Preds 1-2 in about 4 years=
Suter-Hamhuis
but for real, he's supposedly considerably better than Hamhuis, who, rookie mistakes aside, is already making a huge impact in Nashville, and helping our blueline to be much better than anyone thought it would be.
Suter has great vision, terrific skating, top notch passing...and plays a mean, physical game on top of that. Before the Preds drafted him, I watched a draft preview on Sportsnet, and one of the commentators said, "In ten years, this kid could very well be the single best all-around defenseman in the league". As for when he's going to crack the lineup...it's anyone's guess. Since he's going the college route, and the Preds have no reason to hurry him with the lineup looking pretty set for a couple of years at least, I would guess that he, like Adam Hall and Andrew Hutchinson(and currently Matt Koalska) will be allowed to finish his college career, though if he wanted to opt out early, I don't see why the Preds wouldn't at least give him a year or two in Milwaukee. I'm truly excited about this kid, though, and I was thrilled when the Preds picked him.