Shane Malloy
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And when you say number one is, can he run a number one power play quarterback?
Yes, but he doesn't have to because he booms there.
Is he the number one player you throw over the boards on a penalty kill?
Yes.
Does he match up defensively against top lines?
Yes.
Does he have the mobility?
Yes.
Does he have the competitiveness?
Yes.
Does he have the hockey sense?
Yes.
He is my number one rated defenseman.
Now, the margin between my top four is really, really small.
But the advantage that Chase Reed has is, one, he's a right-handed shot and his mobility and his hockey sense.
Those are really rare.
Just to give the listeners and you guys an understanding, the average, if you look at from the salary cap era on, from 06,
to 2020 on average, there's only 16 defensemen that'll play more than 200 games in the NHL per draft class.
That's it.
That's one defenseman for every second team.