I.e. he’s a 5/6 D. Decent D, good skater but nothing special.
Not sure how no one else sees this. Islanders fans will probably be ripping him to shreds in 2 years (like they do to all of their D) anyway
whatever
Islanders fans have seen some of the best skating defensemen in recent memory. George does not have the straight ahead burst of acceleration of Toews or Leddy, but he's got the edges, and possibly even more fluidity than Leddy. He doesn't seem particularly creative, his shot is kind of a muffin, but he's decisive. He's played 20 games, and he's already figured out that he can eat overaggressive forecheckers for lunch. And Roy loves him. The more I see of him, the more I see a 2nd pair guy who eats up even strength minutes, and is a big help on zone exits.
And he's 20. Imo he's got plenty of frame to hang on some more muscle.