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Originally Posted by OzSome
As I recall TJ Brodie was good offensively in junior but suspect defensively. Look how he turned out after a few years. I think it is easier to teach a defenseman in how to play defensively hockey than teaching them offensively. So I am very confident that if Eric Roy is willing to listen and learn, he'll be an average or more than average two-way defenseman. A few seasons in AHL will prepare him for the NHL.
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That and our less than stellar defensive prospect pool mandates that we have to work with our picks to see if they can develop into nhl quality.
Still shaking my head why we didn't pick Ebert instead of Gordon. Could shoulda woulda.