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Originally Posted by sergei_makarov
Max Reinhart. I think he develops to be the kind of heart and soul leader championship teams need.
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I think I originally posted this idea back during Kootenay's run to the Memorial Cup in 2011: I foresee Max being one of those guys who doesn't score a lot of goals, and he isn't a highlight reel guy, but he'll be the guy who scores a memorable series clinching goal sometime (like Joel Otto against Vancouver in 1989, or Bob Nystrom when the Islanders won their first Cup).
In one of the threads this week there was a discussion about which one of the Reinhart brothers is most like their dad, and to me they each got a different aspect of Paul's game. The thing I think Max got was his ability to elevate his game when the games matter most. Paul was a rare breed whose points per game in the playoffs was higher than in the regular season. He was almost a PPG player in the playoffs (77 points in 82 career playoff games). Max brought his game to another level during the Ice's playoff run in 2011 too.
That is absolutely the type of guy you need in the NHL.