Kevin Fiala

[VincentVega]

I took Fiala at #8 in our league's entry draft. I think he's very underrated at this point in his development, especially on this site. 18 year olds are a crap shoot, but I am perplexed that a guy like Fabbri gets so much love and Fiala is ranked so far behind him. Fiala's camp performance speaks for itself.

Fiala IS under-rated but Fabbri's love was well-deserved, I think. He almost made a loaded Blues team this year.

[Shift Disturber]

Fiala IS under-rated but Fabbri's love was well-deserved, I think. He almost made a loaded Blues team this year.

I agree with you, I just don't understand the different treatment for what I see as two very similar players. That said, I'd still take Fiala over Fabbri.

[maya has the knife]

Looks like Fiala potted 2 assists in his debut with HV71 this season.

[VincentVega]

An update for all the fellow Fiala owners. Some of the details are from a local Swedish hockey observer:

Since going to SHL (Swedish Elite League), he has scored 6 points in 5 games (which is pretty damn good; there are currently only half a dozen players with PPG+ pace), in spite of being placed in his teams fourth line for one of those games. His number of points could easily have been tripled with the chances he has created during these first games. He is right now the best forward in the SHL. The moves he makes are absolutely insane. He also wins a lot of board battles, does a great job on the forecheck and breaks up a ton of the opposing teams plays.

He takes a lot of extreme risks, but seldom fails, the times he does he seems to be really determined to get the puck back and back-checks with passion.

The only players I've seen dominate like this in the SHL are Zetterberg (during lockout) and Forsberg. The 14/15 season Fiala is a powerdangler with great defensive tools. Still needs to up his decision making a little bit and follow through when finishing. His shot is great but he has wasted a couple of sure-to-be-goals because of pure nonchalance.

Looking pretty good so far, I'd say.

[theIceWookie]

An update for all the fellow Fiala owners. Some of the details are from a local Swedish hockey observer:

Since going to SHL (Swedish Elite League), he has scored 6 points in 5 games (which is pretty damn good; there are currently only half a dozen players with PPG+ pace), in spite of being placed in his teams fourth line for one of those games. His number of points could easily have been tripled with the chances he has created during these first games. He is right now the best forward in the SHL. The moves he makes are absolutely insane. He also wins a lot of board battles, does a great job on the forecheck and breaks up a ton of the opposing teams plays.

He takes a lot of extreme risks, but seldom fails, the times he does he seems to be really determined to get the puck back and back-checks with passion.

The only players I've seen dominate like this in the SHL are Zetterberg (during lockout) and Forsberg. The 14/15 season Fiala is a powerdangler with great defensive tools. Still needs to up his decision making a little bit and follow through when finishing. His shot is great but he has wasted a couple of sure-to-be-goals because of pure nonchalance.

Looking pretty good so far, I'd say.

He's been impressive. I'm looking forward to seeing how he does in a full season in the SHL.

He's looking like a strong pick for Nashville and a future part of their revamped offense.

[Shift Disturber]

Appreciate the update Vince!

[maya has the knife]

Fiala is up to 14 points in 19 SHL games.

[VincentVega]

Fiala is up to 14 points in 19 SHL games.

Or should we say "down" to 14 points. He's been at 14 point since game 14 or 15, I believe. Seems like he's hit a small bump on the road.

[maya has the knife]

Pointless in his last 3 and he missed a game.

[theIceWookie]

Pointless in his last 3 and he missed a game.

He's had some maturity issues lately according to some regular European posters on hfboards. He's been late to a few practices, left at home for a game, nailed to the bench in some games by the coach. But he's 18 playing in the pro's so I wouldn't really look into it all that much (never understood why people hammer a teenager for some behaviour that they will likely grow out of in two years).

He's also never played at this high a level for this long so having him struggle with consistency is to be expected. Having him be the man for the Swiss will probably get him going again.

[maya has the knife]

Fiala looked like Pavel Bure today, potting 2 goals against the Czech Republic. Doesn't hurt that he wore #10 either.

[STONE.]

Could've had another with that slap shot in the third. Guy looked solid.

[LakeSoup]

Really excited to see Nashville finally having some dynamic players in the mix. Fiala looks great, hopefully he cracks the roster next year.

[fungchen3]

Yeah, he's gonna be a good one.

[notch4077]

So here I am looking at the Prospect Guides for Fiala. Why can't I find him? Can someone give me a scouting report, upside, player comparison and names of his family and friends. No need for his phone number or address, but they would indeed be helpful as well.