A puck-rushing defenseman who can escape pressure while finding skating lanes on the breakout with his agility and shiftiness. He has a great stride and always keeps his feet moving. His incredible skating abilities create many controlled zone exits and entries using his excellent acceleration, speed and agility to blaze through the neutral zone. He possesses smooth edges, which helps him attain lateral quickness and the agility to walk the blue line offensively. Defensively, he needs to work on his average game and there is room for improvement. With that said, he displays good gap control and backward agility to stay with his man off the rush. He has an active stick and he loves to close the gap with the attacker to knock him off the puck. He loves to restart the attack promptly with quick, accurate feeds and he owns a decent first pass. Although he has the quickness, speed, vision and passing abilities to lead the breakout, he often seems to lack the poised and patience to make the best decision, leading to many rushed plays and bad turnovers. He has a great wrist and slap shot, displaying a quick release and impressive velocity on both. He loves to surprise goalies with quick shots off reception, staying a constant scoring threat even without the puck. He shows tremendous offensive instincts and anticipation as he reads information and finds plays quickly. Overall, he has a good compete level and likes to be involved in the game.

– FCHockey’s 2020 NHL Draft Guide