5 years ago his two WJCs would be enough to have him heralded a superstar here.
His junior career has enough peaks and two similarly timed production drops to say that his upside remains high but the consistency hasn't followed yet.
He's not a bust, not at all, but I would say the likelihood he's a Montreal Canadiens long term is low. There's too many top 6 pieces already in place that he'd have to take off like a developmental rocket in Laval to overcome those odds.
There are occasions, albeit rare ones, where young players actually fare better in the pros than in junior, so who knows, maybe it'll be his case.
I mean, the skill and skating are there, but to me, if he makes it, it'll be as a complementary winger at the next level, which is nothing to be ashamed of, there's always a need for crafty, high-IQ players.
But with Demidov and Hage added, the emergence of Roy, and the trade for Laine (which is only a year older than Suzuki), he suddenly has a more stiffer competition ahead, which is great for us, perhaps not that much for him, cause I can't picture him as anything else than a top-6 player if he's going to thrive.
In the end, I hope I'm wrong and he gets much more consistent in every facets of the game.
