Dach is an underrated playmaker. People notice the size, and there's certainly a desire to see him shoot more, but he's arguably one of the better playmaking forwards in this draft. He does a very good job of finding the open man and creating space for his linemates.
Though not nearly as physical as a guy like Getzlaf, there are more than a few similarities from an offensive styling standpoint.
The key for Dach will be consistency. There are times he looks like the best center in this draft after Hughes, and other times he looks like like the fifth best option. He's probably been the most up and down forward prospects for me the last two years. I wasn't blown away by what I saw last year, but then I saw some great things to start this year, then it cooled off considerably and I saw some things I wasn't crazy about --- consistent engagement, skating with the intent of really driving the play, not using his size to his advantage there's less room to maneuver, a few other things. Then he'd turn it back on again.
But if there's one criticism I have about Cozens and Dach both, it's that they don't play like guys who are 6'3 or 6'4. When I say that, I don't necessarily mean throwing big checks and rattling the boards, I mean using their size to back smaller players up. Frankly, they both play like smaller forwards who just happen to be bigger. And if they could both consistently tap into their size, dare defenders to try and stop them more consistently, they could both be considerably more dangerous.
