What is his upside as far as scoring goes? He tore the "O" apart so with stats like that why was he at 10? I know stats dont tell an entire story which is why I am asking. I dont know much about him so what is his drawback? What is his ceiling and basement and what do you see as realistic?
Thanks in advance
One "drawback" I see for him maybe is his overall competitiveness and leadership. ("Hunh? That's a drawback?" you ask). Well, in terms of his upside as far as scoring goes it might be. He's not big, but he's solid, and he'll do what his coaches ask him to do, and he'll do it pretty successfully. So far in the OHL, the coaches basically only have to ask him to score score score. But depending on where and when he lands in the NHL, he has the kind of drive that a coach could ask him to play both ends more, and he could end up being a Peca or Drury type of NHLer. I'm not predicting it will happen, but at least in considering his scoring upside, I could see it. He really turned up his physical play and got stronger this past year, and if that trend continues and he starts to learn to like hitting and getting involved more, I think there is actually a pretty good chance that he follows that Peca/Drury path.
Of course, he could also relax a bit and be more of a Savard/Ribeiro type of offensive centre, although with more shooting ability and less of a pure passer. But I don't see that as being the more likely scenario.
FWIW.