Remember when everyone doubted his upside? I remember.
To be fair, I think he stopped growing taller a while ago.
Honestly speaking, I didn't really know who he was when we drafted him. I was busy with things and didn't follow the draft at all. I do recall that Button and co were quite excited to draft him. Like he was top 10-15 calibre or something and only fell to us due to size and injuries. The more I read about him the week after the draft, the more interesting he became. I've been excited to see him on the big stage since we drafted him.
Yes, he's described as basically something in between Gallagher and Marchand, but another odd thing that was mentioned in some clips were that his coaches said while he's not the fastest, he never seems to slow down once he gets to speed. He will get knocked down and bounce back up as quickly as he fell and go right back to where the puck is. I believe he's more than that and if you guys are correct, he isn't perfectly described with Gallagher's and Marchand's play style. He's supposedly a pinball puck magnet. That's why there were discussions he was a potential top 10-15 pick in the first place. I didn't get a change to watch him at the WJC, but I look forward to seeing what he does in camp.