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Originally Posted by bluejays
Tough comparison to make but his skating reminds me a lot like Gaudreau. Maybe not as shifty yet but just the skating style. It was a good move to send him down as I don’t think his skating translates to the nhl fully yet, but we’ll see how he gets better this year.
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I see what you mean about the skating style. Frankly, I think his skating would translate just fine to the NHL. It's his body that needs to catch up. Training camp showed that he just isn't strong enough yet to handle NHL opponents. The only cure for that is time.