Man it's really hard to gauge the impact of complimentary pieces. Pretty much everyone in our prospect pool beyond Perreault is a middle-bottom 6 winger or a top 4 defender or backup/platoon goalie.
To me, there's like 4 tiers of prospects right now.
Tier 1 - Perrault
Tier 2 - Othmann
Tier 3 - Everyone else who can possibly fill a complimentary role in the NHL someday (Rempe, Garand, Edstrom, Berard, Sykora, Laba, Emery, Fortescue, Mancini, Rooebreck, (lower end of this list - Chmelar, Barker, Scanlin)
Tier 4 - Everyone else likely not making it. (Korczak, Robertson, Ollas, Henriksson, etc)
The only reason Othmann is separated in his own Tier is because of his shot and passing. His skating, play driving, impact at 5v5 is still up in the air. But last year, he looked like an offensive player or bust. I was hoping he'd round out his game and be a surefire middle 6 forward with a lethal shot. But his overall 200ft game is not reliable and his lack of speed (or at least getting to the right spots quicker) is impacting his ability to become that middle-six guy who also happens to have a lot of offense. There's no doubt there's elite skill there, but can he play a game that can be relied upon by coaches at the highest levels while also being impactful offensively? That's the question. Can his intelligence or footspeed facilitate? If not, he's in that PA Parenteau mold but with more physicality. Maybe there's a Tarasenko hiding in there? We'll see...