Timofei Runtso

Runtso quietly put up 44 points from the blue line in Victoria's system — 11 of them goals, a rare offensive punch for a right-shooting defenseman in the WHL — and his ability to quarterback a power play with calm, measured decision-making separates him from the typical offensive-defenseman archetype. What projects him to the NHL is that combination of a genuine shot and the hockey sense to know when *not* to use it, the makings of a second-pairing defenseman who can contribute on the man advantage without being a liability in his own end.

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