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Originally Posted by FlameZilla
At worst Ekblad looks like he'll be the shutdown presence on a good team's 1st pairing. If his offence doesn't translate (which is ludicrous considering the cannon of a slapshot he possesses) he still has the physical and mental gifts to be a pretty special defenceman.
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This. Ekblad apparently has among the highest hockey IQs in the entire draft. That's why he's a shut-down guy, not because he goes around crushing boys.