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Originally Posted by Ashasx
By all reports, Ekblad has been amazing at the U18s.
I know GMs have become weary of drafting defencemen so high, but I'd be pretty upset if we passed on him for anyone but Reinhart.
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I am pretty high on Ekblad myself, but the preliminary reports are that some scouts don't think he is a top 5 pick. I am not sure that is because they think there are players with higher potential then him or they see holes in his game, or maybe both. Whatever the case, I hope Ekblad proves his doubters wrong with a great season and force the Flames to rank him high.
I haven't looked too deep into the defensmen besides Ekblad and McKeown but it feels like this year is pretty thin for dmen compared to the last 3 years. FCAV or Commandant care to comment?
In my mind this draft is pretty deep on C, LW, and C/LWs.