Big defensemen in any NHL Draft is easily the most controversial picks. On one side you have the traditional scouts that love the big body of players and believe that is what wins you championships. On the other side, there’s the more progressive scouts that believe size is still beneficial, but would rather have a player that can provide more benefits to the game, other than being taller than everybody else.
Luckily, Simon Edvinsson has a little bit of both. He’s a very big Swedish defender, standing at 6-foot-5 (sometimes 6-foot-4 depending on what database you look at) but he also gives more offense than we’re used to from those towering defensemen selected in the first round.