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Originally Posted by handgroen
he made a strong impression at camp this year, and i think he and many other people in the organization will consider it a disappointment if he can't make the team out of camp next year.
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Since the 2010 Draft, exactly one defenseman chosen in the second round has made his NHL team by the second season from his draft year. And that was Justin Faulk, out of his first year of college after developing in the USHL. Not one defenseman drafted from the CHL has done it. Out of that same 2010 draft, 2 out of 8 D taken in the second round have yet to play a single NHL game.
Am I down on Rasmus Andersson? No, of course not. He had a great camp. Am I thinking he can do something no other CHL defenseman has done in 5 years, and that it will be disappointing if he doesn't? No, of course not.