If he plays anything like Sanvido did a few years ago and adds a little more offence to his game I would take him all day long. Fail to see that adding a 19 year old with some maturity and size is what the team was missing. We don't need him to be a Chris Pronger. We need to provide stability on the pairings, clear the front of the net, block shots, make it harder for players to get to the net and use his length and reach to intercept or break up plays in our own end. No one is calling him the saviour but I would say he is equal or if not better than Gordevv and way better than Malik was and the best part is we didn't have to give up picks to get him. Their is video on him if anyone would do any research on him. Seems to have some soft hands. North Bay could use about anyone right now I don't know why they would criticize him when they have their own work to do on the backend.
WJ