What’s Nolan Allan’s Game, NHL Ceiling? (+)

Nolan Allan still has some NHL upside.

That’s what multiple league sources told San Jose Hockey Now, after the San Jose Sharks acquired the 22-year-old defenseman, along with veteran goalie Laurent Brossoit and a 2028 seventh-round pick, for Jake Furlong and Ryan Ellis’s contract and a Sharks’ 2028 fourth-rounder.

The 6-foot-2 left-hander, the No. 32 pick of the 2021 Draft, has two goals and six points in 29 appearances with the Rockford IceHogs this season. He hasn’t played for the Blackhawks this year.

Allan averaged 20:45 a night in Rockford, third among IceHogs defensemen. He was a regular penalty killer, too.

Last season, Allan did spend over half the season in the NHL, notching a goal and eight points in 43 contests.

So what kind of player is Allan? And what’s his ceiling?