To furtrher talk about the two, I kind of agree with Brock and Dr.Sens but not completely.
I guess it depends on what you are looking for, how long you are willing to wait, etc.
I see Klein as that ultra smart roleplayer on a championship team. I highly value smarts. I do not think his offense is *that* raw. I just think he is an amazingly intelligent player who knows how to grab opportunities without putting his team into trouble.
Shawn Belle is more of a dominant guy *when he's making the good decisions*. Roll of the dice from game to game and almost play to play. He's a much better bet to become a top pairing defenseman but he is also a much better bet to be a player plagued with flaws, unable to be effective on a winning team.
And yes, as another poster said, the guy is a physical monster. Extremely athletic. He will take many years and could even be traded a few times before he puts it together.
Belle is a Bertuzzi-like gamble of a defenseman. I think he will be ruled out a few times but given some chances. Could blossom or not but 30th overall, it's a choice the Blues can be comfortable with. In a few years, a Belle-Pronger duo could be pretty good.
Klein, you just can't *not* like players like him if you love good smart hockey in today's NHL context, where understanding of systems, positioning and collective play are vital. I see him more as a Keith Carney type. Provides a bit of everything, extremely safe and could have a lenghty career and morph himself over time to become an invaluable guy. The kind of player that winners are after. I don't know if the Wings, Stars etc. will still be powerhouse but those are the kind of teams Klein would have thrived on.
I like them both but they are opposites. Not easy to compare them, it's like night and day.