Billed as a clone of his brother, another smaller undersized defender who could push the pace of a game. The chinks in the armor started showing up when he started getting lost in coverage and unable to contend with the the bigger players in International play. In the World Junior he looked out of place in that he didn’t seem to be able to pivot along with the attackers so they blew by him. We will not see the end of smaller offensmen being heralded based on their forward push, but the true success will come as they climb the higher levels and show competency in using their feet sticks and positioning to defend.
—Bill Placzek—
