Habs Halifax
Loyal Habs Fan
Looks deeper than just the stat sheet. He is not just a defensive rock. He can move the puck quite well, in fact, extremely well for a 17YO his size in the KHL. He even has some dangles in him. He just need to improve his shot to be a sincere threat offensively. Vision not that bad too.
Yes, I know. But that's what a strong top 4D is. When I say strong, I don't just mean physically. I mean the higher end of the top 4D level. I think his value is something around Reinbacher. Not impossible they reach top paring but that's a high level to reach IMO. Top pairing and 1C are two of the biggest assets and hardest to acquire. No way there is multiple top pairing guys in this draft. Remember how much Byram was pumped?
He has to show more offensive numbers for me. I fell into this trap with KK when trying to pump his potential back when. Cherry picking past guys who end up breaking out doesn't fool me anymore.... KK narrative with Barkov and Kopitar. Exceptions don't quantify the general rule.