Anton Frondell

ANALYSIS
There was nowhere to go but up for Frondell this past season after injuries led to a slow start. But by December, he showed off his skills with a dominating World Jr. A Challenge, and he finished with a strong second half playing against men in the second-tier Swedish league. Frondell has a fantastic shot, protects the puck well and is good in all three zones. And he's a strong playmaker who is already built like a tank. Frondell models his game after Aleksander Barkov, and yes, you can see it. But he doesn't project as a high-end offensive talent. Instead, Frondell looks like a high-floor middle-six pivot who gets power-play time and spends the best years of his career as the Hawks second-line pivot.