Sam Reinhart - Best Player in NHL now?

[Marco 85]

No Barkov or Chuckie - No problem.

Reinhart is currently the best player in the league.
Offensively and defensively he can do it all

Offensively, he scores on the PP, short handed or at even strength.
Doesn’t need to be set up to be effective.

Defensively, he is sound whether it’s at even strength or on the PK.

Goes into the corners and can win battles. Crafty.

Makes his line mates better. See Lundell’s and Loustar’s starts this year.

The most complete player in the league at the moment.

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[Frank Drebin]

This moment may be brief but I will take your word for it.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

I don’t understand… he signed his big contract already why is he still trying?

 

[Coffee]

yeah he’s probably the best player at the moment. It’s the NHL though, let’s see how it looks next month

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

I am old enough to remember that there once was a thread titled
"Griffin Reinhart---Worst Player in the NHL Right Now"

 

[Ratsreign]

I don’t understand… he signed his big contract already why is he still trying?

Samson wants another

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

yeah he’s probably the best player at the moment. It’s the NHL though, let’s see how it looks next month

Kinda Interesting when you think about it- I think Matthews is the best in certain timeframes, but you can make a case for a lot of guys. Mac and Makar as well.

But sure, Reinhart can be best until McD gets his head out of his keister. I knew Sam would pop in Florida, not this much though. Cool how he went from 60 points (Buffalo) to ppg to a real leader there.

 

[Theodore450]

I used to think he was a PP merchant. But honestly he’s just a fantastic player that can do it all. Throwback player to the complete player era. Obviously not the offensive catalyst. But the exact type of player that wins cups

 

[sabremike]

Remember in the DC Comics when Superboy threw a punch so hard it tore apart the fabric of space and time? If anyone even tries to argue that Terry Pegula isn't the worst most incompetent owner in hockey history I will punch them right in the face even harder than that.

 

[WADEugottaBELAKthat]

Fantastic development. He was a boy for a lot of years. Now he’s the man.

 

[benfranklin]

I love Reinhart but best in the league as an overall player seems like a stretch.

 

[dumbdick]

Any player can be the best player if you shrink the timeframe of "right now" enough.

 

[The Panther]

Reinhart and Caulfield are examples of players who are good at surprising goalies with shots. It's a real skill.

 

[Nikki Potnick]

The Sabres are the best developmental team in the NHL.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

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[MessierII]

The Sabres are the best developmental team in the NHL.

Ironically that’s exactly what Florida used to be not that long ago. I give full props to that organization for figuring it out. At one point they were right there with phoenix and look at them today.

 

[BB88]

I still remember that one Buffalo reporter calling this the worst trade ever for Florida and the 1st reaction when he started with the Panthers

 

[Leafs87]

But is he a generational talent like Kucherov?

 

[tsujimoto74]

Kinda Interesting when you think about it- I think Matthews is the best in certain timeframes, but you can make a case for a lot of guys. Mac and Makar as well.

But sure, Reinhart can be best until McD gets his head out of his keister. I knew Sam would pop in Florida, not this much though. Cool how he went from 60 points (Buffalo) to ppg to a real leader there.

I'm not surprised at how he's performed in Florida. Reinhart has one of the best hockey IQs in the league--you could see that in his time with Buffalo (and even before he was drafted)--and he was getting better every year. This is just a natural continuation of his progression as a player.

 

[Idiot Stick]

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[PaulD]

No Barkov or Chuckie - No problem.

Reinhart is currently the best player in the league.
Offensively and defensively he can do it all

Offensively, he scores on the PP, short handed or at even strength.
Doesn’t need to be set up to be effective.

Defensively, he is sound whether it’s at even strength or on the PK.

Goes into the corners and can win battles. Crafty.

Makes his line mates better. See Lundell’s and Loustar’s starts this year.

The most complete player in the league at the moment.

Reino right up there for sure.
Kucherov and Panarin are red hot too.

 

[WaitingForThatCab]

If "right now" is the first ten days of the season, then yes, I think he has a case. Mostly, I'm just really happy for the team that he's been able to keep their heads above water while the squad's best overall player and top scorer are off the ice. It's going to be a dogfight for every playoff spot in the East this year, and he's doing a lot of lifting to keep his team where it needs to be in the standings.

Glad he's getting some respect, he deserves it. He's really become a fantastic player.

 

[Toby91ca]

I'm going to go with "not even close"

 

[elmaco]

Came far from those early days in BUF.

 

[Rebels57]

Florida's trade for Reinhart might be one of the best trades in NHL history.

The Flyers gave up more for Rasmus Ristolainen.