Not much chatter on him for a projected mid first round pick.
How has he looked? (Paging The Exiled One)
First time I've been paged, I think.
He looks better than his stats indicate. His hand eye coordination is stellar. Several of his goals have been mid-air tips.
He doesn't get a lot of time on the PP, though two of his 7 goals were on the man advantage. His stats would be better if he had more PP time, but there are simply more mature players that hog the minutes at the moment. He will get a lot more PP time next year.
He plays physically and is already a specimen at barely 18 years old. He is a very creative player, but he's still learning the systems of high level hockey. He doesn't have the hands or feet of Casey Mittelstadt, but he has an extremely powerful stride and can get from one end of the ice to the other very quickly. Not a dangler (yet anyway), but definitely a power forward in the making.
He'll probably finish this season with about 16 points and I think he puts up 30+ next year as one of the featured forwards.
For the draft, he's low risk downside, middle risk upside.