I specifically asked Treliving (after the session) about their perceived top 5 that included Ritchie, noting that all of the consensus "pundits", as he referred to them, typically have Dal Colle rather than Ritchie. His response was that, "I didn't say my top 5".
I asked him his thoughts on the differences that he sees between Ritchie and Dal Colle and he described Dal Colle as a "Jeff Carter comparable", although he did stress that he doesn't like to give direct comparables, but that he is similar in that he is a "long player" that has a good reach and "can get to oucks that others can't, due to his reach".
He summed him up by saying that he "likes Dal Colle alot".
Another person asked him if they had concerns over Ritchies perceived fitness issued, to which he answered "yes" and he also mentioned that they were concerned over some consistency issues. He did however note that he is only 18 and that he could work on fitness levels.
He also mentioned the same top 4 as the consensus but that they have a top 4-5 and wouldn't trade down lower than 5.
So take that for what it is worth for those that don't want Ritchie.
But on the other hand, Burke mentioned how you would never get "A Lucic in a trade" and you would need to draft one.....
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