I haven't followed Linden's career much since he left the WHL, but I did watch a lot of him when he played for the Tigers.
Vey was the ultimate complimentary player. When he won the WHL scoring title, he played on a line with Hunter Shinkaruk and Emerson Etem, who did most of the work along the boards to get him the puck. The thing that made him such a gaudy scorer in junior was his touch around the net. If he got the puck on his stick within 6 feet of the goal, it was going in, whether he buried it or passed it through some skates/over a stick for a tap-in. He was also a pretty good skater.
On the other hand, he doesn't really go get the puck. Pretty soft for a reasonably sized guy.
He needs to play with skilled players who can play the grindy game to get the puck around the net. If he were to play in the NHL for the Flames a year or two down the road, he'd look great playing with Bennett and Tkachuk or players of that ilk.
As an aside, he'd probably score 20 goals if Hartley was still coaching the team to feed stretch passes up the middle 63 times a game so he could score on breakaways.
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