I disagree that it will hurt him to make the jump next year. I think there will be some growing pains but give him time and he should adjust to the speed of the NHL. There is no reason to believe that he cannot work out the deficiencies in his game in the NHL.
C Dylan Strome - Erie Otters, OHL (2015 Draft)
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Who has a better IQ between the 2?
Reinhart's 2 way play is much further along than Strome's, while Strome's size may translate better to the pros (board battles, maintainging possession in the offensive zone, etc). Both need to improve foot speed to become a bigger threat through the neutral zone
I would say Reinhart, but I think Strome is the more talented and toolsy player between the two and probably has a higher upside. I am not worried about the skating of either player.
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On Edmonton Radio -- Craig Button said That Draisaitl and Reinhart are top notch prospects but Strome would have been drafted before both of them. He went on to say that his compete and drive is on another level.
Not sure I agree but interesting none the less
Not sure I agree but interesting none the less
And he was super high on Reinhart. I agree with his take, and I wasn't a Strome fan at all until about January. He has an incredible offensive skill set, and has the drive. I hope he is Buffalo's pick if we miss on McEichel. A Strome-Reinhart combo would be awesome down the middle and on the PP.
One thing I like about Strome, if you watch the draft year show he is probably the most popular player on that team and is a leader.
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I would draft Strome before Reinhart if I only got to see their pre draft years too. That's no knock on Reinhart, because I think Strome would have been a first overall selection in most drafts.
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Why rush him though? It's highly highly unlikely that he'll have an impact right away. More likely he'd have a ~25-30 point rookie campaign while burning a year off his ELC and IMO not really doing anything particularly positive for his development relative to just staying in the OHL.
His brother took several years to develop, and he's not a better prospect than Ryan. Johansen, Couture, etc also spent more time in junior after being drafted. Couturier was brought up right away, and is struggling to bring his offence to the NHL level. Draisaitl was brought up right away, struggled quite a bit, and was sent back down.
I think Strome would benefit from a full season where he's the go-to guy that plays against the best OHL defenders on a nightly basis, plus getting a chance to be a leader for Team Canada at the WJCs.
Does anyone know where we could find a recent, extended highlight video of him?
There are a couple individual goals on youtube but I havent seen much. Just that one shift-by-shift video. But he has over 100 points, I would think there would be more out there.
There are a couple individual goals on youtube but I havent seen much. Just that one shift-by-shift video. But he has over 100 points, I would think there would be more out there.
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Strome has huge pottential. Great hockey sense, vision, and hands. If he ever does reach his pottential, you could possibly have a franchise center. However pottential and the NHL doesnt always work out. I have fear that his foot speed holds him back from reaching that pottential. Speed really isnt something you can teach.
Mitch Marner would be the safer pick. IMO Marner is almost a lock to be an Elite NHL talent. His speed, hands, IQ make him an electric player. Hes a year younger then Domi and handsdown already better player. Yes he is on the smaller side, however thats not necessarily a pre-requisite to make it in the NHL.
As a leaf fan, i would select Marner at 4/5. Seeing as Mark Hunter is heading the charge this year i cant see the leafs passing on him.
Mitch Marner would be the safer pick. IMO Marner is almost a lock to be an Elite NHL talent. His speed, hands, IQ make him an electric player. Hes a year younger then Domi and handsdown already better player. Yes he is on the smaller side, however thats not necessarily a pre-requisite to make it in the NHL.
As a leaf fan, i would select Marner at 4/5. Seeing as Mark Hunter is heading the charge this year i cant see the leafs passing on him.
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At times I think we believe you can't actually teach players anything. You can't teach size, speed, hockey sense, vision, etc. There's got to be something you can teach hockey players
.You can't turn someone into a speed demon, but you can improve people's skating which should give them more mobility. Not to mention every guy doesn't have to be a speed demon to be a very dangerous player. Good players will find a way to make use of their best assets and minimize their weak points.
I think both Marner and Strome are really good players and teams will end up pretty well off with whichever. I don't think either is a hugely safer pick.
At times I think we believe you can't actually teach players anything. You can't teach size, speed, hockey sense, vision, etc. There's got to be something you can teach hockey players
You can't turn someone into a speed demon, but you can improve people's skating which should give them more mobility. Not to mention every guy doesn't have to be a speed demon to be a very dangerous player. Good players will find a way to make use of their best assets and minimize their weak points.
I think both Marner and Strome are really good players and teams will end up pretty well off with whichever. I don't think either is a hugely safer pick.
There are a number of NHL players who are not fast but are effective. Tavares is not very fast but is good at controlling the play when he has the puck. Johansen isn't very fast either. Thornton has been an elite player for years while being pretty slow.
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How exactly is he overrated? There is literally nothing he's below average in other than skating (which can be fixed.) Good shot? Check. Passing? Check. Hockey IQ? Good. Hands? Check. Vision? Check. Two way game? Check. He's an awesome prospect unlucky enough to be in a draft with two generational prospects and possibly the best American defence prospect in a long while as well.
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He has a very good shot for a CHL kid, i'm sure it will only get better at the pro level.
