The thing that concerns me about Lawrence is how often in that video he ends up alone and on his backhand after he rushed the puck. I don't think any of the other top forwards do that. Other players make use of teammates more and open up their hips to see the play and find passing options.
I am a big fan of Bjorck and think he is ahead of Maholtra and Lawrence. I've mentioned this before but he has been 17 years old for the entire season and played the whole year in the SHL. He just turned 18 two days ago. He's listed at 5'10" now and his dad is 6'2" and his brother is 6'0" so I don't think it's out of the question that he ends up close to that 6'0" mark.
He put up 9 points in 7 games and was a go to player along with Stenberg as an underage for the gold medal winning Swedes at the WJC. I really don't think that there are any forwards outside of McKenna and Stenberg who have put up nearly as impressive seasons when taking age, competition level, and international play into consideration.
Stenberg has been incredible but Bjorck is 6 months younger. Stenberg put up 3 points in 25 games played as a 17 year old. Bjorck has 15 points in 41 games. Add to that the way coaches talk about him and Frondell also raved about him, I think he is a special player and he's the guy I hope the Flames take if they are unlucky in the lottery.
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