I think he needs to simplify things and slow it down a bit.
Hasn't been great in his own end but defensively they are all running around in their own zone. Hamilton, Gio, Russell, and Wideman have all been playing poor positional defense. Personally I feel that they are all trying to do too much defensively, and it's leading to mistakes and poor positions. It also seems to get worse after we get scored on, as I feel they are trying to overcompensate for poor goaltending.
Offensively and in transition, he has shown flashes of brilliance. Great skater, good shot, strong with the puck. Needs to be better at picking his spots as he has gotten caught up ice but the potential is there.
He does need to fill out that frame and get stronger, and play more physical. Hopefully he can develop that side of the game.
I think we forget is only 6 months younger than Kulak (3 months younger than Wotherspoon), so still lots of room to grow and develop.
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