Is there any comparisons that can be made between Nylander and Nick Backstrom? The latter is a center but other than that at the time of the draft he was roughly the same size and had some question marks about his shot and skating. I look at Nylander and I love his exposive first step his shot and quite apparent hockey sense.
Is the fact that he appears to be open in all of his highlights a reason to dislike him because he isn't mucking it up or should we be praising it for his great ability to be in the right spot.
One thing that I can't get a grasp on is how easy he is to knock off the puck. I know that most would like a more physical winger but if he can protect the puck and isn't easy to knock down he sure looks like the obvious choice at number 6.
You can't teach intelligence, and he appears to have it in spades.
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