Chris goes hard to the net, he goes to those areas that you have to go to score. He's got quick acceleration to get in on those scoring chances and wants to be first to the puck. He's an aggressive player in those regards.

I think he's a good, strong two-way player. He has the ability to play good positional hockey and takes care of the details that a defensive-type player does, but he has good skill with the puck.

He's a good skater and strong with puck. When he gets it ... he protects it well and finds a way to makes good things happen.

What I find with [Chris] is it's almost a change of pace for him. And that's why he scores a couple of 4-on-4 goals in overtime. All of a sudden, he's got some room, he jumps to that hole, and he's in for a scoring chance.

Chris is a very mature player for his age. He has to get accustomed to the schedule, accustomed to the rigors of the practice, travel, amount of games and keeping your physical edge while adjusting to the wear and tear of the pro game.

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