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Brown</div><div class="NewsAuthorCard_authorTitle__UJsRW">Contributor - Dir. of NA Scouting</div></div></a><div class="NewsAuthorCard_socialIconGroup__jbYPW"><a href="https://twitter.com/MitchLBrown" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="LinkSNS_buttonCircle__BNZYo LinkSNS_sm__EfTNs NewsAuthorCard_socialIcon__fUE10" aria-label="twitter"><img alt="twitter" src="https://cdn.eliteprospects-assets.com/icons/sns/twitter.svg" loading="lazy" class="LinkSNS_icon__4nAUp" width="32" height="32"/></a></div></div></div><div class="ArticleContent_articleBodyText__PgHmQ"><div class="HTMLContent_htmlContent____GHn"><p class="MsoNormal">The NHL 2020 NHL Draft was a landmark for German hockey. They had two players selected inside the first round for the first time ever: <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/348134/tim-stutzle">Tim Stützle</a> and <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/381687/lukas-reichel">Lukas Reichel</a>. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" rel="noopener" href="https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/381855/john-peterka">John-Jason Peterka</a> should’ve been the third.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Buffalo Sabres probably aren’t complaining. They traded up four spots to land Peterka early in the second round.</p><p class="MsoNormal">At the time, the forward prospect demonstrated NHL-calibre shooting and finishing ability, bolstered by even better off-puck instincts and timing around the net. A skilled handler, he sliced through defenders in open-ice and played keep-away along the boards. </p><p class="MsoNormal">And, of course, his motor was incredible: It wasn’t just unrelenting, but his energy allowed him to win pucks that few players could. </p><p class="MsoNormal">However, Peterka wasn’t much of a playmaker beyond a few spurts. He took too many low-percentage shots and his single-speed, rush-the-net-at-all-costs attacks caused him to miss teammates in far better positions than himself.</p></div></div><div class="ArticlePaywall_paywallContainer__Yh390 ArticleContent_paywall__Ua7OX"><div class="ArticlePaywall_paywallTitle___8Ezz">Premium article</div><div class="ArticlePaywall_paywallDescription__m_u33">Register to unlock in-depth articles and gain access to quality, exclusive coverage. 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All that was missing was a playmaking component. Not anymore.","isPremium":1,"publishedAt":"2021-09-10T18:00:42Z","imageCopyright":"","imageDescription":"","image":{"__typename":"RinksideImage","original":"https://epr-cdn.eliteprospects-assets.com/2/images/Peterka-1631296811-1024.jpg","optimized":{"__typename":"RinksideImageWebp","small":"https://epr-cdn.eliteprospects-assets.com/2/images/Peterka-1631296811-1024.jpg","medium":"https://epr-cdn.eliteprospects-assets.com/2/images/Peterka-1631296811-1024.jpg","large":"https://epr-cdn.eliteprospects-assets.com/2/images/Peterka-1631296811-1024.jpg"}},"primary":{"__typename":"RinksideArticlePrimary","id":"29","name":"NHL Prospects","slug":"nhl-prospects","type":"category"},"content":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe NHL 2020 NHL Draft was a landmark for German hockey. They had two players selected inside the first round for the first time ever:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/348134/tim-stutzle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eTim Stützle\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/381687/lukas-reichel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLukas Reichel\u003c/a\u003e. \u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/381855/john-peterka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eJohn-Jason Peterka\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;should’ve been the third.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c/o:p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Buffalo Sabres probably aren’t complaining. They traded up four spots to land Peterka early in the second round.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAt the time, the forward prospect demonstrated NHL-calibre shooting and finishing ability, bolstered by even better off-puck instincts and timing around the net. A skilled handler, he sliced through defenders in open-ice and played keep-away along the boards.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAnd, of course, his motor was incredible: It wasn’t just unrelenting, but his energy allowed him to win pucks that few players could.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHowever, Peterka wasn’t much of a playmaker beyond a few spurts. 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