Most of the top rated players on my draft list were highly touted for years and years. One exception to that was Matthew Boldy who only started to show promise as a true top prospect during his 16-year-old season.



Here is a deep dive into a player on a steep development trajectory.



Puck Skills



Boldy is one of the purest skilled players in this draft class, distinguishing himself with the types of plays he makes with the puck.



He has the ability to make defenders miss with regularity. This play is an example of that, even though he gets too cute at the end with the pass attempt.



This play is one of the most impressive that Boldy made all season. He recovers a bouncing puck and then, when it’s in mid-air, swats it into the net.



Mitch Brown provided slo-mo video of the play so you can see it happen.



Boldy made quite a few nifty, in-tight plays in his NTDP days. His ability to score around the net with skill will lead to...