I've seen Valabik and Coburn today.
Valabik is a monster--period. Big, strong, mean and intimidating. All this nonsense about poor skating is just that--nonsense. He can skate fairly well, no Bowmeester, but pretty well for a young monster. He stayed on the ice after practice to work on agility drills including quick starts and bursts. Needs work on the side to side agility but he will pick it up easily, no doubt.
Valabik has a huge wing span and knows how to use it. Good defensive positioning, mostly, with only occasional misreads (on the 2 on 1 situations). Offensively he showed nice tape-to-tape breakout passes and a respectable shot. During 3 on 3 drills he was all over the ice and was throwing his weight around. Drilled a couple of forwards and seemed willing to drop the gloves several times. Rough, tumble and big. I can see why he was the 10th pick. I'm a believer. He still needs time to develop, but 2 years out he's a starter.
Coburn is also huge. Almost as big as Valabik (maybe 1 inch shorter). His positioning is almost flawless. Also a huge wing span and never (at least today) out of position. He is defensively very fluid. On the offense, he is a better skater than Valabik. Quick to join the rush and sharp on the breakout. He is not nearly as rough and tumble as Valabik, but he did lay out some nice checks--effective and efficient, if not vicious. He looks just about ready.
Coburn and Valabik were paired together today and looked like a natural pair. Maybe a #1 pairing in a couple of years? Gotta love the potential.