BruinDust
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I think that's the knock on him. I didn't see his skating burning the Bs in his stints here. He has good reach, which helps him on D, and is why he had a lot more takeaways than giveaways. As someone mentioned earlier, he can likely be a pretty decent NHLer in the right system. He sure the heck is better than a lot of guys on NHL teams at the moment. It's possible he is content playing in Europe, though, where he can be assured more of a starring and consistent role. I have no idea. He was by all accounts a really nice young man in Providence and highly coachable. Only reason I was irritated with his use while in Boston was that I thought he could develop into a contributing scorer with the Bs and maybe end up being a much-needed offensive-minded middle 6 player for the Bs.
While certainly not the only reason, it didn't help his cause that he came around about the same time as a bunch of other young left-shot wingers that they would try on the right-side.