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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 have been as loud as anyone about not drafting defensemen with lottery picks. But considering the Flames' prospect situation (with Monahan, Baertchi, Gaudreau and potentially Poirier and Klimchuk), I would have a hard time looking past Ekblad for anyone other than Reinhart.
It is early of course and things will change over the next 11 months. But a 6'3" >200 lb (at 17), good skating D-man with a right hand shot would look awful good added to our prospect pool.