Micklebot
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I'd prefer to shelter him at first - then let him work up the lineup gradually. I think he's going to be a stud, but let him start with what he can handle and give him more as he's ready.
Also, I think his optimal value isn't playing with EK, its being a stud and never being on the ice with EK. A stud D on the ice for 50+ mins a night... that would be insane. A long way to go before that would happen but, to me, that is the desired outcome.
My hope (read super duper fantasy) is that Karlsson and Chabot end up like our Neidermayer/Pronger. They rarely played together with the ducks, but ensure that there was always an elite Dman controlling the play.
More realistic might be a similar situation to when Detroit had Lidstrom and Rafalski, (btw, holy crap, I just looked back at Detroit back then, and they had all off Lidstrom, Rafalski, and Kronwall putting up over 50 pts in 08-09, how often does that happen)