Anthony Donati

Merrick Van Acker Adam Banach and uh Jacob Ryan centering that and that's one of the best lines in all of the OHL and the fact that Caleb Malhotra was getting so much power play time on the best power play in 30 years for the Brantford Bulldogs it just goes to show how much trust the team had in him as well as you know this is a guy that has performed year over year the progression in his game just

exponentially and inflection point in his game is right now.

I mean, we are seeing that.

So if he has another jump in his development, which he could have, it's just going to elevate what his floor and upside will be as well as, you know, the Manny Malhotra conversation with the pros and cons of Caleb Malhotra being drafted, playing under his father.

I think there is both pro and cons that you can bring up, but you know, you just saw Jalen Brunson and the Knicks win the,

the championship for the New York Knicks for the first time.

And his dad, Rick Brunson was actually one of the assistant coaches and it worked out well for them.

I know that in terms of Caleb Malhotra has gotten advice from, you know, he could go to his dad or coach as we saw in that press press conference, but you know, that that's something that Caleb Malhotra has learned the smaller details of the game on and off the ice that a lot of players just don't have the access to.

And it doesn't hurt that his,

His uncle is Steve Nash, who is Canadian royalty there for basketball as well.

So I think it's very interesting that he's had such an incredible surrounding of talent with sports.

And I think that it just overall is going to help his development.

Well, it's very interesting because one is, you know, Ivar Stenberg and Gavin McKenna are both better offensive players than Caleb Maholcher.

But Caleb Maholcher is actually the most skilled center other than Viggo Bjork, who has size issues.

So I think that's going to push him down that he can't be into the top three.

But in terms of like the offensive production and the growth in his game that he showed even this year,

during his rise, I think Caleb Malhotra does have a lot more to show in his offensive game.

And the fact that he was so productive when the lights got the brightest in those intense playoff series, in those intense playoff games, you know, I think that he's going to shock some people and be able to score, you know, or produce 80 to 85, 90 points in the best season of his career.

But the only thing is, you know, Ivar Stenberg and McKenna could be 100-plus point producers, but they're not going to bring what Caleb Malhotra brings in all levels of the ice.

and all levels of the game in terms of, you know, Ivar Stenberg has a good B game, but when we compare him to Gavin McKenna, that's why he is, you know, his B game is that good in terms of his B game compared to a guy like Caleb Holtrick, Caleb Holtrick is just better defensively and more active.