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You may recognize Thomas' name since he was a part of the John Tavares trade that sent last year's first overall pick and now current Islander to the London Knights of the OHL.
Thomas has a nice scoring touch at the right wing and has a fabulous shot according to many scouts. One scout went as far as to say that he holds an "NHL shot" already, but other parts of his game need improvement before he makes the jump to the big leagues.
Here is a couple of scouting reports on Thomas:
Hockey's Future: Small, speedy forward with a scoring touch. In his first full season with the Generals, Thomas picked up 41 goals and added 25 assists for 66 points in 64 games.
Maple Leafs Hot Stove: ...His bread and butter of going hard to the net is supported by excellent speed and skating skills (what else would you expect of Stumpy’s [Steve Thomas'] son) and a nose for goal. Coupled with decent hands, a high hockey IQ, and cannon shot, Thomas has the potential to be a killer offensive force in junior the next couple of seasons.
...Christian has a chippy edge and has shown he isn’t afraid to throw around what mass he has and furthermore he works hard on the puck all the time and knows how to make himself open. You could characterize Thomas’ play as doing the simple things well, doing them consistently and doing them with fast, hard skating.
...Thomas has yet to put up the kind of numbers to suggest he could handle top 6 duties in the NHL and lacks the size to be a pure energy third liner....what a team would be drafting in Thomas is a whole-lotta likeable skill, bloodlines, and sense with only one standout year to his name.
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