NHL Draft Prospect Preview: Derek Forbert

Nathan, Buddha, JS  and special guest CircularTheory, will be analyzing the pick and many of the prospects who have been discussed around the blogosphere and tied to the Wild.

Let us know what you think of each pick as we move along. At the end we will open it up to what you think they do with the pick. Make the jump and let's discuss the next player on our list, defenseman Derek Forbert of the USHL.

Check out his NHL.com profile:

Nathan: A Minnesota-based defenseman over a highly coveted Minnesota-based forward (and a power forward at that?), that's all anyone locally will see should the Wild draft Forbort instead of Nick Bjugstad (let alone anyone else in the draft.

Buddha: I think if the Wild draft a defenseman with the number nine overall pick that the collective head of the Team of 18,000 will simply explode. The sheer size of the kid has got to make every GM take notice. He's big boy, and has plenty of room to add weight. He can skate, he's a puck mover, honestly there is a whole lot to like about him. Not to mention the fact that he has a kick ass birthday.

Now. A defenseman. Really? To go into the system that has so many defenseman that they are being used as trade pieces? I know it is always pick the best player available, and Forbort has the strong potential to be a very good defenseman. I just cannot see the Wild continuing to use first round picks without trying to address the scoring issues in the organization.

I would not be shocked if they take Forbort, but I cannot vouch for the safety of Chuck Fletcher's mailbox if he decides to take him.