"He's got that game-breaker ability and there are a few guys like that in this year's draft," Williams said on the latest edition of the "NHL Draft Class" podcast. "He's an NHL skater right now, which gives him an advantage over a lot of players his age. He processes the game very well, is an elite thinker and does things at a high speed.
"He has that ability and is the type of kid that wants to be a difference maker, wants to score goals and make plays."
The right-shot center (5-foot-9, 179 pounds),
No. 3 in NHL Central Scouting's midterm ranking of North American skaters
, led Winnipeg and was seventh in the Western Hockey League with 90 points (35 goals, 55 assists) in 65 regular-season games.
Savoie, who also joined "NHL Draft Class" on this week's episode, said he's more than just an elite skater.
"I think my shot release is something I've worked on," he said. "In the last few months I've really been doing a lot of upper-body work and just trying to get a lot stronger. So I think the quickness of the shot
and the NHL app.
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