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This is the 13th story in a series of player profiles from the NHL's Scouting Combine in Buffalo, N.Y., focusing on potential second-round picks for the Penguins at 44th and 46th overall.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Adam Jecho said that it's "nothing new" for him to be one of the bigger players on his team.



He was always tall for his age growing up, there was no single big growth spurt to which he needed to adjust. At 6 foot 5 and 201 pounds, Jecho is one of the biggest players in this draft class. And in a sport where a lot of taller kids tend to gravitate more toward defense where that long reach can be more beneficial, Jecho -- a right-handed shot who can play wing and center -- is certainly one of the biggest forwards of this draft class.

Jecho brings more to the table than just that height, though. "I'm a big-sized forward playing more of a skill game rather than a physical game," Jecho told me at the NHL Scouting Combine earlier this month. "I think I have a really good shot and can also be a playmaker.

And I would also say that I'm pretty good in the two-way play." Jecho named the Sabres' Alex Tuch as a forward in the NHL he looks up to and tries to emulate, citing "comparables" in their games beyond just similar sizes. When Jecho said that his game is more skill than physicality, that might cause some pause or disappointment that someone with his assets isn't taking full advantage of them.

It's not that Jecho doesn't want to be more physical -- it's just a work in progress, he's.

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