[D as in David]

Originally Posted by Sandman

I would say it definitely helps to play with two offensive juggernauts like Martone and Rehkopf (Misa struggled at the beginning of the season when he was not playing on the top line with them), but in the two games that those two have been away at WJC camp, Misa has 4 points. IMO, one of Misa's best qualities is his ability to drive the offense through transition with his high-end brain and blazing speed- so I believe he could still put up good numbers away from the other two in the right situation, as there is a steep dropoff in offensive numbers beyond the top line in Brampton. I think you could put him on any team's top line in the OHL, and he would still be good for 90-100 points or more on most of them. There's good reason why he was drafted into the OHL with the 9th-overall pick in 2021.

Last season, Misa was one of the main focal points for the Steelheads' offense, and led the team with 81 points in 66 games- 10 points more than Martone (who only played 60 games), and 19 more than the third-placed scorer, Angus MacDonnell. Rehkopf wasn't a part of the team until the off-season.

It is quite possible the Flames end up with the better Misa.

And the lesser one, too.