Martin Necas Lands at No. 31, and the Respect Is Real

Martin Necas showing up at No. 31 says plenty about how the league views his game. He has become the sort of player whose value goes beyond the box score, which is usually where the real top-100 debates start to get interesting. The Hockey News putting him in this neighborhood tells you his stock is not just up - it is being treated like a finished product with room still to climb.