The Gifted: Jakob Pelletier’s skill plus detail should bring a well-rounded game to the Flames
For those with The Athletic, Scott Wheeler argues Jakob Pelletier is a bonafide top NHL prospect “through a review of all seven of his games at the world juniors, the pre-tournament ones that preceded it, and all six of his games in the QMJHL Final.”
The article includes analysis of many, many video clips.
This is the conclusion:
“The detail will allow him to play with a variety of linemates, hold his own off the puck, support structure, and make small plays that drive results all over the ice.
The skill and playmaking feel, even without the skating and the size, should add enough to it to make him more than a good role player, potentially turning him into a secondary offensive weapon just below a team’s true stars.
Until then, both of those things should make him a bonafide NHL prospect regardless.”
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