I may have worded it poorly, I agree with you. I was trying to say he is more of a cleanup guy. Which is fine because the scoreboard doesnt care how the puck crosses the line.
But what I was trying to say is he isnt a playmaker in the way of putting the game on his stick. He wont take a puck from Igor and drive the play all the way down and create a problem like a Panarin or Zbad.
Is the other team nervous when he is carrying the puck? I am not so sure, which means thats not good value for a 1st overall. But if they fear him when he is near the crease that is some value.