[Cali Panthers Fan]

Wotherspoon.

Already solid defensively, big enough, skates pretty well, makes a good read almost all the time. The offense is coming with him too. I saw glimpses of his passing ability last year and, while he may not score a lot of goals, should be a solid offensive player to at least be a 2nd pairing guy…and may even be the more defensive player in a top pairing.

I mean seriously people. Last season was his first PRO season. In that year he played top 4 minutes for Abbotsford, was a +13 despite only 9 points to his name, came up and played 14 games for the Flames (in a limited role) and had 4 assists and was so solid defensively that he came out only -3 on a bad team. Oh, and he turned just 21 in March, so he did all that as a 20 year old, which is way ahead of the curve for a defenseman.

He's not flashy, but he's the best defensive prospect we've had since Phaneuf. He's easily the most pro-ready player left on the board (ok, maybe Ortio).