Hopefully someone deletes my FanShot. I always liked Espo and thought he got the short end of the stick during his junior career. He was once touted as the projected #1 pick of his draft class but his stock fell due to supposed ego issues and a subsequent drop in play. That said, he picked it right back up for the World Juniors in 09. I thought he was one of if not the best player for Canada in the Gold Medal game that year.

That said, I haven’t kept up with him during his minors career and his numbers aren’t the most appealing. We’ll see if he can pick it up in Austin.