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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
It's disingenuous to say that prospects passed Wotherspoon on the depth chart last season because in reality he was Stockton's best defender for most of the year. It was in previous years that his stock has fallen and he couldn't recover in time
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Which reality is that? Seems like the Flames think Andersson was one of the top defenders in the league and not Wotherspoon. Do media think Wotherspoon was their best defender? Do fans? Does analytics?
I didn’t watch any Stockton myself. But I find the claim a bit dubious.
And even if Wotherspoon was the top defender doesn’t mean prospects didn’t pass him. Excelling in the minors doesn’t necessarily means your game translates to the nhl better than other prospects. Wotherspoon May have plateaued as an above average AHL defencemen while the younger kids have better skills that translate to nhl success.