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Originally Posted by Rubicant
I've seen him 4 times live this season but I wasn't necessarily watching for him.
He's big (duh) and usually hits pretty hard. He's by far the best Petes player IMO although that isn't saying very much. Seems pretty good at cycling the puck and has a pretty good shot when he is in close. He's been much better since the Petes acquired Hunter Garlent to give him someone to play with.
Foot speed would probably be my biggest concern, along with inconsistency. I would go stretches of each game it seemed where I barely noticed him.
Again, not an official scouting report by any means but just the observations I had in limited viewings and focus.
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Flames will get the 6th or 7th pick with the way they are playing so it'll be down to the second tier of prospects.
Virtanen looks like he has NHL level skills already in terms of skating and shooting. Not as big or as tough as Ritchie, but probably be a better scorer.
I'm intrigued by Ritchie. You worry he'll be Zach Kassian, but then the upside is Milan Lucic and wouldn't that look good opposite Johnny Gaudreau?