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Originally Posted by Textcritic
If they collectively believe that Klefbom is a budding #1 defenseman just imagine how high they will project a player like Dumba.
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I actually like Klefbom. Good size, mobility, awareness. But he is at best a middle pairing guy right now. He has the potential to become a number 1 but is at least 2 or 3 full years away. It took Brodie a good 4 seasons in the NHL after a few years in junior and the AHL to get where he's at. Patience is the key and the Oilers have 0. Just take his contract. Klefbom is making $500,000 less than Brodie right now, that is nuts. But after Klefbom I don't like any of their D prospects. Nurse is a less offensively gifted Phaneuf with even less smarts. Reinhart is a career #6/7. Davidson will likely max out at a middle-bottom pairing guy. When your future D prospects looks like that and you have an offer of RNH + 2nd for Dumba you take it and run. Chiarelli is an idiot.