I would say intelligence is what gives him his elite skill set. His passing is better than what I have seen from any other prospect (although not seen a ton of Bennett). His skating is better than Draisatl's and not a concern at all. He may not be as physical as Bennett is but again he is not soft and won't get pushed around.
I think their are individuals who have better individual skills than him (i.e Bennett grit/defense, Dal Colle shot, Ritchie physical play) but from what I have seen and read don't see anyone who is a better offensive guy or who has better offensive upside and his passing and vision, in my view, is better than anyone else in the draft.
I think he could slip as well and don't think ranking him 5th is a crime but it makes 0 sense and see 0 reason that Draisatl, Ritchie or Dal Colle would be ranked ahead of him.
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