Brady Skjei: Big, Smooth Skating NHL Draft Profile

There are not many rankings or draft boards that have Brady Skjei being available when the Islanders are scheduled to pick at #34, but there are a few. The reason is despite tantalizing skating -- particularly for a player of his roughly 6'3", ~200 lbs. -- his physicality is lacking and offensive skills don't profile him to make a big impact at that end of the ice.

Still, with the U.S. National Development Team Program he's exhibited impressive skating (including in the D-zone) and solid puckhandling skills that make observers think "Man, if he comes around..." You'll read some high praise for Skjei from the samplings below, and you'll see lots of rankings in the