Yeah, but is that enough to make him a Top-15 pick? I mean... I would probably have him in that range in a mock draft and would certainly be tempted to draft him there due to his very high value / rarity (6'6" RHD), but in a ranking... I don't know.
Yes, he has shown (a lot) more offence than most of the other >=6'5" guys (at least more than Amico, Rombach, Vilchinsky, Fagerblom, Kaiser, Kettles, Bondar, etc), but is it all translatable to the NHL or he's just going to become a 3rd pair mobile stay-at-home dman?
I'm not saying he is going to be a bust or anything, I have him at the end of my first round and I believe he has one of the nicest floors of the draft. I just don't see the high-end mobility and offensive game some have seen. In the games I've watched, he was shaky with the puck, was bad against the opposing pressure, and did not use his big frame that much... and that's kind of what makes me doubt he can be a top-pairing guy in the NHL. But that can change.
Wang and Bedkowski have shown a lot more potential offensively imo, and they are better skaters and way more physical.
I agree that being an RHD will increase his value on Draft Day, I'd be surprised if he slips outside the Top-20 tbh. But does he have that much offence though? I loved him at the Hlinka, but not much afterwards. I've seen some clips where he looked brilliant, but I did not see any of that in my viewings so far... I'll continue to watch him. Like I said, I may simply have watched the wrong games and I'll be more than happy to change my opinion on him
Still, I have him at the end of my first round, it's not like I hate the guy, I just don't see him as a Top-15 talent right now. Same with Fiddler and Hensler.
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