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Originally Posted by codynw
What makes you think Wotherspoon should have been ahead of Gaudreau, Bennett, Baertschi, Poirier, Granlund or Klimchuk? I could see Reinhart, but he shouldn't be above the other ones. The Flames just have really weak defensive depth.
Voted Ferland again this round. I think he has a chance to be a good top 6 winger.
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It's just my opinion, but I like him better than Granlund or Klimchuk. Probably haven't seen enough of Klimchuk to be fair, but Granlund will be hard pressed to find his spot in the NHL. Not enough offense to likely be a top 6 player, not enough grit to likely be a bottom 6 player. I really like Granlund, but I don't see a long NHL future for him.
Wotherspoon I can see right now having a 10-12 year career barring significant injury. He's the kind of guy that goes unheralded, but is necessary for a championship team. He won't add a lot of offense, but he can play in any situation defensively, and has good enough instincts offensively to help drive the play forward. He's not a flashy guy, but he does nearly everything right, as we saw by his nearly seamless call up last year in, remember this, his FIRST professional season. Defensemen rarely look that good at his age. He's going to be part of a shutdown pairing in the top 4 for sure, and could likely play top 2 minutes if he keeps developing his game. Very, very underrated player IMO.
But you don't have to agree with me, just stating my case since you asked.