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Originally Posted by Textcritic
The loss of Fox is really unfortunate, but the silver lining is in how the scouting staff has plucked emerging star defensemen from deep in the draft with a fair amount of consistency. It makes me feel better about their chances to find another Fox in the second or third round.
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This is also why I don't entirely understand people who want to acquire young defencemen in trades (for Gaudreau, namely). We have a pretty impressive group now and I have a lot of confidence that pipeline will continue to fill. That's one area where the scouting staff have done really well to the point I'm not sure we need to spend assets to supplement it any time soon, and any needed additions can be done through free agency.