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Lukas Rousek, RW/LW, 22 (Rochester Americans)
There’s not a lot new to say about Rousek because he hasn’t yet played this season after undergoing knee surgery in the fall. But he was trending in a really promising direction pre-injury, having established himself as a top player in Czechia’s Extraliga level the last two seasons and there was excitement about what he might look like in the AHL this year. Rousek’s not a particularly big or strong player but he plays a game of timing, effort, and skating, which he combines to use to jump in and out of holes, get to loose pucks, get open for chips and passes, and create as equal parts passer and shooter. Health permitting, he should become a top-of-the-lineup AHLer at his floor and a complementary NHL piece at his ceiling (with somewhere in between as tweener probably being the most likely outcome)
