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Ross Maclean Scouting Director for ISS touches on some highly ranked prospects
http://www.thepipelineshow.com/clips...Lean_Feb22.mp3

Summary:

Virtanen:

• seen an improvement in him this season in consistency
• no question when he came into league he was a player with potential
• kid at 15,16 yrs old was playing like a man throwing people around and shot is harder than most NHL players
• he never brought the same game over and over again and it was a problem early on in this season too
• last month and a half we are starting to see consistency
• there is an interesting trend with Virtanen in which the games he is physical early tend to be the games he puts up a lot of goals, if he is passive he tends not to
• no question he is best skater, comparable in structure and mechanics to Mackinnon in skating, has a stride that just delves speed and power almost effortlessly
• doesn't even look like he is moving his feet at times and just glides around defensemen who are pumping their feet as hard as they can
• Taylor Hall is another example of a player that Virtanen moves like
• tend to think of as a powerful player but a lot of finesse in his feet
• Virtanen is a goal scorer

Reinhart

• kid has 43 points in last 19 games, 16 goals in last 16 games, only 6 games all year he hasn't registered a point, has had a point in every single game since coming back from the WJC
• been a noticeable boost in his game, trying to answer critics
• pays a lot of attention to his own strength and weaknesses and is not content to be a certain type of player and wants to get better all the time
• he is moving a lot quicker and being more active recently
• Reinhart is definitely pass first but we have seen situations where he is the trigger man
• at the u18s last year McDavid looked like Crosby while Reinhart looked like James Neal pulling the trigger on McDavid's passes
• Reinhart is in the upper echelon of forwards, a little more dynamic.
• While guys like Virtanen and Draisaitl have consistency issues, Reinhart has been steady

Perlini

• big strong kid, deceptively athletic, strong offensive force
• really excels because of puck possession ability, extremely difficult to knock the puck away from
• great pace, plays with intensity, sees the ice really well and not afraid to play physical
• has a dangerous shot and great appeal as a power forward at the next level
• compares Perlini to Rick Nash's ability to create space and hold pucks during the Olympics
• when compared to Ryan Strome: Perlini is more a power forward, Strome is a finesse guy. Strome has more quickness in his feet, Perlini has a bit more bite and edge. They both think the game similarly.

McKeown

• consistent 2 way defender
• really mature and poised, good technical package, strong transitional player
• controls the lanes very well
• makes consistently smart plays on the ice.
• is not going to rush the puck up the ice and take a lot of risks
• extremely high hockey IQ - off the charts
• doesn't always stand out and not extremely exciting but you will thank god that he is on your bench because he can be put in any situation
• there is some offensive upside to his game
• does distribute the puck very well, sees options, and uses good active fakes to create lanes
• his shot selection is very good, he gets pucks through to the net not into defender's pads
• compares well to Mark Pysyk
• fits very well with anyone you pair them with and plays well in all situations

Sleepers in the draft

• G Julio Billia - probably the most talented goaltender tin the draft, but is scaring people away because he is small. Plays a lot like Jonathan Bernier in his draft year.
• D Joe Hicketts - everyone hyped him last year but got injured and fell off the radar. Tremendous offensive dman, very mature and great leadership characteristics.
• RW Jaden Lindo - prototypical 3rd/4th liner. Someone will get a steal with him. Absolute force as an energy player.
• RW Chase Lang - 2 way versatility