The more I read about Glass the more I like. Not a flashy player, but well rounded and does the small things right. Would you say Mark Schiefele is a good comparison stylistically? I've also seen people mention Ryan Johansen and Patrice Bergeron but I'm not sure if those are accurate.
Eh, the Scheifele comp has spread like wildfire thanks to Button. I can see some aspects of it, particularly the "projection pick" element of it. Especially if we're talking comparable to
draft day Scheifele. Like Scheifele, i could see it taking a while for Glass to really fill out and become the player he's eventually going to be. They're also both smart, well-rounded, responsible, unselfish sort of players who fit really well within a "team game". But beyond that, and stylistically, i don't really like the comp much myself. I think Scheifele is always going to be the bigger, more physically imposing player, and the better pure shooter and more direct offensive player.
Stylistically and in terms of rough upside, the comp i go to for Cody Glass is someone like David Krejci. Maybe even a rich man's version of that as an absolute "ceiling" if Glass really does fill out, and adds a lot more power to his skating along with that (which is certainly possible given how
not filled out his frame is right now as a result of his pretty substantial growth spurt).
I don't mean that comp as an insult in the slightest. If you get a David Krejci in his prime type player out of Glass, that's probably a fantastic pick where we're at. That's a top-scorer in the regular season and playoffs on a Stanley Cup winning squad type player. But similar to the way Glass plays, quietly fantastic and not really in the spotlight. Just making players around them better.
It's just a slight to this draft class in general. If there was someone in this draft i thought realistically projected as the Mark Scheifele we see today...? That player would be #1 on my board in this draft, easy. I don't think even Patrick or Hischier are remotely safe projections to be PPG impact #1 Centers like that.