Filip Bystedt

Swedish centre with a wide wingspan, feet, puck handling, and playmaking skills. He can be strong on the puck, and wins most one on one puck battles, but mostly by way of stick checks. Has nice vision and will hold the puck a bit longer to draw the opposition to him. He is more of a set-up centre than a shooting one, but has shown some sneaky scorer’s touch infrequently. Make excellent cross ice passes, and is part of the power play and penalty kill. Has a smart two-way game when he applies himself. Displays deft passing touch to set up plays on the power play. Gangly, but will fill out. The issue is his inconsistency shift by shift where he swings from an intense one where he creates severe looks to lacksadaisical in the next three or four, appearing to be playing disinterested.Henever rives the play and is often pushed off the puck.   Is it a lack of conditioning? Or is it lack of heart?

--Bill Płaczek--