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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
The reason I wouldn't is that, with defensemen, you just never know if they'll get the defensive part of the game.
An extreme example is Phaneuf - at 20, he was an absolute stud. But he never got the rest of it.
Ekblad looks fantastic in his current role. But there is no guarantee that he becomes a top pairing, shut down guy.
And since we already have a top pairing, I'll keep the offensive catalyst.
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Ekblad's already better than Phaneuf has ever been defensively.
I would take Ekblad over Gaudreau as much as I love Johnny Hockey.