Chico Resch once said that being a successful defenseman in the NHL is difficult because of the adjustments a player needs to make against the elite levels of competition. While some defensemen are successful right out of the gate, it may take others a couple of years to put everything together and become a great player.
When the New Jersey Devils selected defenseman Adam Larsson fourth overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, fans were excited because they all read somewhere that he reminded scouts of Nicklas Lidstrom. How could you not be excited with a comparison like that?