Alexander Assadourian

June 2023 – Assadourian hit an impressive offensive gear following his trade to league-worst Niagara in a bigger role. He is a buzzsaw with suffocating intensity and pace, offensively and defensively, on and off-puck. He is a decent skater with good lateral mobility who employs consistent lane switches in his puck rushes and ably changes his angles of attack, which bodes well for the projectability of his transition game. He is young for the draft class and his development curve this season was steep, which makes for a calculated investment in his continued development. His floor is higher than many projected mid-round picks as his fallback game of intensity and defense would fit nicely in a bottom-six. Sebastian High