Exactly my point, no disrespect to Benson Smith but a 1D potential having played at pro level already should be considered BPA at 5 (potentially even earlier)
The opportunity is there to play a lot of minutes in Laval as well. Though with Norlinder, Trudeau, Struble, Tourigny and possibly Mailloux, it’s looking a little young. It would be important to have a couple of veterans.
All these Swedes moving up the board really making this a deep draft. We’re gonna have a bunch of options at 17.
For Benson, somethings gotta give. The sum of his parts are lesser than his results, most likely thats because of his IQ and vision.
For me the issue is that there kind of a disconnect between is point total and how he is getting those point. I guess will see at the WC, but I would be surprised to see similar progression to Seider, Seider before WC he was a big guy, big shot, willing to take the body, played a very smart and controlled game and shown some good things carrying or making outlet pass at time… At WC he was night and day all these attributes seem even more evident and dynamic. But even if he show elite celling is floor is probably still a reliable top 4.
If all these swedes are moving up the boards, there might be a problem with your evaluation.
If the Reinbacher boys wanna be taking seriously, first thing is they need to stop comparing the kid to Seider. Seider was the more impressive specimen and had tremendous hands and passing ability for a big defenseman.
I haven’t even evaluated them yet. But they clearly are moving up rankings as they look like the dominant team of the tourney thus far.
Whats the disconnect? Hes producing in pro ways lol, youd want him to produce like Smith? Doodle around the zone and deke everyone including the refs to score?
The Seider comparison comes from people who don't watch him and draw the lazy NL-DEL and AUS - GER parallel.
Reinbacher is a fine passer, but there’s a creativity to Seiders playmaking that Reinbacher has never shown.
I wouldn’t say a great passer. He’s not a guy who will ever QB a PP1.
You don't have to be creative when you make the right play all the time. He pushes the pace and opens up passing lanes with his aggressive play.
Yes.
His aggressiveness really is great. Ive seen him jump in the play so often, I really question if people even bother watching highlight videos before commenting on a prospect or if a two line description from september is enough for them.
I feel like most people prefer situating him against Nemec and Jiricek. The Seider comparisons are mostly situational Austrian/German D who rises late in the year becuase he was underscouted.
