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Originally Posted by nik-
Thanks for this. The highlights for him do suck, so it really is hard to see his game.
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Yeah. And he's not really a highlight reel kind of guy, although you can see his hands and how he reads the goalie in the shootout goals. I don't know what his offense will be like in the NHL but just from a hockey fan perspective it's genuinely delightful to see a teenager like him who's breaking up plays on the PK on one shift and making good plays on the PP on the next shift. To see that in a playoff game in a men's league is impressive, but none of that will end up on a highlight reel unless it ends in a goal.
He's a likeable kid and maturity is astonishing. His season was better than anyone his age has been able to do before him. Whether he's a good pick at 4th overall is another question. That has to do with how he projects in a few years and how he compares to other prospects - I don't know much about that.