Like Colin White and Filip Chlapik the season before, Rudolfs Balcers is the latest forward prospect to split his season between the American Hockey League (43 GP) and the National Hockey League (36 GP). At 22-years-old, Balcers has continued to grow all aspects of his game, and has developed into a well-rounded player with solid, top-nine potential.
After leading the San Jose Barracuda in scoring with 23 goals and 48 points in 67 games in 2017-18, Balcers improved his goals-per-game (0.395 versus 0.343) and points-per-game (0.720 versus 0.716) on a more talented BSens squad. While you could be concerned with seeing his assist and shot totals drop, his NHL stint was on the whole positive despite his underlying metrics.