Again, there's no hate. Just a belief that the consensus top 4 forwards - Reinhart, Bennett, Dal Colle, Draisaitl, have more tools and a higher ceiling than Ritchie. And I would agree. And watching a fair amount of video on Ritchie he really impressed me. But I see more in the rest of those guys. Ritchie is ranked below them on most lists for a reason. So if we took Ritchie in the 4th position as opposed to one of the top 5 ranked guys, I would be disappointed, as I think most of them will project to be top line players, whereas I don't know if Ritchie projects to be a top line guy.. I see a second line power forward if he progresses well and his weight doesn't begin to be a factor in his skating/speed. Though reading about his training with these fitness and skating coaches in the summer, it's unlikely to be an issue.
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