RUDOLFS BALCERS - 22 - $.759MM Cap Hit - RFA in 2020-2021
LAST UPDATED 6/23/19
A key part of Ottawa's trade return for Erik Karlsson, Balcers has instantly become one of Ottawa's brightest young players. He's a goal scorer at heart, and boasts a strong shot with a deadly release. Balcers has good puck skills and good skating, and those two traits go along with his strong hockey IQ to make him a lethal offensive force. He's still getting acclimated to the NHL and how speedy and talented the league as a whole is, so he's yet to really break out, but he's a definite potential 30 goal scorer. That offensive upside comes with some downside, as he's defensively limited and too small to play a physical game. He struggles to reliably win board battles and doens't have the defensive awareness to be a shutdown presence. Still, he's a middle-6 sniper right now with the potential to be a a first line, 30-goal scoring winger.
A key part of Ottawa's trade return for Erik Karlsson, Balcers has instantly become one of Ottawa's brightest young players. He's a goal scorer at heart, and boasts a strong shot with a deadly release. Balcers has good puck skills and good skating, and those two traits go along with his strong hockey IQ to make him a lethal offensive force. He's still getting acclimated to the NHL and how speedy and talented the league as a whole is, so he's yet to really break out, but he's a definite potential 30 goal scorer. That offensive upside comes with some downside, as he's defensively limited and too small to play a physical game. He struggles to reliably win board battles and doens't have the defensive awareness to be a shutdown presence. Still, he's a middle-6 sniper right now with the potential to be a a first line, 30-goal scoring winger.
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