The later rounds of the draft are, obviously, not going to be as flush with NHL talent as the first round, but that doesn’t mean talent can’t be found. Often times, it hides in players who have flaws, sometimes superficial (i.e. height) but usually genuine. The job of the scouting team is to identify which of these players can actually fix their issues and blossom into a potential pro.
D’Artganan Joly has been one of those incomplete packages that has taken a serious stride to looking much closer to being a professional than an average sixth round pick should.