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Originally Posted by Wronskian
It was my first time watching Ferland last night and I came away impressed.
He sort of reminded me of a Backes type player, is it likely that his offense translates to the NHL, or is he a career bottom sixer?
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I'm probably not the best guy to be answering this, but I really do think he'll be an NHL player, without a doubt.
He's physically well built and dominates the kids he's playing with. Of course though, he won't be able to dominate NHL competition like he does WHL competition. He's a fun guy to watch right now because you notice whenever he's on the ice. That'll be harder to do next season.
If he doesn't have the skill to play top 6, I think he'll find a good role as a 3rd liner in the future.
Things can change a lot. If he focuses on the more skillful aspects of his game, he should become a very solid player.