Was a fairly unspectacular, but solid showing from him today. Defensive play was good, perhaps a bit tentative defending the rush, but some of that seemed to be due to his partner and him not being quite on the same wavelength. Most of the time his gap control was good, though, and he used his body well to separate the puck carrier from the puck. Looks very strong already, which shows on his boardplay. Offensively he kept things REALLY simple. I don't remember him rushing it up, and most of the time he would let his partner make the breakout pass. No mistakes really, but nothing spectacular either, which isn't all that surprising for a prospect of his age playing in Liiga. Hopefully he starts playing more confidently.
His skating looks pretty average for Liiga, which isn't that alarming for his age either, but I'm a bit concerned about how much further he can develop his physical abilities. I've heard he's basically stopped growing and is already quite heavy, which gives me vibes of Aleksi Saarela. I'll be watching more of his games for sure.
