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Originally Posted by codynw
I know points don't tell the whole story, but Reinhart put up 105 points in 60 games (1.75PPG) this year. For comparisons, here's the draft year totals of the last few 1st overall picks.
MacKinnon - 75 points in 40 games (1.70PPG)
Yakupov - 69 points in 42 games (1.64PPG)
Nugent-Hopkins - 106 in 69 games (1.53PPG)
Hall - 106 in 57 games (1.85PPG)
Tavares - 54 in 32 games (1.69PPG)
So, based on points and the fact that Reinhart has a very high hockey IQ and is said to be very responsible defensively, why is he not "good value for a 1st overall pick"?
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Well he's a slower skater than MacKinnon, Hall and Yakupov at least. Significantly slower than several of them.
Tavares's numbers should be taken with a grain of salt as he actually put up 118 in 59 the year before (2.00 PPG) and 134 in 67 the year before that (2.00 PPG) which are insane for a 15/16 year old and blow away everyone else comparable at those ages. Tavares was obviously way ahead of anyone in this draft.
Reinhart just lacks that elite attribute outside of his hockey sense and vision. He's not a speedster, he's not strong, doesn't have the shot of some other prospects. Fairly similar to RNH in fact. Average sized guy with great hockey sense and vision. Are the Oilers ecstatic with RNH at #1? Meh.
He's a fine prospect but I wouldn't be thrilled to take him #1 this year IMO. Love him at #4 though