
#2 Kasper Lundell
Kasper Lundell plays for HIFK U20 of the U20 SM Sarja. He is the younger brother of Florida Panthers rookie Anton. He has the same two way tendencies his brother exhibited but not quite to the level his older brother had in his draft year.
Still the younger brother is a good player with a lot of potential. He understands his position and he displayed good awareness at both ends of the ice while displaying shooting talent and passing accuracy.
Perhaps the reason he was undrafted was because of his mobility being less than sub par compared to his brother. He still needed to come a step, or two, or three, in skating so he can keep up to NHL speed.
He still has a good defensive IQ and can work on his offensive game at the Finnish junior level and even the Liiga level. He just has to figure out how to take his game to the NHL level.
That can come with an improvement in skating and extensive work in the skills department. They always say better late than never and that’s always the case with these undrafted free agents. You never know how things pan out either.