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Originally Posted by Pierre "Monster" McGuire
This organization has serious issues with consistently developing D-men.
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That was because previous management went for a size no matter how much skills they have. Some of them turned out to be a bust and some didn't really start playing well until they are older. Lately they've been drafting combinations of size, skills and characters. Those players are not fully developed yet so we don't know how good are they going to be. Of all the positions in hockey, defensemen are the toughest to gauge and goaltender is next. Some defensemen are late bloomers but there are others who are just plain good even when they are young. Those are the exceptions.