Edmonton drafted flashy (mostly soft) wingers that don't have a high hockey IQ with exception of RNH who is a smurf. They should have drafted more defensive talent but it didn't need to be 1st overalls. They needed more Reinhart's and less Yakupov's. Of course their pathetic development is partly to blame too.
Would love to see Ekblad in a Flames jersey but you rarely go wrong picking the big, talented, smart centre. Comparing Ekblad to Pronger is a bit premature.
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