I've always wondered about those numbers.... I only saw him a few times early in the season, but to me, I never thought he looked 210ish. I don't doubt the 5-10 at all. But he didn't really stand out as being
that stocky to me.
If you told me he was 185 under that equipment, I'd have believed it too. The other thing to me, was that he didn't look to have disproportionately strong legs or anything like that... his skating was good enough, but not especially smooth or strong. So when he would line up a guy along the boards, I typically expected he'd have trouble staying balanced, or that'd he be less effective than he was rumoured to be. But he just levelled guys. Bigger guys. It didn't matter, he could crush anybody out there and follow through on plays fine.
... just some random observations. I have no idea how the NHL scouts are going to rate him. Typically, just based on his unorthodox-lookingness, his height, his lack of top-level pure skill... I would have thought he'd be a candidate to drop a bit, but instead he just holds steady or climbs in the rankings. I guess we'll see in a month or so...