While it’s been proven time and time again that not all top-10 picks become top-of-the-lineup players, the expectation remains. Still, there’s something especially shocking about Cody Glass, the first player ever drafted by the Vegas Golden Knights, not panning out.

Glass wasn’t a soon-to-be-elite player, but he had so much playmaking skill complimented with defensive awareness in junior hockey. So it wasn’t a matter of if he’d become a top-six centre, but a matter of when.

For seasons removed from being chosen sixth overall and with multiple underwhelming NHL stints, the Golden Knights swapped Glass for Nolan Patrick. Now, the Nashville Predators have one of the sport’s most interesting prospects on their hands. Here’s how they can help Glass become the top-six centre he so clearly was once on track to become.