"Obviously he has to show that injuries are not going to be a recurring issue for him," Wagman said. "Beyond that, he doesn't have any weaknesses per se. It's just showing he can do it at another level. Even though he missed a lot of this year because of injuries, his production was still very, very good. And, bear in mind, if he was four days older, he would have been eligible for the 2016 draft. If he was drafted there, he would have gone third overall," behind Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine. "That's not an insult. I mean, Matthews and Laine are already high-end NHL players."