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Originally Posted by Ashasx

It's hard to get excited about a pick with such limited offensive upside. Ideally you like to see your defensive defencemen still put up points in lower leagues.

Not a fan of the pick, but if he does develop, he could turn into a pretty rare player. I just hope he's not a player who ends up spending a ton of time in his own zone because he can't move the puck up the ice.

Beyond that, I don't really see the upside and I prefer to use draft picks on upside.

Not all defensemen need to put up points to be effective.

Honestly, Kuznetsov sounds like a biggy meaner Brodie. Also sounds a bit like Chris Tanev. Both very good top 4 defensemen who don't put up much points.