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Want to get to know the Blackhawks'
second-round selection Drew Commesso
?
Look no further than what draft experts have to say about the U.S. National Team Development Program netminder:

"He had the second-lowest GAA (2.05) and sixth-highest save percentage (.920) in one season with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program Under-18 team. Commesso (6-2, 180), who will attend Boston University in 2020-21, finished 18-7-1 and had three shutouts in 30 games. He presents excellent instincts, quickness and a calming presence in tense situations. Commesso could be one of the steals of the 2020 draft class if developed properly." - Mike Morreale, NHL.com

"Commesso had an excellent season, being one of the better NTDP goalies in recent seasons and one of the best players on that team. Commesso impressed me the more I watched him. I had skepticism coming into the season on whether he had NHL quality quickness or sense, but he showed that over the course of the campaign. He's a quick goalie, I debated putting a 60 on his athleticism, but in control with how he moves around the crease. He reacts quickly and tracks pucks well, so despite not having elite quickness, he can get to a lot of pucks. While he's often square, he can make the high difficulty save when he needs to. He's a player uniquely affected by the shortened season and no U18 worlds because he only had 27 starts on the campaign. I'm not overly confident in his production due to the sample size, but he's also one of the youngest players in the draft so there's a lot of room for projection." - Corey Pronman, The Athletic
"He posted some of the best numbers we've seen in the USNTDP in a while. Commesso plays a more aggressive game inherently, but he does a great job staying on top of plays and reading through traffic. He rarely gets caught moving across the crease, owning every inch of space with confidence. He skates at a higher level than most of his fellow draft-eligibles." - EliteProspects.com