

Having not picked in the first-round two years in a row and with a dwindling prospect pool, the Los Angeles Kings must hit with the 21st overall pick this summer.
Continuing our series looking at potential targets, today I'll be discussing Liam Greentree.
A 6-foot-2, 198 pound winger, Greentree led the Windsor Spitfire in points last season with 36 goals and 90 points while serving as team captain.
That 90 points made Greentree the third-most productive first-year draft eligible in the OHL, while playing on one of the league's worst teams.
The physical tools standout right away with Greentree. He's a big, athletic kid who still has room to fill out.
He uses that size well to penetrate the interior and score some greasy goals in and around the net and, at times, is an impactful forechecker.
Greentree is a bit below average in his skating, particularly in his first few steps. It takes him a while to get up to speed, but once he's at top speed he moves well.
His edge work and balance are both good.
He's got a powerful shot and good release that beats OHL goalies from range regularly.
I don't think he's an elite shooting prospect, but his shot is definitely an asset.
I'd say the same about his hands and passing, neither are elite traits, but both are average-above average.
Those traits combined with his size have made him a dominant scorer on a bad OHL team.
Some who are big believers in Greentree consider his hands and shot as high-end traits, but I'm not there with him.
The big questions with Greentree that might make him available at 21 come with his compete and pace of play.
He can drift in and out of games at times and doesn't always play at a high pace.
Greentree can also fall into playing too much hero puck, trying to skate his way through entire teams when moving the puck or dump and chasing is a better option.
Some people chalk that up to him playing on a terrible team though, which might be fair.
He's been just okay when playing with team Canada at the World Juniors and the Hilinka U18S tournaments.
However, he was a dominant player at the CHL top prospects game.
How high you are on Greentree really comes down to your belief in his shot and hands and how concerned you are about his compete level.
I view him as a future complementary piece to a top six and power-play two weapon.
I don't think he'll be a play driver, but someone who does the dirty work for more skilled linemates while also being able to finish chances.
They go about it in different ways, and his ceiling is nowhere near as high, but I think Greentree's ceiling is what Quinton Byfield was for the top line last season.
I do have concerns about his lack of an elite trait. Again, different players, but I do worry he'd have a similar problem to Rasmus Kupari in the NHL.
The tools are there but without being a true shooter or playmaker, he falls somewhere in between and struggles to produce.
I'd be willing to buy-in on the tools and upside with Greentree though.
He doesn't have a clear flaw in his skating like an Arthur Kaliyev or Brandt Clarke, so I think it will improve enough to not hinder him at the next level and I'm a believer in his compete.
I see a complementary, 20 goal, 50 point winger with size that any team can use.