Filling out isn't really a major concern to me, it happens to everyone, let alone kids who are focused on it. My concern watching him this year was that he seemed a bit afraid of traffic... I understand he's thinner but hopefully for him and the Flames that little bit of timidness in his game is just a function of age and uncertainty.
He's got the wheels and the puck handling ability to be really good but especially as a centre he'll need to go into the dirty areas behind and in front of the net without fear to excel.
Also hoping the friars recruit some decent offensive players this off season, they only had 3 guys who scored more than 20 points last year and one graduated. Could be a rough year next year offensively. If anybody knows how to look up US college hockey recruits that would be cool to see.
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