His shot is hilariously bad. He’ll be easy to defend in higher levels because teams will just take away his passing options. Unless he fixes this, which rarely happens, he’s going to be a very good 3C. I expect more from a high pick.
1. His shot is not "hilariously bad", I have seen most of his goals this year and he can definitely snipe even though he isn't known as a sniper
2. Fixing shooting rarely happens? There are shooting coaches you easily can hire if you're a pro. This is literally one of the easiest things to fix (a lot more than hockey IQ or on-ice vision which Joe has plenty of)
3. Shoehorning a prospect not even drafted as a 3C because he has one weakness that is easily fixable is idiotic
4. Get over that obsession, he has a lot other things to offer. More players with average shots and good skating succeed over players with good shots but no skating (MDC is a good example)
Guess who also have a peewee shots and are successful in the NHL? Mitch Marner, Plekanec, JVR, Mikko Koivu, Alex Wennberg, Max Domi, Jake Voracek, Kadri, the Sedins, the list goes on...