When he was drafted 16th overall by the Montreal Canadiens, many people thought Kaiden Guhle was an uninspired pick. With a big group of talented forwards available, the defenceman with modest scoring totals was, for a lack of a better term, boring.
The 6’3”, 209-pound left-shot defenceman turned some of his skeptics around with a short but successful season.
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It feels a little crazy that we’re talking about a player whose stock rose so much despite only playing 12 competitive games last season.