A closer look at Noah Juulsen

Now that the Brett Lernout fiasco seems to have run its course, we can shift our focus to another defenceman that I and many others think was given a rough ride by the panellists: Noah Juulsen.

As you can see, the majority of the votes pencilled Juulsen somewhere in the 15-to-20 range. Considering Montreal's lack of depth in the defensive prospect department, this may seem a little harsh. In retrospect, by placing him 14th I also adopted a very conservative approach.

Let's see how he compares to other defencemen selected in the first two rounds of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Player League Round GP G A1 A2 PPG ES points ES P/60 NHLe TmPt% eTOI ES GF Noah Juulsen WHL 1st (26th) 68 9 22 21 .76 26…