A talented forward who can really make things happen in the offensive zone. Has good overall mobility and can skate with the puck as though it is on a string. Has the elite creativity and vi- sion you want in your top line players. Has a very good shot that is off his stick in a ash. Knows where to be on the ice for a scoring chance and goes through stretches where the puck follows him around the ice. At his best when he is playing a gritty hard working game but that is not always what you get from him. He has a tendency to not give the effort and look disinterested for stretches. After getting off to a slow start and then picking his game up offensively at mid-season, he was almost completely invisible in the four playoff game he played this spring to finish the year. (May 2011)