This one surprised me a lot. I was a little disappointed when a guy who I hadn't heard of was picked shortly after a couple guys I liked (Solberg, Greentree) and before some of the others I liked (Basha, Ritchie). Especially when the scouting consensus seems to be a lot lower on him than the Flames were. However, in the USHL this year he put up points at a high rate and I'm never going to be mad at the Flames for betting on production.
I watched some highlights and shift by shift and I kind of see the vision. He's obviously talented. He's very smooth, has a great shot and seems to have good vision. Most importantly I think he's a fairly high IQ player. But I also can see why some scouts didn't like him. He doesn't seem all that involved in the play at times and can be kind of floaty.
He's going to be fun one to watch develop, his playstyle strikes me as a dead ringer for another NHLers but I can't seem to place who it is.