I get to see him because of where he plays, that of course will change with the formation of the Big Ten Conference, in terms of my knowledge going forward on the WCHA/NCHC. But he is very solid defensively. It was the reason he was a First-Team All American and D-man of the year in the WCHA. Where by the way his offensive numbers declined a little and his D picked up. He draws the tough matchups has for two years running. Guy is a world-class skater, in my opinion the best in the entire prospect pipeline.
I am not sure how his offense will translate, but he has a sharp first pass, although he usually just skates the puck out himself. His positioning needs some refinement, but he is superior to Smith, Sproul, and Lashoff in this regard. He is physical and will step up on people, he closes gaps beautifully with his skating.
He reminds me of an alumni from his school in Bret Hedican. He uses his skating in all aspects of his game, don't know how much offense he will provide, but it allows him to recover and crowd on defense. We will see how he gets out of the gate as a pro, but he is an exciting guy and he does play both ways, I think RWC while I love the site, has always done a pretty poor job of analyzing NCAA kids. They seem to be across the board there and don't show a real great understanding of the players that are coming out of that path.