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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
I can continue. Point I am trying to make is that anyone writing off Reinhart because he is too small (6'1", 177lbs) saying he doesn't have the size to be a #1 center is absolutely wrong.
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Holy strawman. The point isn't that he doesn't have the size to be a #1C. The point is if you don't bring the size, you better bring the speed (MacKinnon), grittiness (Toews), elite shot (Stamkos) or mad dangling skilz (Giroux).
And he's not being 'written off'. This is widely considered a weak draft. Reinhart is not regarded as the consensus #1 overall pick. In some drafts, there are no #1 centers drafted. Or the #1 centers who do come out of the draft are late bloomers who were drafted in the late 1st or second round. A top-five pick who turns into a #2 center is not a bust. Look at Daymond Langkow. Top centre taken his draft year. Solid #2 C his entire career. Not a bust by any stretch of the imagination.
Gotta love this place.
Person A: Player X is a 10.
Person B: More like a 9.
Person A: How can you say he's a piece of crap!!!