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Sounds like Ehlers was rather poor last night despite picking up 2 points. I'll probably be going to Gatineau for a game this series (game 4)
Guess not. I agree with you though.
I've wanted Reinhart all year
Sounds like Ehlers was rather poor last night despite picking up 2 points. I'll probably be going to Gatineau for a game this series (game 4)
I agreed with you up until you said Bennett is the better NHLer. I have much bigger concerns with how Bennett's game translates, than how Reinhart's translates. Beyond the highly transferable and much lauded "hockey IQ", Reinhart plays an incredibly mature game. He's very smart about never going full-on, balls to the wall, but always being effective. He plays the exact same way every time he's on the ice, always at a smooth 90% (or whatever percentage below 100 that you want to quantify it as). He doesn't shy away from contact, but he doesn't blow people up. He doesn't look for a fight, but he never backs down from the nasty stuff. He protects the puck masterfully, but never exposes himself to the big hit. I think this is characteristic of many championship type players.
Bennett on the other hand goes 100%, 100% of the time. That's not the full reason for his effectiveness as he has good sense, great skating and a great shot, but it does contribute quite a bit. I just don't see that as sustainable in the NHL. He can re-learn how to play, or be tamed so-to-speak, but it's not his nature, and it won't be easy. He'll be a good to great player in the NHL, but he won't bring the stability of Reinhart IMO. Reinhart's hockey IQ makes him a top pick, but it's the maturity of his game that will make him elite.
If I'm ranking the top 3 it would look
Ekblad
Reinhart
Bennett
But I don't like passing on top 6 forwards after drafting Z/Risto and McCabe moving up so give me Reinhart at this point
Tim Murray on this lottery, and future ones: http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/inside-the-nhl/inside-the-nhl-murray-sees-no-change-coming-in-lottery-20140405
That's good news.
Tim Murray on this lottery, and future ones: http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/inside-the-nhl/inside-the-nhl-murray-sees-no-change-coming-in-lottery-20140405
Tim Murray on this lottery, and future ones: http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/inside-the-nhl/inside-the-nhl-murray-sees-no-change-coming-in-lottery-20140405
Murray confirms there are four players in consideration at the top. But I thought there was a top 3? So confusing.
I don't believe for a second they're seriously considering Dal Colle at #1
I don't believe for a second they're seriously considering Dal Colle at #1
Murray confirms there are four players in consideration at the top. But I thought there was a top 3? So confusing.
Murray confirms there are four players in consideration at the top. But I thought there was a top 3? So confusing.
Make sure you cover as many players as possible, so when shopping the pick, you get the most possible interest.
Not sure why so many are making so much out of what Mutray says. It's only purpose is in planting seeds, not informing the fans.
Exactly. People are reading too much into what Murray's said in these interviews. He's doing exactly what he should do given the position we are in. Not tipping his hand showing which prospect he prefers at this point.
It's definitely Draisaitl. Murray paid him a nice compliment in a recent interview on WGR.
Would Bennett over Reinhart be bad or acceptable