AUSTIN WAGNER - Left Winger - 22 - $.759MM Cap Hit - RFA in 2020-2021
LAST UPDATED 6/22/19
A strong junior scorer, Wagner has made a quick rise through the LA Kings organization. The main reason for his quick rise has been, interestingly, his quickness. Wagner boasts great skating ability with plus end-to-end speed and the ability to accelerate and decelerate in order to create space with the puck. This speed allows him to be an asset as a forechecker and in transition, and he's shown a willingness to play more of a power game even despite his elite speed. At only 22 years old, there's so much room to grow for Wagner, but he unfortunately does not possess a good enough shot or good enough puck skills to make him a potential top-6 scoring winger. Isolated impact metrics portray Wagner as a pretty substantial positive offensively thanks to his speed and puck moving abilities, and while he gets continually acclimated to the league his poor defensive metrics should stabilize. Given his speed and strength as a skater, Wagner profiles as a middle-6 energy winger who should provide value as a forechecker and puckmover to his team.
A strong junior scorer, Wagner has made a quick rise through the LA Kings organization. The main reason for his quick rise has been, interestingly, his quickness. Wagner boasts great skating ability with plus end-to-end speed and the ability to accelerate and decelerate in order to create space with the puck. This speed allows him to be an asset as a forechecker and in transition, and he's shown a willingness to play more of a power game even despite his elite speed. At only 22 years old, there's so much room to grow for Wagner, but he unfortunately does not possess a good enough shot or good enough puck skills to make him a potential top-6 scoring winger. Isolated impact metrics portray Wagner as a pretty substantial positive offensively thanks to his speed and puck moving abilities, and while he gets continually acclimated to the league his poor defensive metrics should stabilize. Given his speed and strength as a skater, Wagner profiles as a middle-6 energy winger who should provide value as a forechecker and puckmover to his team.
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