Reading the 2019 draft profile of Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Cam York from Elite Prospects’s own J.D. Burke, the first paragraph hits like a sack of doorknobs, “Don’t let [York’s] gaudy point totals fool you… He’s not built to run a first-unit power play at the NHL level.” Burke praised York’s skating and transition play, which often resulted in being able to efficiently move the puck. That was a sentiment echoed by Corey Pronman and Scott Wheeler at The Athletic; York’s excellent skating and hockey sense allowed him to move the puck quickly and got him away from pressure.  

Paraphrasing the three analysts, they all had the same critique: A lack of explosiveness and lateral mobility had York a step below elite offensive defencemen like Quinn Hughes. That uneven profile was reflected in t