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There's been plenty of mention. He's just cooled down a bit whereas CMM has been on fire. Fifth seems right as far as placing him. I knew he'd jump up the rankings but vying for the WHL scoring lead while playing center has been a great start.Lots of love for McMichael here but I'm surprised by the lack of love for Protas. He's tied for the WHL scoring lead with Connor Zary, a 1st round 2020 prospect, and has a PNHLe of just above 65 which projects as a 1st liner. His skating is really his own downside but he is incredible creating plays off the rush and in transition. I dont want to get too ahead of myself here but I would not be surprised at all if he becomes a top 6 player. He is probably our 5th best prospect behind Samsonov, McMichael, Fehervary, and Alexeyev.
Big fan of Zary, too. He's a top 20 guy IMO, if not higher. Not that they need another LD but fellow PA Raider defenseman Kaiden Guhle could be another WHL first round candidate to keep tabs on, though ideally I think you'd want to swing more for the fences. Another PA guy in Ozzy Wiesblatt could perhaps be a second round option.