Rate the Golden Knights

[Legionnaire11]

Looking for some help on my annual rating project. Shouldn't take more than 15 mins if you watched most of the Knights games last season. So the three areas that I'm seeking input are:

• Player Role: This is really what type of player they are, and specifically where they would slot into the average NHL team, not necessarily Vegas (e.g. Malkin would be the 1C on almost any other team). So they could be Elite/All-Star, 1st liner, 2nd liner, 3rd liner, 4th liner/Scratch, Minor leaguer, High-end prospect, Low-end prospect. (don't rate 1-5 here, just list what role they are)
  
• Skating: Straight ahead speed should be the primary consideration. Rate on the provided scale where 1 is the lowest, 5 is the highest and 3 is average.
• Defense: Overall defensive skill but primarily gap control and using their stick and body to neutralize an attacker. Rate on the provided 1-5 scale.

The Scale:
5 - Well above average
4 - Above average
3 - Average
2 - Below Average
1 - Well below average
(In reality some player could be a 0 or 6, for example McDavid would rate as a 6 in skating, this would be an extremely rare case and most teams won't have a 0 or 6 in any area)

I need only 2-3 submissions, and the help is extremely appreciated!

For reference, here are the players that I'm looking for:
Patrick Brown
Chandler Stephenson
Nicolas Roy
Gage Quinney
William Karlsson
Paul Stastny
Cody Glass
Nick Cousins
Brandon Pirri
Jonathan Marchessault
Valentin Zykov
William Carrier
Max Pacioretty
Tomas Nosek
Keegan Kolesar
Ryan Reaves
Alex Tuch
Mark Stone
Reilly Smith
Nicolas Hague
Brayden McNabb
Nick Holden
Deryk Engelland
Zach Whitecloud
Alec Martinez
Shea Theodore
Jon Merrill
Jake Bischoff
Nate Schmidt

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[The Duck Knight]

Left a few out that are probably done as Knights.

William Kalrsson
Role: Low end 1C
Skating: 4
Defense: 5

Mark Stone
Role: Elite 2way RW
Skating: 1
Defense: 6

Max Pacioretty
Role: 1st line LW
Skating: 4
Defense: 3

Jonathan Marchessault
Role:2nd line LW
Skating: 4
Defense: 2

Paul Stastny
Role: 2nd/3rd line C
Skating: 2
Defense: 4

Reilly Smith
Role: 2nd line RW
Skating: 4
Defense: 5

Nic Roy
Role: bottom 6 forward LW/C/RW
Skating: 3
Defense: 4

Chandler Stephenson
Role: 3rd line C/LW
Skating: 5
Defense: 3

Alex Tuch
Role: top 6 RW
Skating: 5
Defense: 3

Will Carrier
Role: 4th line LW
Skating: 4
Defense: 3

Tomas Nosek
Role: 4th line forward
Skating: 3
Defense:4

Ryan Reaves
Role: 4th line RW
Skating: 3
Defense: 2

Nate Schmidt
Role: top pair two way D #2
Skating: 5
Defense: 4

Shea Theodore
Role: elite offensive D #3
Skating: 6
Defense: 3

Alec Martinez
Role: stay at home 2nd pair D #4
Skating: 4
Defense: 4

Brayden Mcnabb
Role: stay at home 2nd pair D #6
Skating: 2
Defense: 4

Nick Holden
Role: 3rd pair D #6/7
Skating: 3
Defense: 2

Zach Whitecloud
Role: young 3rd pair D (potential top 4) #4/5
Skating: 4
Defense: 4

Nic Hague
Role: AHL (potential top 4 NHL)
Skating: 2
Defense: 3

Cody Glass
Role: AHL (potential top 6 NHL C)
Skating: 4
Defense: 3

Jake Bischoff
Role: AHL (potential bottom pair D)
Skating: 4
Defense: 4

Gage Quinney
Role: AHL top 6 forward
Skating: 3
Defense:2

Keegan Kolesar
Role: AHL bottom 6 W
Skating: 3
Defense: 2