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Originally Posted by FakenHaken
As well I think we likely have some 3/4 or 4/5 type defencemen that will start making a push in a few years. Wotherspoon, Seiloff, Ramage, Breen, Kulak, Kanzig, Culkin, Roy all will be pushing each other for the 4 or 5 spots left. Could we use that number 1 defencemen? You bet I think they are required to win the Stanley Cup. We need a Doughty or Keith or Chara. Will Gio or Brodie be that type of defencemen I don't think so, but I don't have a crystal ball either. At the same time I don't believe Ekblad is that either so I'd be more than fine with Bennett or Reinhart this year and if Ekblad was available I'd draft him too ahead of Bennett or Reinhart. At this point I'm fine with all 3 none will be superstars but they will be good.
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I think one of the issues we face is that we have too many 5-6 defensemen and bottom 6 forwards. I think it's easier to get good forwards with late first round picks than it is to get good defensmen. I think in a couple of years, Ekblad will be better than most of our defensmen if not all of them.