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Originally Posted by Hatter
If we ended up really bad this year I think I'd take Jones too. Big, mobile d-men with excellent ability at both ends of the ice don't come along every day.
He was excellent at the WJC, and seems to fit in well in Portland as well. Drool...
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I think part of the reason why I am skeptical about media hype and published scouting reports is it seems every year that description is said about a highly touted defenseman. I'm not saying the report is inaccurate, or Victor Hedman and Eric Johnson are bad players, just I've heard it before.