Much like the broadcasters for the S74 draft, the league was shocked that a relatively ineffective player was picked so high. Pitts stats have not been enough to merit the pick, but he may actually prove to be a steal going forward. Unfortunately, the first year in the SMJHL, Tanner Pitts did not perform up to the hype he was expected too and appeared mediocre. This year he looks to bounce back. We here at The SMJHL News actually believe that people are sleeping on Pitts far to much after his first season. Tanner has similar peripherals to many current high performing SMJHL goalies. Much like last year, Pitts is playing a lot of hockey. While his stats are not looking great, Tanner has been winning games sitting at 8-3. Pitts' ability to act as a workhorse is overlooked and heavily underrated when looking at the Raptors early success. We expect a strong year for Pitts to continue and refuse to believe that he doesn't have superstar potential. Without Pitts the Raptors may be sitting low in the standings again this season.