anticipating their movements. On top of that, he’s also got refined technical ability and positioning which allow him to challenge shooters, block a lot of pucks with his hands (especially his glove hand, which is really strong), play within himself and stay center.
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He has a long way to go, but with Wolf picked at #214 overall in 2019, if he continues this trajectory he has the potential to be easily the best-value Flames pick in the last 30 years.