We've looked at the top 100 NHL draft prospects -- including my explanation for ranking Patrik Laine over Auston Matthews at No. 1 -- and we've also examined the prospects whose stocks are trending up or down after the scouting combine.

But it's also useful to look at which prospects are best at each skill, as NHL teams have been doing the same thing. What follows is my ranking of the top 10 prospects in terms of skating, puck handling, shooting, passing, hockey IQ and physical game.

Typically, the "best skaters" group is dominated by forwards. It usually follows that the top forwards in a class are speedsters. But that is not the case in 2016. Matthews is a pretty good skater but not amazing, and Laine is mediocre. Meanwhile, guys like Matthew Tkachuk and Pierre-Luc Dubois are good, but they aren’t stellar in that area. Michael McLeod is the exception of that group as a top-round forward who gets a lot of his value from his wheels.

As a result, we are left with a group of highly mobile defensemen on this list, several of whom were the top defenders in their respective junior leagues. I don’t see a clear top skater here, so if someone wanted to argue a few guys up or down this group, I wouldn’t object. Olli Juolevi seems to have that escape quality to his skating and generates easy power. Mikhail Sergachev has an explosive stride and can lead a rush very well. Samuel Girard is incredibly agile, while Victor Mete can jet.

Matthews is one of the best puck handlers for a first-year draft-eligible prospect in recent history. His puck control and coordination are elite, especially when considering big players like him usually don't have that kind of skill. There’s a drop after that to players like Alexander Nylander and Laine, who both handle the puck very well and are very creative players but don’t have the lightning-quick reflexes of Matthews.

Some might be surprised by Jordan Kyrou's high ranking in both this category and skating, but he is absolutely dynamic. There are certainly major holes in his game, but he can do some things on the ice that few others in major junior can. Will Lockwood is a similar case. He struggled at times this season, but his pure skill level is very high.

The top two players in the draft class again occupy the top of this category, but this class has several quality goal scorers. Laine’s rocket will be one of the best shots in the NHL from the very first game he plays next season; Matthews can also pick corners with the top tier of pros, and both could potentially clear 20 goals next season, with 25 being a realistic target.

Kieffer Bellows is one of the greatest scorers to ever play in the USA Hockey's National Team Development Program; Alex DeBrincat has sniped 50 in the OHL the past two seasons, while other forwards like Dmitri Sokolov, Adam Mascherin and Julien Gauthier also have fearsome wrist shots. Sergachev is the lone defender to make an appearance here because of his absolute bomb of a point shot.

Clayton Keller set records at the USNTDP this season for assists. His hockey IQ is off-the-charts good -- Spoiler Alert: he's also among the top players in that category -- and he makes a lot of unique, highly creative plays to set up his teammates. Matthews ranks very highly in the passing and shooting categories, showing what a dynamic offensive force he is.

Logan Brown might measure in at 6-feet-6, but he’s no tree, as he shows really great offensive instincts. Adam Fox is the top-ranked defender here, and he impressed me so much with his puck movement throughout the season. He’s small, but he has a lot of offensive potential. I’ve taken heat for calling Laine a great passer, as most of the highlight reels show him scoring. However, a careful observation reveals he can make plays with the best of them.

Hockey IQ can be a contentious attribute to define. To me, hockey IQ is simply game intelligence and reactions, but it can be exhibited in different ways depending on a player’s particular skill set and position.

Laine is not like Keller or Matthews, both of whom are elite playmakers; rather, he’s smart in the way great goal scorers like Phil Kessel and Alex Ovechkin are. This means he knows how to make the tough passes and can get his zone entries, but he recognizes he can score at an elite level and puts himself in great situations to do so.

Matthews is a brilliant player as well. I’ve seen him make so many plays the past few years that can just blow you away with his imagination. Keller and Nylander are both high-end playmakers, and that’s where their IQ thrives. Dubois is just as great a playmaker, and he’s always making good decisions, always in the right spot and knowing how to create chances in any given situation.

Juolevi, Dante Fabbro and Jake Bean all just seem to know how to move the puck incredibly well and never get rattled by pressure. Those are attributes I love in defensemen.

I could focus the physical game rankings on pluggers who don’t have much hockey skill, but for a more useful purpose, I will focus on players who project to actually be playing in the NHL.

Logan Stanley is a giant at 6 feet 7 and is not afraid to lean on opposing forwards. Dubois isn’t as tall, but he’s strong, and he wins so many battles. Laine isn’t as physical as most of the players in this group, and he rarely throws a big hit, but he’s so strong on the puck and the World Championships was another example of how he can already battle against men.

Max Jones can be a little mistake-prone with his physical play, but a guy who can skate and engage like him is noteworthy. Givani Smith can be equally as mistake-prone sometimes but doesn’t have the same level of athleticism as Jones. Despite his average size, Ryan Lindgren is a tremendous physical force who can lay out highlight-reel hits. Tkachuk is just a great competitor who grinds for pucks. Sergachev is already living in a man’s body, and even though he doesn’t lay out crunching hits, his ability to engage one-on-one is quite solid for a young defenseman.