"He has good size and he uses his size well," said Risebrough, a former general manager in Calgary and Minnesota. "The one thing you don't want from a defensive player is penalties. You don't want the guy who [in order] to defend, ultimately causes penalties. He has good strength. And it doesn't really show all the time because it's not a stat, but in stick battles, some of that is a component of strength, and in his case he's only going to get stronger."