Size, speed and ability to score.
If you ask a hockey person about rookie Tage Thompson, that is what they will tell you. He has all the intangibles that made him a first round draft pick of the St. Louis Blues back in 2016.
Since acquiring him this past offseason in the Ryan O’Reilly deal, Thompson has had large expectations placed upon him.
A preseason performance that included the aforementioned size, speed and ability to score shot his stock up through the roof.
Once the puck dropped on opening night in Buffalo, Tage Thompson’s upward momentum came to a screeching halt.