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Originally Posted by Red John
Those types don't really exist, and its because only 6 defensemen dress for a game opposed to 12 forwards, so each d-man sees more icetime and is therefore more integral to the eventual outcome of the game.
So most teams can't afford to have a "project" figure his game out back on the blueline, spending 20 minutes a night getting targeted and beat like a rented mule by other teams who will dump the puck into his corner all night long.
It's another reason why its more important to build a winning team around the blueline than forwards, and why the Flames are having success this season.
So no. You don't move Glencross for a "project D" even if that existed.
For a 1st, you have to move him but for anything less it's not worth sending the wrong message to a team that's played its balls off all season long to be in a playoff position.
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Absolutely they exist. Brodie's first NHL experiences epitomized this. I agree they're less common (we all know D tend to break into the NHL after forwards, so most D have a head start to their career) and I agree that they have more negative impact on the team, but they exist. MacT up north certainly approached J. Shultz as a project, and although yes E=NG and Jultz is not someone I'm crazy about taking onto our team at the moment, I would have jumped at the opportunity to sign him after his college years with full knowledge that he was a project.