MICHAEL BRANDSEGG-NYGÅRD Scouting Report | Prospect Spotlight

In this episode of the Prospect Spotlight series, our scouts take a half-hour deep dive into the game of a refined two-way winger with goalscoring upside: Michael Brandsegg-Nygård! First, they introduce the player with his profile, statistical production, and his trifecta of puck skills: shooting, passing, and handling. Next, they shift their attention to his habits, tools, and toolkit. Last, they debate Brandsegg-Nygård's projection at the NHL level from both stylistic and statistical perspectives, before capping off the episode by looking at which NHL teams would be the best fit for him.
Tune back in tomorrow for a Prospect Spotlight on Igor Chernyshov, a toolsy powerforward with a ton of upside in all 3 zones!
Our tool projection scale goes from 1 to 10:
1 - Below AHL Caliber Tool
2 - AHL Caliber Tool
3 - Replacement-Level Tool
4 - Average 4th line/#6 Defenceman Tool
5 - Average 3rd line/#4 Defenseman Tool
6 - Standard Top-6/Top-4 Tool
7 - Standard Top Line/Pairing Tool
8 - Clear Elite Tool (Suzuki's hockey sense)
9 - Game-Breaking Tool (Quinn Hughes' playmaking)
10 - Top-of-the-Line Elite-Level Tool (Bedard's shot or McDavid's skating)
(note: we try to balance upside and likelihood of reaching it in our evaluations)
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[@jeffmackin684]

Wings fan watching this after the draft. Feeling pretty good now about the pick. Thanks guys!

[@LockedOnNHLProspects]

He's an awesome player

[@nick-or7ik]

Thanks great episode

[@MuhammadZegras]

He sounds exactly like a prime Jakob Silfverberg!

[@lauig]

I'm surprised you didn't mention Helenius along with Celebrini in stating MBN's almost immediate NHL projectibility. What that kid is doing 2-way in Liiga is every bit as impressive as what Brandsegg-Nygard is providing in the Allsvenskan with a niftier passing ability on top of it.

[@LockedOnNHLProspects]

Helenius could float in a bottom 6 pretty soon, surely, but from a development perspective, he needs to refine his tools in order to make his top 6 upside concrete and spending another year or two refining those in Liiga would be wise from our perspective

[@spookbusterstirner5865]

I'm shocked you didn't mention Detroit in your draft outlook, because it's almost like he was made in a lab for what Steve Yzerman and his staff look for in players. Like, every major outlet mocked him there, and it was probably the least surprising pick of the 1st round outside of Macklin Celebrini.

[@LockedOnNHLProspects]

We weren’t sure the Wings were going to be in a position to draft him 4 months ago. But yes, a stylistic easy match, we mocked him there too

[@thartley16]

Petr Sikora 4 points yesterday cant find footage

[@moviestoshare813]

To me, he’s an hybrid of Marco Kasper & Colby Barlow

[@robertlegault9226]

Are you guys hoping the Habs pick a specific player?

[@tylerlussier1896]

Definitely not Nygard lol that’s my hope… The Habs need more offensive talent and Nygard just doesn’t move the needle for me I would rather draft Catton or Connelly and if Nygard really is the player the Habs are looking at I hope they move the pick for a Top 6 player in the NHL already.

[@robertlegault9226]

@@tylerlussier1896 We're probably going to end up having the 6-7 pick. In that case I think Catton is gone already. I can't imagine teams are blind enough to not notice his talent. He"s also menace defemsively and a tough Sask boy. He would pair well with Dach whose also from out west.

[@nicolaslamarche5098]

what's his last name?

[@tylerlussier1896]

Definitely not Nygard lol that’s my hope… The Habs need more offensive talent and Nygard just doesn’t move the needle for me I would rather draft Catton or Connelly and if Nygard really is the player the Habs are looking at I hope they move the pick for a Top 6 player in the NHL already.

[@Lebowski55]

The Blackhawks have Tampa's 1st round pick.

[@Lebowski55]

You think he can get to 30 goals in the NHL? Thats seems high.