stupendousman
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Let him take his time in college. I think that Kyle Turris would be a cautionary tale for the St. Louis Blues about rushing a prospect too quickly after a good rookie campaign.
I was only able to watch Jaden play four games this year, but this is what I was going to say. He was actually more physical on the forecheck than I expected, but he gets pushed around easily on the boards. He doesn't seem all that fast to me, but great hockey sense to make up for it. I'd say he's no bigger than 180 lbs.
I watched him at the regional finals from the down near ice level, and he seemed very small, not even 5'10". He was probably the 3rd smallest guy standing at the blueline for CC and Michigan's team pretty much dwarfed CC. Except the goalie, that is. Who is Michigan's goalie? He couldn't have been any taller than 5'4". The crossbar was at his shoulderblade level. He looked like a squirt out there.
He's not a speedster for his size, but he's not slow, either.