arsmaster*
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Well many of us the east get to see RNH for the 1st time in the Top Prospects Game on wednesday night...Lokking forawrd to the viewing to see if thehype is merited --or not...true it is only 1 game--if you saw Pat Kane's Top Prospect Game --he was invisible -yet he tore up the OHLthat year..So any 1 game could be a stinker and ive a distorted view. Nevertheless even though kane did not "shine" in his TP game,he wasn't manhandled /pushed around...IF some guys not on RNH's team in the game decide to get physical with him-thatv could tellus a lot --for if he can't handle it well as a Jr. among his peers,howmuch more so will NHL'ers shove him around? So we must look for his response to any of that kind of treatment...Secondly --how's his checking? True Kane never cheked in jrs.and that did not stop him going #1 overall-but Kane had 145 pts his draft year (62 of that goals)in the reg. season of which he played ONLY 58 games --RNH has only 13 goals and 56pts in 43 GP .whl plays 72 games so Red Deer (46GP) has only 26games remaining in the reg. season...so maybe 21 goals and 69 assists = 90pts for RNH this season ..
SO comparing 2 small skill guys in their draft season (reg. season)
KANE 145 pts in 58GP;RNH projects to 90 pts in 69GP (he missed 3 games so far)
Therefore there is a vast differential in talent level here in favour of Kane -so the risk of another smaller "slight" kid who also is way behind Kane in talent/production-wise for Jrs. is even greater with RNH ...to make up for it he had better be "great" defensively but even at that the centre position is harder defensively than winger-so if he is only average there and the bulk of his talent allegdly goes for his offense ,then that might not be good enough when projecting as a pro centre.
Also --as I stated-IF he cannot shine at the TP game because his opponents push him around-that would be a bad sign that would scream AVOID...
True -it is only 1 game and we could get a false read on him-but IF we see him get pushed around,if we see no grater impact from him offensively ttan a dozen others in the game,if we see innefective defense from him---all these could be constued as flaws and red flags..SO he has a lot to "show" us ..Willhe pass or fail? That is the beauty of the Top Prospects Game .. A bad game is not supposed to hurt a prospect butit could created doubts; a good game can convince and turn heads.
This is why seeing RNH for my fist time willbe fascinating. A top talent or mere hype? Let's view him and comment then. The kid has a lot of prssure on him.Let's also see how he handles it and his skeptical doubters. SHOW ME KID!
Comparing players from different leagues and time periods is not a way to judge talent.
OHL is generally an offensive league. IN 2006-2007 Sergei Kostitsyn had 130+ points in the OHL, big whoop. Heck Tyler Donati had 129.
Again you are basing your entire argument not having seen the player play, and then strictly basing it off stats from 5 years ago?????