Haggs: Lysell Sparkles, Shows What He Can Do For Boston Bruins

Whereas there’s nonetheless clearly loads of unknown on the subject of 19-year-old Boston Bruins prospect Fabian Lysell, there’s now no denying his standing as an elite winger prospect throughout the hockey world. Lysell was one of many key gamers in serving to Staff Sweden win a bronze medal this weekend in opposition to a area stacked with some fairly gifted groups within the prime half of the group.

The B’s 2021 first spherical choose completed second on Staff Sweden together with his six factors in seven video games throughout the World Juniors event and had the fourth-most shot makes an attempt on a gifted group of Swedes dropped at Edmonton this summer season.

In all, it was a rousing success for Boston’s prime total prospect and an ideal World Juniors event total with B’s prospect Riley Duran performing very effectively as a bottom-6 energy ahead kind for Staff USA’s squad.

The query now turns into precisely what sort of likelihood the 5-foot-10, 176-pound Lysell has to make the NHL this upcoming season, and maybe shoot for the same impression to a teenaged David Pastrnak when he first flashed on the scene in Boston. No person is straight evaluating the 2, after all, as Lysell appears extra of a playmaker than a pure purpose scorer like Pastrnak was on the identical age, however let’s truth it: Lysell scored some fairly candy targets for Staff Sweden within the final two weeks that bode effectively for his continued improvement as a goal-scorer on the NHL stage.

The mixture of velocity, skating, tenacity and end on this electrical wraparound purpose in Sweden’s Bronze Medal sport neatly packaged up Lysell’s complete ability set and dynamic potential in a 15-second hockey play.

And earlier within the event, Lysell confirmed off an NHL-level potential to complete across the internet after some fly-by-night scouting web sites had been essential of his taking pictures potential going into the 2021 NHL draft.

In between these targets Lysell confirmed wonderful on-ice imaginative and prescient, nice creativity with the puck and a capability to arrange his teammates for scoring probabilities. A few of these passes have been completed for targets as his team-leading 4 assists in seven video games would attest to, however a few of Lysell’s passing makes an attempt frankly wanted higher gamers on the receiving finish to wind up behind the web.

That’s the place Lysell’s plan to play in New England this winter will get awfully intriguing.

To this humble hockey author, the 19-year-old Lysell appeared like he’s received the potential to be even higher than he was at World Juniors with higher, smarter and extra expert gamers round him. Certain, Lysell goes to should show he can deal with the bodily rigors of each the NHL and the AHL, and there are particulars of his sport that may even must be labored out earlier than he’d ever been thought of a dependable participant in Boston.

Even when Lysell could make sufficient performs to justify his presence, there are going to be video games the place he’s merely not going to look prepared for the NHL stage based mostly on the place he’s in his hockey profession.

However once more Lysell performed a more durable, extra bodily sport at World Juniors than maybe initially marketed after the Boston Bruins chosen him within the first spherical, and that bodes effectively for assembly what could possibly be anticipated of him in Boston, at the same time as a 19-year-old. And the Boston Bruins are going to want some sort of dynamic offensive supplier on the wing to begin the season whereas Brad Marchand rehabs from double hip surgical procedure this previous summer season.

If Lysell exhibits some sort of Pastrnak flashes in NHL coaching camp, then what’s the hurt in beginning him off on Boston’s prime line with Patrice Bergeron whereas sliding Jake DeBrusk again to his pure left wing for at the least the primary couple of months? That may permit the Bruins to begin the yr with the Taylor Corridor, David Krejci and David Pastrnak trio on the second line that would lastly give Boston two star-studded, high-impact ahead traces when everyone will get wholesome.

It may additionally give the Boston Bruins their finest likelihood to outlive with out arguably their most impactful participant in Marchand for the primary few months subsequent season.

If Lysell struggles then he might very simply head again all the way down to Windfall as soon as everyone will get wholesome in Boston, and he can start that improvement journey with a style of the NHL in his mouth. But when the 19-year-old dazzles, or at the least flashes just a few occasions, throughout an early season stint with the Boston Bruins then that would open up quite a lot of prospects for the Bruins transferring ahead.

There’s at all times been whispers that the Boston Bruins are purchasing Craig Smith this summer season, and the B’s are undoubtedly on the lookout for anyone that may deliver some elite offensive ability to the desk if issues don’t find yourself figuring out contract-wise with Pastrnak. Lysell gave unmistakable indications at World Juniors that he might consider all of this, in order that ought to be an interesting storyline subsequent month as soon as NHL coaching camp will get going.