Yup. He's a cool player to have rostered as a flex forward. Still a year or two of potential development for a late bloomer. To me, he hints at being the type to raise his level playing with and against the big boys (smallest sample but he def flashed up here.) Wouldn't be shocked to see him just become a regular NHLer by whatever means necessary in the next 2-3 years, here or elsewhere.
He's also notable as the first non-premium prospect in a while to semi-break through to the NHL depth chart. Our F depth has come a long way if this guy is our 13/14, with 2-3 other high-end call-ups ready for looks asap.
I've been reminding myself to enjoy now what might be the most rare collection of NHL talent balanced with futures we'll see for a very long time. Doesn't mean it's all going to hit or we shouldn't fill a couple holes, but zooming out the organization is so robust at every level, even pending the draft. I'd love to see us take a stab at the old "8.5B" HF-style prospect rankings this summer, I think it would be eye-opening. Awesome time to be a supporter here.