Well, you're stating the obvious, there. Those are elite prospects you are comparing him, too, not Mason Shaw, Andrei Svetlakov, and Ivan Lodnia, which the article in question was comparing him to.
My understanding of Sokolov's weaknesses are that he might have slow feet(but is actually reasonably fast), a lack of interest in playing two ways, and had a lack of work ethic when he was 16 yo.
All those things are fixable, or already on the way to being fixed. Diligent Training can make you quicker, playing both ways is just a matter of "want to", i.e. Zucker/Nino, and he is no longer 16, when he was a young, probably homesick, guy in Sudbury.
There aren't a lot of pure snipers out there. If Sokolov has a part of what Laine and Boeser have, then i'll put up with some poor D. Stick him on the weak side during the PP, and take turns feeding him and Dumba the puck. That's all you need on a PP. Two shooters, a net front guy, a set up guy(or two), and a puck retrieval guy.
We'll see what happens in the AHL. He'll probably need a couple of years there, at least. I find it exciting to have a player that has a clear cut, recognizable skill, down on the farm. The Wild can use someone that lives and dies by his ability to score goals.
