If they built the team the right way, Beck will never get close of the offensive numbers of Danault because how they will use him, 3rd line + PK + Faceoff Specialist, unless an injury. He can't do 50 even strength points in a year and not because he will not be effective but simply not the role to achieve that kind of numbers! If he can establish himself as a good two way 3rd line center with a high % percentage of faceoff, he will help us to compete in the right time and his offensive numbers will become "secondary"!
I wonder if posters actually watch Beck play or if they are simply parroting the assumed or generally accepted strengths and future roles of this young player.
Beck has much more offensive potential and inclination than what I often read here. He is one of the few players who can shoot off the rush and overpower goalies. When he plays on the Saginaw power play he plays the half wall and is a veritable shooting machine as Parekh looks to him for his excellent one-timer.
The fact that he can also play an effective defensive role, does not preclude him from being a productive, speedy offensive player.
People should stop pigeonholing this player and see Beck for what he is: a strong, all round center who projects as having the potential to produce at the next level.
The fact is, in one of those always instructive re-draft exercises, Beck’s skill set, compete level and leadership abilities would see him being taken much higher than at the top of the second round.
Whatever role he plays, Beck will be core player for this team for the next decade.
Great pick.
