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Originally Posted by BrownDrake
I watched Reschny about 7-8 times in his draft year, 3 in person and wasn’t excited about this pick. I was ok with it because he was probably best available but was hoping we’d get Kindel honestly. He played well at the world juniors but was only noticeable I thought because he got power play minutes, largely he wasn’t noticeable at 5 on 5. I have only been able to watch 2 of his ND games and was only impressed with 1 of his games and he didn’t get a point in that game. I have a good friend who scouts for a team in the central and he swears his ceiling is a 3rd line center or 2nd line winger, says he gets pushed off the puck too often, doesn’t think he has the core strength to excel at centre in the NHL. Hope I’m wrong but I am not super excited that he is a top 6 center like many are suggesting. He must be playing well to garner these honours so hopefully I’ve just seen him in some less than normal performances. This outlines just how tough it is to jump from junior to NCAA for an 18 year old, males what Wyttenbach has done even more impressive given where he was drafted. Hit the weights Cole and get some tree trunk legs like Crosby and Point!!
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Tbh, a 3rd line C or 2nd line winger with the 18OA selection is not bad. You're hoping to find a regular middle of the lineup player in that range. Whether that's Reschny's ceiling or floor remains to be seen, but obviously he's made the transition to the NCAA very well so far.