I don’t always get to talking about someone like Cole Krebs since the depth of their Dcore is so strong but Cole Krebs had a really strong event for NAX. This tournament was a great assessment for sizing up the potential second and third round picks in my mind and Cole was able to gap up and match speeds defensively with each of them honestly. I thought he battled hard along the boards well, held the neutral zone defensively in key moments, and when was able to step into offensive situations he can drag and shoot off the rush into the interior of the ice. He’s so smooth on his edges and can push into the zone as a trailer too; adapting to the situation and complimenting as that second wave of offense if needed. His skating allowed him to cut away from pressure down low a number of times and make those punch turns with power. I can certainly see him evolving into a top-4 WHL defender down the road.