OiledUp
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- Sep 17, 2011
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Kid barely looks 14. He will grow, if he actually looked like a guy closing in on 20 you could argue he'd struggle to get above 160 but a guy who looks like him will get to 160 fully grown pretty much without actively trying to bulk up due to him maturing, he'll add muscle just by being a high level athlete.
He actually look like he could hit a late growth spurt but even if he doesn't he will get bigger and stronger. Obviously not Yakimov big, not even Hall or Yakupov big, but big enough to play in the league IF he has elite skill, quickness and IQ which thus far he seems to have but there's ofc a lot of developing to do before he can be a full time NHLer. At the very least he's probably 3-4 years away from any kind of impact unless his trajectory turns straight up. Could be a well timed skill player addition in a few years when the contract situation might force us to consider moving one of our wingers(when Draisaitls ELC runs out for example).
He actually look like he could hit a late growth spurt but even if he doesn't he will get bigger and stronger. Obviously not Yakimov big, not even Hall or Yakupov big, but big enough to play in the league IF he has elite skill, quickness and IQ which thus far he seems to have but there's ofc a lot of developing to do before he can be a full time NHLer. At the very least he's probably 3-4 years away from any kind of impact unless his trajectory turns straight up. Could be a well timed skill player addition in a few years when the contract situation might force us to consider moving one of our wingers(when Draisaitls ELC runs out for example).