Hopefully this turns out better than the last couple FA prospects our scouts have recommended. Pistilli, Samson, Babin etc.
Tolchinsky is a tad more skilled than those guys. By a "tad", I mean them combined < Tolchinsky. Samson never projected to be a NHL regular outside of a few misguided folks. Those guys were added to the organization as depth, Tolchinsky has a chance to be more than that. A chance.
Furthermore, I'd take a chance on an undrafted OHL forward than a undrafted Q forward any day of the week. I believe all of those guys played in the Q, right (although I don't remember Noah Babin outside of his name). Tolchinsky was projected to get drafted by many, he just wasn't because of the fact he is small, Russian, and folks question his skating. The skating bit always makes me chuckle because folks get hung up on that aspect at times on many prospects when it really isn't a big deal. Just my opinion.