Self proclaimed biggest Boldy supporter on these boards here,
Boldy's biggest problem is that there are several guys who are definitely better players:
Matthews
M Tkachuk
Robertson
Guentzel
Keller
Hughes
Larkin
Eichel
JT Miller
Connor
And then there are guys who are in the same tier that he needs to differentiate himself from, either by playing a better two-way game (his isn't bad, just doesn't stand out as one of his strengths) or by improving his offense:
Boldy
B Tkachuk
Trochek
Kreider
Boeser
DeBrincat
Caufield
Gaudreau (which Gaudreau are we getting? Could be in the 'definitely better' tier)
Tage Thompson
Kane
Then there are guys who could very well be better than him in a couple years if he doesn't improve much:
Cooley
Gauthier
Beniers
Will Smith
I'm sure I forgot some names, but the point is he's not definitively in the top 12 or even 13-14.