Philly85*
I Ain't Even Mad
- Mar 28, 2009
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I am comparing him to the rest of his draft class that went near his position(he went 4th so lets say top 10) and others that were drafted in similar positions as him.
Murray (2nd), Rielly (5th), Lindholm (6th), Lindholm (7th), Trouba (9th) are all for sure ahead of Reinhart as of right now. Pouliot (8th), Koekkoek (10th) and Reinhart himself are behind the curve. I think I can fairly say that the latter 3 are lagging behind the rest of the players in the top 10. Now doesn't mean that Reinhart can't be as good as them but it does cause concern because other players are passing him.
In 2011 both Dougie Hamilton (9th) and Jonas Brodin (10th) at the same point Reinhart is currently (Draft +4) were effective NHLers. Even a guy like Larsson (4th) who had some ups and downs played 64 games in that same point and never saw the AHL except for 1 game. 2010 had Eric Gubdranson (3rd) as well was in the NHL on a bottom pairing role as well. Dylan McIllrath (10th) was in the AHL and has currently played 22 NHL games to date.
These were just quick examples but it does show that he has lagged behind. Now he could end up like Hickey (4th in 07) who took a very long time to develop or he could end up lie McIllrath still trying to get that spot. I think I can fairly concluded that he has lagged behind. Its not his fault that he is. Sometimes players just take longer to develop and that is the reality. I do find myself concerned currently but I am not writing him off at all. I just see a player that has fallen behind a lot of his peers currently. We saw an amazing defender in juniors here and I hope he can reach that potential he is said to have.
This is a drops the mic, walks off the stage post