D Simon Forsmark ripped apart the J20 league this year, with 27 pts in 23 games (0.52 primary points per game average), and 7 pts in 5 playoff games. He played a remarkable 41 games in the SHL as well, scoring 3 points. He was named J20 Best Defenseman-a feat accomplished previously by Hampus Lindholm, Tomas Bjornfot, and Nils Lundkvist. He has everything you want-size (6'2"), defensive acumen, elite IQ and awareness, good stick, quality first-pass, he just lacks in the skating department. If he improves in that area, you easily have a top-4 NHLer.
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