Amico missed most of the season following a November knee injury, but he’s a worthwhile bet on raw tools.
As we close out the draft board, the final entrant into the list is Carter Amico, a defenseman from the USNTDP.
Listed at 6-foot-5, Amico is a smooth-skating right shot defender with lots of pro attributes and skills that can reasonably be projected to the NHL. In the NHL big defenseman archetype, Amico is pretty much exactly what you’d hope for in a player. He’s a good skater, he’s fairly adequate with the puck in all three zones, doesn’t force plays, and uses his size to disrupt play with regularity.