Film Room: Victor Eklund's motor and versatile skill set makes him worthy top-10 pick

When I wrote a article on Victor Eklund before the start of the season, based on his draft-minus-one tape, I was already seeing him as the most-promising Swedish prospect in the 2025 class. 

A year later, it's safe to say that take has aged well.

It didn't take long for Eklund to start to generate significant noise through his early-season performances with Djurgårdens' men's team. By the time he had carved himself a spot on Sweden's World Juniors roster, he was already considered a consensus top-10 prospect in the draft. And after his excellent showing at that tournament, even the most skeptical surely had hard time denying him.

In the end, Eklund ended up adding 31 points in 42 regular season games in HockeyAllsvenskan. On a per 60 basis, only Elias Pettersson, Anton Frondell and William Ny