If you were dreaming up what an ideal hockey player should look like, it would look a lot like Kirby Dach.



Dach has been a highly touted player for years, with all the natural ability you could ask of a hockey prospect when projecting them to the NHL as a 6-foot-4 center with a ton of skill.



Here is a look at why he is No. 10 on my draft board for 2019.



Vision



Dach’s best attribute is his hockey sense and particularly his vision as a playmaker. He’s a guy who can make difficult plays consistently and quarterback a top power play in the NHL.



I remember watching him in the summer and being amazed by his creativity. Like this one-touch pass behind his back to set up a goal at the net.



Or this sequence where he made a skilled play to pick up the puck and fired a pass between four defenders to his teammate.



Dach can execute the traditional seam passes, too.



Though on the Saskatoon power play he was typically...