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Originally Posted by dammage79
I went with Reinhart here. Between Girgensons, Hodgson and Grigorenko, I see Reinaharts elite playmaking ability to be their deciding factor. If the Sabres did not have Girgensons I would've went with Bennett for sure.
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An argument could be made though that Bennett possesses a strong motor which produces drive and some feistiness. Not to mention he is probably the fastest skater in this class and would likely walk onto the team in 2015 with that regard.
I don't think either Girgensons nor Hodgson are lacking in playmaking ability. There's just even less than we have to deal the puck to. Maybe it's closer with Cammy gone, but Bennett has that drive to compete and that can carry them a long way. Reinhart would be ok for them as maybe like you said, he uses his teammates a bit better, but to me Bennett is MacKinnon lite at this stage and has been referred to as maybe being better than his coach, Gilmour when he fully develops. That's mostly hearsay tho, but that's mostly what we rely on when evaluating prospects..and YouTube of course.
I can't think of a comparable for Reinhart. I've heard of a bit bigger RNH around here with better defensive acumen. I don't think Bennett is any slouch in that regard either. So, I would say no to Reinhart and even take Leon ahead of him.