Scott Wheeler on Filmon:
14. Josh Filmon, LW/RW, 18 (Swift Current Broncos)
Filmon’s a good junior player who plays a pro-style, goes to the middle of the ice and the front of the net, has a quick release, and should score 40-plus goals as the Broncos’ leading goal scorer pretty comfortably this year (even when is his high shooting percentage inevitably regresses). He’s a player of good habits and sound fundamentals with a wiry 6-foot-3, 161-pound frame (which is already two inches taller than a year ago) to fill out. His skating is an issue though, with a pitch-fork stride that lacks power and can look stilted. If he can find his frame and add some strength, though, there could be an interesting NHL depth player there someday potentially. He can also play both wings comfortably, which will help his odds. The belief among many in the WHL is that he’ll earn an NHL contract out of junior at become a solid AHL player at minimum. That would be good value out of a sixth-round pick at his floor. Fun fact: He had the best game in the CHL so far this season back in December: A six-goal (including a shorty), seven-point, 10-shot, plus-five night in an 8-4 win against the Oil Kings.
Here was the best of the six, protecting the puck on his backhand to attack into the dot onto his forehand:
