Watching those Rathbone highlights again is an eye-popper....this kid isn't just 'good;....his skating close to 'elite' already. He just accelerates away from people effortlessly. And he might already shoot the puck better than any Canuck d-man, and he'll let it rip from anywhere. So he's going to wrack up the points in pro hockey.
He may not have the edge-work of Quinn Hughes, but his puck-handling at high speed is mind boggling. Sure he'll struggle defensively at times in the NHL, but when all else fails he has the skill to just skate the puck out.
Although it hurt to see Madden dealt at the deadline for what looks just 10 games of Tyler Tofoli, it would have been a real bummer had it been Rathbone instead of Madden. You just can't find d-men like Rathbone. And I feel certain the Kings asked about him.