CHRISTIAN WOLANIN - Defenseman - 24 - $.900MM Cap Hit - RFA in 2021-2022
LAST UPDATED 6/24/19
Another player who took advantage of Ottawa's talent exodus defensively, Wolanin was able to show his offensive upside, scoring at a 33 point pace. (over the course of an 82 point season) Wolanin possesses good puck movement abilities and decent physical upside. He's not an elite defensive presence, and his offensive tools are good but not strong enough to suggest that he has top-tier offensive defenseman upside. His 11.1% shooting percentage is definitely inflated, suggesting regression once his sample size of games played becomes larger. Isolated impact metrics paint Wolanin as a net positive offensive defenseman but a liability defensively, and while game film shows that his defense is only below-average and not outright bad, Wolanin will still need to improve his defensive game if he wants to stick in the NHL, unless he begins to score 40+ points yearly. At this point, Wolanin is a #6 defenseman who needs to be sheltered to ensure he isn't matched against top offensive forwards, but he has the upside to be a bottom-pairing anchor of a #5 with value in the transition game if he can improve his defense.
Another player who took advantage of Ottawa's talent exodus defensively, Wolanin was able to show his offensive upside, scoring at a 33 point pace. (over the course of an 82 point season) Wolanin possesses good puck movement abilities and decent physical upside. He's not an elite defensive presence, and his offensive tools are good but not strong enough to suggest that he has top-tier offensive defenseman upside. His 11.1% shooting percentage is definitely inflated, suggesting regression once his sample size of games played becomes larger. Isolated impact metrics paint Wolanin as a net positive offensive defenseman but a liability defensively, and while game film shows that his defense is only below-average and not outright bad, Wolanin will still need to improve his defensive game if he wants to stick in the NHL, unless he begins to score 40+ points yearly. At this point, Wolanin is a #6 defenseman who needs to be sheltered to ensure he isn't matched against top offensive forwards, but he has the upside to be a bottom-pairing anchor of a #5 with value in the transition game if he can improve his defense.
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