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Originally Posted by Royle9
Focused on watching a bunch of Perrault over the last few days, I'm almost solely locked in on taking him if he's there @ 16 he just seems to stand out all the time.
The only real knock is skating, but I think it can be improved with NHL training. His net front presence and scoring touch reminds me a bit of Tkachuk, he also plays RW but is a LHS so could end up being a good off-wing trigger man on the PP.
He played a ton with Smith & Leonard but looked to drive the offense for both most of the time. I think he could end up being a very impactful offensive threat in the NHL,
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Agreed 100% on Perrault. I've been overlooking him all year due to the fact he's a winger and I assumed the Flames would be looking to add a Center of Defenseman after drafting Pelletier and Coronato in recent years but Perrault looks poised to be a top-line winger if he keeps this momentum.
Not that stats tell the whole story, but this season in the NTDP program:
[63 GP]
53 Goals
79 Assists
132 Points
2.09 PPG
"He scored 132 points at the NTDP this season, 15 more points than the previous record-holder for a single season, Auston Matthews."
"Fantastic puck touch and deception in tight quarters. Creative player. Easy to identify his upside as an NHL prospect: Top two/leaning top line NHL forward who will have massive impact on the PP. Skating has room to improve, but his mechanics are not poor."