This. I do think this one has a little more proof of concept than Bokk did, but it's still absolutely an upside pick. For people who understand how the lower 5 picks in the first round of any draft normally go, that's not a hard sell. For people convinced that you draft based only on the immediate needs of your NHL squad? Well, they hate this kind of pick.
One other thing to note ... I picked this up on one of The Arthletic's hockey podcasts ... is that not all of the public rating services are even ranking based on the same basic factors. Some of them rank with potential/upside as a driver, and some really only rank the prospects based on where they are right freaking now with only a passing glance given to development potential. Which is insane considering these are 18 year olds.
