A supposedly weak 2017 draft class might still provide the Carolina Hurricanes with an early impact player in the form of first-round pick Martin Necas.
The 12th-overall selection in June has done nothing but impress both Carolina’s coaching staff and front office since the start of mid-September’s Traverse City prospect tournament, in which he looked like a man among boys as the reasons why this team drafted him became very clear.
Despite possessing a slender frame at 6’1”, 179 pounds, he didn’t shy away from contact but instead thrived in it in select situations, but the real reason why he stuck out was his skating ability.