This guy is an absolutely massive bull and a total prick to play against. I think he skates well for his size in all four directions. I didn't see him get beat to too many pucks last night. Personally I actually like how he uses his feet to defend. He doesn't stand flat footed in the low slot waiting for life to happen. He defends with a very aggressive style. It may have hurt him a couple of times in transition (on two, 2 on 1s) but I overall liked it. He is clearly a defensive guy, but is not a pylon.
Personally I wasn't offended by his play with the puck last night. I thought his reads were good for the most part and he moves the puck quickly and hard. He wasn't bashing it off of the glass all night. He seemed to have a pretty good feel for where the pressure was coming from and where people were (made some good small space plays with the puck). The back half of the game was pretty ugly in general. There wasn't a ton of space and CC didn't have a lot of sustained offensive zone time to evaluate him on.
At times I thought his game would totally translate up. At other times I thought he needed to be doing more at this level (and not just offensively) to have a legit chance. I wouldn't describe him as a brilliant prospect, but I do find him very interesting to watch. If he somehow hits, fans will love him.
Fischer Scott played a lot and held his own. He is further along than I was expecting. He needs to get stronger, but he had a good feel for the game at both ends of the ice and moved ok. He probably falls into the two-way lot if people are looking for a better description. He will need all of his runway in NCAA hockey though.
If he doesn't sign with Boston, I would give Ty Gallagher a run as a free agent (and not just because he is a local guy). I wish he had a bit more length, but he is super effective at this level. Worse case he is a AAAA guy.
