Battaglia for me. Solid skater, physical and goes to the tough areas, and has really nice soft hands. I think he has the ability to be the 3rd guy on a top-line. That complimentary piece to a pair. Some good examples are guys like Ferland. Soft enough hands to play with skilled players, but really excels on the forecheck and the greasy areas.
After the coaching change on his junior team, he finally got to play with decent players and was given a decent opportunity, and basically matched Sennecke' progress rocketing up the charts. Not saying he is as good, but there is definitely something here, and I think there is enough here to become a bit of a game-breaker at times.
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