The first part of this might be a little traumatic as an Edmonton Oilers fan reading this, but Paul Fischer was acquired in the 2024 off-season from St. Louis along with a third-round pick in 2028. This trade was basically seen as a “sorry, we offer-sheeted your top two prospects. Please don’t match either, and we will send you a Notre Dame defenceman and a pick.” But throughout the season, Fischer has climbed up my personal rankings of Edmonton Oilers prospects, and in some time you’ll see just how high I rank him.

Paul Fischer’s stats

I want to talk about the numbers quickly Fischer put up this year and explain why his offensive numbers are impressive to me. The American prospect played in 33 games, scoring six goals and adding on another 17 assists for 23 points. On the surface, that doesn’t seem incredible, there is an explanation for this. I watched a fair amount of Notre Dame, and that team was unpleasant to view. The Fighting Irish went 9-23-5 on the season, with a record of 3-14-1 while they were on the road. This was not a good team this year; the numbers will tell you that, and if you watch their games, you will arrive at the same conclusion. On Notre Dame’s 103 goals scored, Fischer had a point on 22 per cent of them, while missing four games. Paul Fischer’s........

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