The defensive depth gets a shot in the arm, as the Preds do what they've done throughout Poile's tenure by building from the net forward.
Obviously, there is a lot to like in this pick. In fact, we called this in the SB Nation Mock Draft. But at keep in mind that this player is indeed the 17th overall pick for a reason. He's a project, but that's not a bad thing on a team that has a window to win like the Predators have.
For starters, here's what we know about the newest Nashville Predator: he likes the idea of playing in Nashville(from Yahoo):
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