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Originally Posted by Patrick
IMO, the Flames D prospect pool is extremely deep. Sure, the forwards may be lacking but the defense don't get much credit.
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I wouldn't call it "extremely deep", but it's really good. Definitely the strength in our system. Negrin, Brodie, and Erixon all have good skill sets, and all 3 are said to have shown improvement over the last year at playing defense. Even if only one turns out as a well rounded Dman, as long as one other can play 6th dman minutes and some PP, that's enough really. Matt Pelech is ready IMO, despite his bad camp last year. These guys coupled with Bouwmeester and Giordano could make for a solid D-core in 3 years, that will last a while, and if the contracts are done right, will be cheap.