crasherino
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Well, sure....I'd like that too. But how many teams have 3-4 top pairing prospects in their system? If we had the ability to add to our system, I think the blue line would be the last place we'd do that.I think this is a better analysis than @The Winter Soldier 's OP. Love our depth, but I am not 100% sure have a true #1D in the system. Dobson would need to hit his ceiling, which I believe he can do, but I would prefer to have at least 1 or 2 more guys with that ceiling.
Long term, I think we have an abundance of 2nd pairing guys, but we could use 1 or 2 more top pairing types in the system. Our depth is top of the league but our group (prospects and current players) as a whole is only in the "healthy" range. Nothing special as of now.
And I don't think Dobson would need to play to his absolute ceiling in order to be considered a top pairing guy. If he continues his current trajectory, he'll fall squarely as a top pairing defenseman. Perhaps to be a true #1 in this league (i.e. a guy who gets consideration as a top 15 defender and Norris consideration) maybe he has to hit his ceiling, but as of now, the guy is as steady and low risk a two way defender as there is out there. If you want to say that Wilde (with his apparent defensive short falls) needs to hit his ceiling to be a top pairing Dman, I'll buy that. But considering this system's short comings elsewhere, I wouldn't waste much time on our defensive shortcomings. Its probably a top five group in the league when looked at its entirety.