Well there are reasons why he ended up at that rank in the draft, he can't simply be very good across the board on top of having great stats. Good edges, but he lacks top speed. Considering this is a 5th rounder, this is a solid selection to me, but I doubt his ability to translate his game at that at the next level with limited time and space considering his lack of size and separation speed. Maybe he could make a career out of being a PP specialist by generating plays along the wall with his high-end IQ.
I think we're just debating on semantics here.
If "great" skating meant something in the lines of Kupari, Ylonen, Mete, etc. meaning the elite group of skaters in their drafts, then no, he's not that. But, he is one of the better skater with great mechanics and excellent acceleration. What he lacks in power, he might gain through more work and strength gains, much like Point.
Unlike Point though, he's not good across the board however. He could have had this same skating, but better scoring instincts, more strength, more involvement/compete, better board battles, etc and likely just one of those traits would've been enough for him top get into the top 3 rounds, not just the high end top speed per say. It's not like Kovalenko who really did lack that separation speed to be picked higher. So, I'm guessing NHL scouts saw a pretty small player, who's not involved enough physically/relatively easy to push off (big no-no for them, as seen by so many examples over the years), who's not a scorer and while has good skating, doesn't set himself apart... "small, weak, playmaking -mid/late round", that would be my guess. I mean, some of them didn't have SDA for those reasons on their list.
I like the upside quite a bit for where he was picked. I'd have been happy with him with one of our seconds, so I can't complain.