Smoke signals that major Edmonton Oilers trade is blowing up in Stan Bowman’s face

Pracey then listed the prospect’s top qualities to NHL.com: “The intangibles, what he brings. We like his size, we like his drive, an extremely competitive kid. We think he’s inside and hard skill. We like the way he plays diligently defensively. He’s on the right side of the puck, he wins face-offs, he wins stick battles, he wins takeaways, and he has offensive upside… He can shoot the puck, he’s well-rounded, he can play wing, he can play center and grew up playing defense, so from well-rounded to versatile to compete, he’s a very interesting guy.”