when your looking at a forward prospects skills, you consider his stick handling and puck work, his dekes and dangles, can he get by players with the puck through all 3 zones, his passing and vision, his shot, and his skating, its smoothness and speed.....then u give them a number from 1 to 5, ranging from below avg-average-good-great-elite
where do u people see elite dynamic skills from dubois? i see very good skills all around which is great...hes a good skater but hes not gonna explode down a rink like puljujarvi...he doesnt consistently dance the puck through 3 zones with elite puck skills and speed, doesnt dangle and deke by ppl like marner/matthews/strome...his passing is very good but not elite...he can shoot the puck but hes not some laine like sniper...wtf, u look for elite skills like matthews, eichel, marner even strome when ur this high, like i saw elite skills from strome whom is about dubois size, u cant say u see the same skillset from dubois...u dont look for very good-great skills this high
hes being rated in the 5-12 range, averaging out around the 7-8th pick for a reason...am i missing something, do u see elite stuff from dubois cus i dont
