An offensive-minded defender who sees a green light for every rush up the ice. He has a smooth stride, but lacks explosiveness in starts, through pivots and gets caught in weight shifts when backpedaling. Still, his skating is at a level where he can control opponents’ paths by way of deception. Can create doubt, but too often braces for contact or falls into traps. Able to process play in order to make efficient passes. Gravitates often towards safe inside passes or pushes up the wall. When pressured by the forecheck, or given a little time to make a decision, he tends to get more erratic. He has a tendency to hesitate or tends to make loose plays. Shot is not the strongest. Tends to err on the side of reaction more than proactivity when he gets the time and space to use an open lane. Often plays the fourth forward, but leaves his team vulnerable defensively. He still has solid defensive IQ, and is able to pick up assignments and stay locked positionally on the penalty kill or defend by skating into plays to angle off. Takes a passive approach to gap closure and net front coverage, he tends to leave players open. Struggles to assess when to venture out of the dot lane. He displays flashes of offensive brilliance for a defender, and makes an impact on both ends of the ice.

– FCHockey’s 2021 NHL Draft Guide