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Old 01-04-2014, 03:15 PM   #64
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Ekblad's skating and decision making look questionable in today's game. I get the love for big defensemen but his play in the first period raised some question marks for me. Reminds me of Dana Murzyn with his stride (not in a good way) and had a bad pinch and a bad giveaway.
We'd be drafting Ekblad for how good he'll be in the NHL at age 23+ not how good he is in junior at age 17. Most players see some improvement in their skating after being drafting.

That said I haven't had a chance to watch the WJC games yet so I can't weigh in on his skating in particular.
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