Bottom line for me is. Draisaitl scored 105 points on an eighth place team who was a couple OT losses away from completely missing the playoffs. Not bad for a slow skater. Reinhardt scored the same amount of points in the regular season on a better team but yet is heralded as a better player. I feel there's a little legacy and Canadianism going on here.
The top four is the top four. Draisaitl obviously has enough skill and hockey sense to compensate for his alleged bad skating and consistency issues.. I still take him at 4 over Dal Colle or Ritchie.
His upside once those two things are developed is off the charts.
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