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Offensively it’s hard to deny that he doesn’t have top pairing talent.
Defensively basically everywhere it’s reported he has huge deficiencies that needs to improve if he even wants to consider playing in the NHL.
So overall I’m optimistic. You “can’t teach offense”, so at least he’s got that covered. I have no problem with him starting in Laval, and working on his defensive game. He’s very much that “long term project” that has big upside.
At the end of the day, I’d say a #4-5 Dman is a safe bet. If things go great during his development, he has the potential of a top pairing guy. and if things go bad, he never gains the coaches trust in his own zone and becomes more of a fringe depth NHLer.