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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
I wonder if Fox fell in that draft because no one knew if he'd sign. He was the top d-scorer in the US program by a mile in his draft year and was drafted after guys who he doubled in points (and these guys were about the same size as him).
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That could be, but I recall the concerns about Fox in his draft year were the same as those surrounding his NHL future: he is not especially big, and also does not skate particularly well.
We do see a real influx of smaller defensemen with excellent vision and puck-moving ability in the NHL, but the one thing these players all seem to have in common is their superior skating ability. Fox does not have that, and as a 5'10" 185 lbs defenseman he very realistically could struggle in a League that sets a premium on skating.