My point is, there are very limited opportunities to be that player in the NHL. You have to be a pretty elite player to be asked. The question is, how does he adapt his game if he can't be the play driver at the NHL level. My main worry is that he isn't good enough to play that level of game in the NHL, and he has to transition to a secondary role. The level of player you need to be to be the most puck dominant player on a top 6 line, is extremely hard to reach, which is why so many junior guys who have played like that their entire life have to adapt. I'm not knocking his skating or skill level, I'm just not sure he has that level of skill where he can be that in the NHL, and if he doesn't, he could easily be an AHL/NHL tweener who ends up in the NLA.
Looking at the Leafs, when you have a guy like Marner, Matthews, and Nylander, who play tends to run through, and especially Marner on the PP, it is hard to fit another one of these guys in. It's why someone like Bracco is trapped in purgatory. To win the opportunity to play that type of game where you let the PP run through you, and are puck dominant at 5v5, is very tough. So, the next question is, if they can't be that, how do they transition into an effective NHLer. With players in the mold of Yamamoto or Pelletier, it is hard to figure that out.
I'm not against him in the 20's, but I think he has significant risk into the 10-15 range where some people are putting him.