You’d take Smith over him? I thought you were based and reinbacher pilled???
It’s always nice to see production but I couldn’t care less. WTK summed it up perfectly. He’d do wonders for our transition game.
Hehe you are completely off target as usual, I would pick Reinbacher ahead of Simon Nemec who went 2nd OV last year, I would pick Reinbacher ahead of Luke Hughes who went 4th OV 2 yrs ago. Reinbacher is in the same tier as prospects like Edvinsson (6thOV), Sanderson (5th OV) and Seider (6th OV). Im ranking him 5th OV in this draft cause I truly believe he is the 5th player that will impact the game best, not because thats a weak year for defensemen,
What I meant basically is soderstrom like Reinbacher seems like someone that we're trying to convince ourselves is a really good option at 5. The same way soderstrom and even broberg were considerations when the other USNTDP players (the goldmine of the draft) were still on the board
No. Because I've been around the game for awhile and know all about the ups, downs, and non-linear aspects to long-term development of a prospect. I would also rather shake my head and snicker vs engage in pointless debate with "internet experts" who compare an 18 year old's progress in the NHL vs peers playing in CHL, NCAA, AHL etc.
Why would we try to convince ourselves of this when there’s plenty of other interesting forwards to pick lol
Not all of us but some. I'm not even saying reinbacher isn't worth a pick that high, I personally made the case for trading for Washington's 8OA pick specifically to pick Reinbacher but I hope if Habs do pick him at 5OA, he doesn't become another case of unnecessary reaching
I'm curious to know what your draft ranking is. Same goes for @WeThreeKings
But, if you look at the cup winners in the last 15 years, 14 of 15 had goalies that they either drafted or that started with their team (Thomas/Niemi). Only Colorado in 2022 were the only team to deviate from this scheme. So a focus on drafting goalies is still, empirically, as important as anything as it's almost certainly conditional to win a cup as demonstrated in the modern nhl
Those goalies are almost always later rounds.
Sorry I consider high picks 2nd Rd also. There are a few 3rds there but the best bet is targeting potential elite goaltenders with 2nd Rd picks or definite franchise goalies with non top 10 1st. But they appear in like 30% of drafts
Not the same skating at all IMO.
Better than just looking at one year sample sizes is to look at the career averages of as many goalies as you can. Now I know nothing about goalies, so I'm only going off by stats here. But what I've found so far is that every goalie is very volatile in their performances, and that unless you can get one of the very best who have consistently produced above average results for years, there's really no reason to commit to one.
To play Devil's advocate, you may be right and there ends up being no dmen like Reinbacher, but before the last little while Reinbacher himself wasn't on the map near the top of the draft. Multiple big draft lists had him in the low 1st or even 2nd round so maybe some more guys crop up like that next year. Hell, Cam Allen was supposed to be the best D from this draft at this time last year.
i see words like, "lazy," "floater" when people describe him. doesn't even backcheck.
A team like ours needs a player with his skill and upside -- Huberdeau isn't my ideal hockey player but for the Habs he absolutely is. We need flash and skill. Grind Deez Guys hockey is stale. Will Smith has been compared to Spezza, Huberdeau, and other "soft" skilled players who have dazzled and entertained other fanbases in the last many years. But not ours. He would've gone 1OA last year, just think about that.
