Raymond controls the puck on the half boards and creates scoring opportunities. He has very good edge-work with powerful acceleration. Lucas Raymond is a Swedish winger out of the SHL who has been highly touted in draft circles for a while. He loves to work from the half-wall and create confusion, drawing defenders to him before sliding a pass to the open man or create an overlap.
He sees opportunities as they develop and is good at anticipating when a teammate will be open for a scoring chance.Raymond also has a good wrist shot and a quick release. But also because – it isn’t always about the stat-line.
His quick hands allow him to change the angle on his shot and fool goaltenders. Lucas Raymond played almost this entire past season in the SHL against grown men as a 17-year-old, putting up an underwhelming ten points in 33 games. But his wrist-shot appears to be just as good and can be lethal if given enough time and space.Coming in as the highest-ranked defender in the 2020 Draft, Jamie Drysdale also checks …Raymond is widely regarded as one of the better play-makers in this draft -which may not be exactly what the Ducks are after in terms of urgent need- but it should definitely not be counted against him. Mostly because he was utilized in a limited role with reduced ice-time, so those totals don’t exactly tell the whole story. But also because – it isn’t always about the stat-line.Coming in as the highest-ranked defender in the 2020 Draft, Jamie Drysdale also checks two…To repeat, the Ducks are in more need of a pure sniper, but Raymond does fit the “Right shooter” bio. The rest of the tools at his disposal are only just slightly worse than his passing ability. To end the season, Raymond played for Team Sweden at the U18 World Championship. Lucas Raymond, RW/LW, Frolunda HC, SHL – After tearing up Sweden’s U20 league last year as a 16-year-old, Raymond shone under the international spotlight, helping lead Sweden to a … Mostly because he was utilized in a limited role with reduced ice-time, so those totals don’t exactly tell the whole story.
(Frölunda HC won the match).
As for comparable players – as I was watching clips and reading up on him he reminded me a lot of Tim Stutzle, and I found that I was not alone in thinking that, albeit a much more polished version.
Raymond has a low centre of gravity which makes him hard to knock off the puck and allows him to fight through checks. Why then is he getting so much hype you might ask?
Raymond also helped Sweden to Bronze at the Under-17 Hockey Challenge (seven points in six games) and Silver at last year’s Hlinka-Gretzky Cup (five goals, seven points in five games).Domestically, he played in the SHL this season, putting up four goals and 10 points in 33 games against men.
He had four goals this past season, and from the highlights I saw the majority of them were from one timers in the slot. In terms of NHL potential: a slower version of Mitch Marner is the most common description I have seen, or a bit closer to home – Troy Terry.
About. With all of that said, there were some instances against men in the SHL where his speed failed to beat a defender one on one.Potentially the only knock against Raymond is his size and physical game. Not spectacular but still dangerous. Those were the first helpers of his SHL career, and he now has 1g and 2a in 7 gp. His vision and poise is also above average; he has tremendous patience with the puck and can see plays develop on the fly.Making a lot of noise in Ducks circles in the most recent months is the first Swede I have looked in this series of entry draft profiles. Raymond will need to put on muscle before he is NHL ready but his offensive skills make him a dynamic threat.OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC – JANUARY 2, 2020: The Czech Republics Petr Cajka, Swedens Karl Henriksson and Lucas Raymond (L-R) in their 2020 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championship quarter-final match at Ostravar Arena. Raymond dominated every level of junior that he visited on his way up, culminating with his first …
He has the passing skill and vision to set up teammates on the rush as well as the poise to quarterback the play on the power play. His shot has been described as better than average. As a caveat- if the Ducks want to vastly improve their Power Play- Raymond would do that.