Isles1966
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- Oct 14, 2017
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I do not know if he will be worthy of a top 5 pick, but am not ready to say he will not be an Nhl player with a long career. The one period of play I saw him in pre-season his play defensively was looking solid. I do believe his offensive output will be correlated with the offensive skills of those on his line. I was hoping Barzal might have needed a bit of seasoning in the minors and may still end up there when Quine comes back, so he and DalColle could create some chemistry. MDC always had his best numbers in juniors with that type of player which is fine. He is still finding out where to go for the scoring opportunities in pro hockey but I see him as a guy with quiet determination to get to where he wants to be, the NHL. Look at Mantha in Detroit, his and MDC first year in minors same ppg. Mantha had 2 full years in minors and sent to minors in 3rd season for a bit.