the two guys i see in how he handles the puck....with that wingspan, body control, and smoothness....are auston matthews and evgeny malkin. now that is not at all a projection for what i expect him to be impact/production wise. i do think it leaves the door open for him being a very high end player in the nhl - his hockey sense is really high end. but there is still a question of can he play like that in the nhl where the speed ticks up and space is closed on that much faster. it would be unrealistic to set expectations anywhere near that level, but other suggestions like buch or kuznetsov stylistically i don't see. they're all more....i'd call it frenzied...in their play. don't mean that to be insulting, they just play a bit more rushed or direct game. neither have the puck control or body control krav has. yes, he still has to prove he can do it at the nhl pace and play a game that puts him in offensive situations in the first place and of that there's no guarantee. he's just a guy to me that doesn't fit a standard projection. he may be a guy who ends up being too isn't a roster fit being he doesn't produce enough to warrant top minutes / a featured pp role and doesn't do enough anything else to stay in the lineup...i'm not ruling that out. but for me i see a guy that could really take off in the nhl with the structure skill around him. tbh i'm bullish on that, i think he has a swagger that translates. again not to say that means a malkin level, but he could be something not far off if all goes right. plus could be a great fit on the ice and in the room with laf...two guys with a ton of skill and a ton of personality
