The thing I notice with Reinhart is that he seems to find chemistry with guys on the ice quickly. I knew he played with McDavid before, and just thought that Horvat was an 'easy fit' on that line for the world Juniors, but then seeing him have instant chemistry with Goldobin was really something. He is such a smart player, and he was constantly making plays in tight, and getting back to position quickly.
Goldobin I thought looked a bit more offensively skilled, and was better at both ends of the ice than I had thought - but I really think Reinhart was heads and shoulders above every other forward tonight.
Ekblad was really good as well. You can almost just see him turning into that cornerstone leader on your team that plays close to 30 mins a night.
Too bad Bennett wasn't playing. I thought Dal Colle was fairly invisible except for a brief flash here and there. Draisatl I expected to really dominate - his game just wasn't on at all. Not sure what was going on there. He didn't impose himself on the game in any way. Lemieux looks like a player who is going to be an asset to an organization, but I have no idea what his potential is. Bet he goes in the late first round. Ho Sang came as advertised - highly skilled, but highly one-dimensional.
A couple of others really stood out. I was just most impressed with Reinhart, Ekblad and the Goblin.
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