Prospect board, #57 overall
Luca Del Bel Belluz
Centre, 22.9 years old, Cleveland Monsters (AHL), 6′1″ 188 lb, shoots left
Odds he's an NHL regular
81%
Scouting report
Luca Del Bel Belluz is a 22-year-old centre with Cleveland Monsters in the AHL, a Columbus Blue Jackets second-round pick, 44 overall in 2022. He has 22 goals and 36 assists in 55 games, 1.05 a game, which works out to about 34 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. Listed at 6-foot-1 and 188 pounds.
The model's median outcome for him is a fourth-liner, with a fair sample behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him an 81% chance of becoming an NHL regular, 13% of a first-line career and 5% of turning into one of the league's best. If he makes it, figure about 40 points a season at his best. A fourth-line job tends to come from penalty killing and faceoffs more than from scoring.
Written by the model from his numbers, on a fair sample. prospects-0.3.
His odds
His chance of reaching at least each tier, from 2010 to 2017 draft picks with a line, age and draft slot like his. The highest tier where he's at even odds or better is his likeliest outcome.
- Elite5%
- First-liner13%
- Middle-sixer42%
- Fourth-liner (most likely)81%
- Tweener92%
- AHLer95%+
How he got there
1His line
1.05 P/GP
22 G, 36 A in 55 games, AHL
2League exchange rate
34 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
+5%
Credit for a weak offence or thin help
4Age
22.9
On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20
5Draft slot
#44
2022, read alongside his numbers
6If he makes it
40 pts
Peak points per 82 for players like him who became regulars
Season lines
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last season | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 55 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 1.05 |