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Originally Posted by HitterD
Can anyone shed a little light on Klimchuk? I haven't followed him since he left calgary minor hockey. Haven't heard any mention of him as a preference for one of our later 1st round picks. Seems like a good 1st round for the local kids, shinkaruk, morrissey and klimchuk.
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I personally really like him from what I have seen this season.
Some scouts question his skating ability, but from I have seen it actually appears to be a strength of his. He may not have the most fluent of strides but is explosive nonetheless, and he does possess good top end speed.
My favourite part of his game is his shot though, he can get it off extremely quick and surprisingly hard. I definitely think he projects as a goal scorer moving forward, and I would personally be really happy if we took a flyer on him with the Pittsburgh pick.
With that said he is on the smaller side and needs to add some muscle to become stronger on the puck. He also has some deficiencies in his defensive game that will need to be improved upon moving forward.
When factoring in his size and the position he plays (LW) I think Calgary may end up looking past him due to the current make up of the team, and the organizational strength on the left side however.