C Pavel Zacha (Sarnia Sting, OHL)
Another big forward, Pavel Zacha has played only one season in North America, as he started his professional career with Bili Tygri Liberec in the Czech Republic. Zacha is a physical forward that has a lethal shot. Add his elite hockey-sense and passing ability, and you have a forward that NHL teams drool over. He has recorded 16 goals and 34 points in a season that was shortened to 36 games due to injury.
Scouting report by Curtis Joe (EliteProspects):
"Pavel Zacha is an offensively dynamic center with the size, speed, and skill to make a significant impact on the game. He can play physical, but is at his best when using his high-end offensive abilities, such as his shot, stickhandling, and footspeed, to generate numbers in the opposition’s end of the ice. All-in-all, Zacha is a lethal weapon that can be depended upon to create, and finish, dangerous scoring chances whenever he is on the ice."
NHL potential: Top-six centre
NHL comparison: Milan Lucic