I will tell you this as someone who has scouted him since Peewee. He wasn't going to be anything but possibly a Jr.A player at one point, then you see him progress and you're like, well he's getting smarter and bigger by the year, maybe he can be a Major Junior or a college player. But then he continues to work hard, get better, smarter and rounding out his game, and all of a sudden a late round pick seems ridiculous for him because at every level he has raised his ceiling. There's few players that you can lay it on their plate and say, "this is what we want you to be for us" and he is smart enough, driven enough and as much of a team player you'll ever see that he will do that. If the Rangers want him to be a 4th line grinder he will do that, if they need him to replace Chytil on the 3rd line he will do that, can he jump into the top six, who knows? I'm not sure that the Rangers will start the season with him in the lineup, but knowing his mental and physical make up he will be a good nhl player, i just don't know how good because he continues to raise his ceiling with age because he is smart and committed to getting better. I could see him as a Kevin Hayes type player down the road with more of a physical willingness to him, if he gets to that point that would be an absolute steal, if he settles in as a 3rd pk guy, still a steal.
