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FanSided’s NHL Draft rankings: Top 15 prospects (June edition)

By Simon Vacca

KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - MAY 18: Jack Hughes #6 of USA looks on during the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Slovakia group A game between Denmark and United States at Steel Arena on May 18, 2019 in Kosice, Slovakia. (Photo by Lukasz Laskowski/PressFocus/MB Media/Getty Images)
KOSICE, SLOVAKIA - MAY 18: Jack Hughes #6 of USA looks on during the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Slovakia group A game between Denmark and United States at Steel Arena on May 18, 2019 in Kosice, Slovakia. (Photo by Lukasz Laskowski/PressFocus/MB Media/Getty Images) /
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ST. PAUL, MN – SEPTEMBER 19: Team Langenbrunner forward Matt Boldy (9) scores a 3rd period goal on this shot during the USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game between Team Leopold and Team Langenbrunner on September 19, 2018 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN. Team Leopold defeated Team Langenbrunner 6-4.(Photo by Nick Wosika/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ST. PAUL, MN – SEPTEMBER 19: Team Langenbrunner forward Matt Boldy (9) scores a 3rd period goal on this shot during the USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game between Team Leopold and Team Langenbrunner on September 19, 2018 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN. Team Leopold defeated Team Langenbrunner 6-4.(Photo by Nick Wosika/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

9. Matthew Boldy

DOB: April 5, 2001 (age 18)
Position: LW
Shoots: L
Team: USNTDP — USHL
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 187 pounds

The main knock on Matthew Boldy continues to be his skating — a feature that is frequently seen as unremarkable when considered in conjunction with members of his draft class. But the depth of Boldy’s on-ice IQ cannot be underestimated enough. The 18-year-old has an ability to shoot and pass in a fundamentally astute way, as well as a degree of creativity that often catches opponents by surprise.

One of the best stories of this year’s class, Boldy should be a valuable selection in the earlier segment of the first round — under the condition that a team is willing to roll the dice on the continuous improvement of his stride and step.

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