Bounces R Way
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Terrific pick, in my opinion. I had him #2 in my rankings. I don't understand why he wasn't a top five pick in this draft. Made no sense to me. I don't know where the weakness is in his game, unless being shorter than 6'0 is a weakness. Great skating and puck moving, brilliant sense and playmaking. More skilled and better defensively than people think. I think he plays all situations 23-25 minutes per night.
In pro sports it kinda is. Hughes and Boqvist are the only other defenseman under 6'0 to be taken in the top 10 since 2000.
I like Drysdale a lot and definitely think he'll be top pairing but to paint him as having no deficiencies is just false. Fantastic skater and he's got great potential but there are still raw elements in his game. Wouldn't expect him to crack the Ducks lineup next year and even the year after could be a 50/50.