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by Paul on 09/12/07 at 07:48 AM ET
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from Jeff Gordon at Fox Sports,
Blues defenseman Erik Johnson manhandled his peers at the Traverse City prospects tournament, to nobody’s surprise.
He dominated collegiate competition for the University of Minnesota. He ran roughshod over junior competition for the U.S. national team. He held up against international veterans at the World Championships.
But what can he do against NHL competition?
We’ll know soon enough, because Johnson, the first overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, is the cornerstone of the Blues rebuilding project.
read on about nine more NHL rookies…
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