He's good, I've been impressed with him everytime I've seen him play this year. The production might never quite materialize with the pros but he plays a complete, smart game. He's potentially a better version of Juulsen in my book and I really like Juulsen so that tells you a lot. I'd say he's almost a surefire bet to play in the NHL in some capacity. Just let him sit under the learning tree for a bit more .
6'-1", 203 Lbs. If he can prove to provide shutdown ability and make smart passes in exiting our one end, I will like this a lot! So many people look at offensive ability and yeah, it's nice but I want our D to provide shutdown ability for whatever goalie we have in net in the future.
A defenseman needs to learn how to play D first. If they can move the puck and find a forward who has open space in front of him, we got something and there is a lot of value to this that don't show up on the score board.
Ekholm for example made the NHL at age 23. Look at how long it took him to make the NHL and who he is today at age 28? Fleury is the type who is going to make small gains from season to season and he's off to a good start.