Dynamic skater with excellent first step acceleration…great speed…possesses outstanding vision and creativity with the puck…primarily a pass first mentality but does so very effectively…has an underrate shot that is both accurate and quick off his stick…has an elusiveness about him…strong on his skates…good two-way play as he knows what to do with or without the puck…displays good hockey sense…multidimensional player who has good leadership skills…is strong on the face-offs. Lack of size is ultimately what is keeping him out of the top ten prospects for 2009…he also has a tendency to play more on the perimeter instead of driving into traffic areas…does not play well under any type of physical play and will need to improve upon this to succeed at the NHL level. (May 2009)