Does everyone remember watching Sam Reinhart during his nine-game tryout with the Buffalo Sabres last year? It was tough to watch. Reinhart didn’t have the speed or strength to be in the NHL right out of juniors. We knew Reinhart was upset about being sent back to Kootenay, but boy has he taken that year and improved himself tremendously.
If you compare last year to this year, Sam Reinhart looks like a completely different player.
His foot speed has drastically improved, you can see how much bigger he has gotten and he isn’t getting tossed around nearly as much.