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Like I’ve stated numerous times before, this draft class in 2020 is very forward heavy, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t exciting defensemen out there. As I wrote in my article on Justin Barron:
The defense class this year all have noted upsides regarding their skating ability, with most being classed as “mobile defenders”.
This again holds true for Braden Schneider, who skates very smoothly for a big defensemen (6’2”, 209 lbs). If Justin Barron were the “defensively responsible”, stay at home defenseman, and Jeremie Poirier the risky, high variance offensive defenseman, then Schneider sits right in the middle as a very prototypical two-way blue-liner.