For most of his rather short NHL career, Jakub Zboril has been used like a fringe defenseman, mainly used on the bottom pairing or as a fill-in due to injuries.
It’s not uncommon for young defensemen to be used that way, but it always seemed like the Bruins looked at Zboril as a “first guy out” kind of player, straddling the line between #6 an #7 defenseman.
Zboril’s game has certainly grown over the last two seasons, and while he may not be a top-pairing guy, he has begun to show signs of fulfilling that first-round potential.