Long lean defender who wasn’t afforded as much situational ice time to raise him to the upper echelons of the draft class, but he shows terrific feet, nice jump, very good offensive talents, and lateral mobility. Reads the ice and sees those hard to anticipate seam passes and pinpoints them, while in motion. Gains leverage in his positional battles, coupled with his quick stride fluidity allow him to nullify attackers with his shadow-like moving coverage. Good size and athletic enough to continue to develop into a solid defender as well as a mailman. He is a stay home defender first, but, he puck control, ability to open lanes is what easily projects him high than the present version. Might have the lightest edging in the class, he is a long term project that has a high water mark. Committed to Ohio State University.
—Bill Placzek—
