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Lucas Raymond (born 28 March 2002) is a Swedish ice hockey winger currently playing for Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He is considered a top prospect for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career On 4 October 2018, Raymond made his SHL debut with Frölunda HC. In doing so, he became the first player born in 2002 to play in the SHL. Later that season on 28 December 2018, he scored his first professional goal against Skellefteå AIK, at the age of 16. Fantasy Summary An extremely dynamic offensive winger with massive potential. Slightly undersized but competes very hard and owns incredible skating ability. An excellent playmaker with high-end vision and creativity but also has a deadly wrist shot. Very dangerous on the power play but can also be used on the penalty kill. Capable of playing both wings. A very well-rounded and highly skilled winger. Raymond is blessed with exceptional hockey sense. Furthermore, he has terrific hands, great speed and fine work ethic. Plays with plenty of intensity and battles hard for the puck. A nightmare to play against with his forechecking and puck-stealing ability. He also plays a strong two-way game and is a capable penalty killer. Offensively, he has a strong wrist shot and excellent vision. Few weaknesses overall and is a player that doesn’t wait for the play to happen, but the one that generates the play and make things happen. (EP 2018) Observations September 2020 – Raymond is bigger, stronger and more confident in the SHL early on this season. It sure doesn’t hurt that he is (finally) being utilized in an offensive role with Frolunda. The 18-year-old went from being listed as 165lbs to 183lbs this season. His shot and compete-level indicate that strength is being used in a positive manner. He produced a rocket of a goal in the opener earlier this week. Expect to see more of that this season, as well as seeing public lists bump him up a bit. He’s damn good. Cam Robinson February 2020 – Raymond has mostly played at the SHL level this season but he hasn’t managed to get much of a role on a stacked Frölunda team. Raymond has four goals and nine points in 29 games which is definitely not bad but not great either. But he has done that while averaging just 10:13 of ice time. He has averaged just 55 seconds of power play time per game but has still managed to score three points on the power play. Raymond may drop a little on draft day because of his difficult season but he’s definitely a top five talent, so he shouldn’t drop too much if at all. Jokke Nevalainen
