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Agreed, but it gives more confirmation bias.It shouldn't be though, no matter what happens his league play is impressive enough to have him in talks starting at #5.
Agreed, but it gives more confirmation bias.It shouldn't be though, no matter what happens his league play is impressive enough to have him in talks starting at #5.
It shouldn't be though, no matter what happens his league play is impressive enough to have him in talks starting at #5.
I can't remember a time when the top defensive prospect in an upcoming draft was discussed so little. Is it due to quality of player (or reflective of defensive quality of the draft) or just timing with the regular season still winding down?
I would have no problem with the Canucks taking him with a top-10 pick. I see his upside as a high-end #2 similar to an Ekholm (quality comparison, not stylistic), and a top-45 defenseman in the league overall. In short, the perfect long-term partner for Quinn Hughes.
Exactly all this. As a bigger right shot D he is going top 10 in this draftIt's because he's not a huge scorer and doesn't have the most impressive dangles. Early lists are mostly focused on flashy skill or big point totals. Reinbacher actually has scored a lot and has good skill, everything he needs to be a #2 guy. He should get more respect as lists get more serious closer to the draft.
Also in a way, he is heavily talked about. Go look at the team boards draft pages for Montreal, Vancouver, Arizona, Philly, etc... most fans seem to want Reinbacher even in the top ten.
You can contrast that with neutral draft lists that don't adequately take into account player types that are easier or harder to get (i.e. smaller wingers vs bigger D-men).
Unfortunately Montreal will probably take him. And Philedelphia will probably take him if the Habs don’t even though they need offensive players.I have the canucks taking him if we select around 7-9
Unfortunately Montreal will probably take him. And Philedelphia will probably take him if the Habs don’t even though they need offensive players.
If Reinbacher falls to 8th or 9th, I would be ecstatic
Idk I get the sense that Montreal and Philly are going to take a forward he would definitely be a reach imo at 6 or 7.Unfortunately Montreal will probably take him. And Philedelphia will probably take him if the Habs don’t even though they need offensive players.
If Reinbacher falls to 8th or 9th, I would be ecstatic
The forwards Montreal want may be gone if we're picking at 6/7. The top 4 + Smith may be our only wants. I think smaller and low upside guys aren't on the radar personally for Hughes and company. Many wanted Reinbacher with Florida's pick but that's a dream at this point with their late season climb. I would guess Reinbacher is a lot higher on NHL teams lists than his consolidated ranking indicates.Idk I get the sense that Montreal and Philly are going to take a forward he would definitely be a reach imo at 6 or 7.
I'm still hoping that he somehow gets to the Canucks...if they don't win the lottery but he seems to be rising Seider like in this draft.I would be very surprised if he is not the first dman off the board. If you value upside then you could maybe make the argument that Gulyayev should go first, but ASP isn’t even close to Reinbacher, he can’t defend. Simashev is OK, looks safe but I can’t justify using a lottery pick on him, whereas I can with Reinbacher/Gulyayev.
But then again it’s almost like scouts haven’t even heard of this guy. Many rankings that don’t even include him in the first round, and when they do include him they are totally off base (#10 on Central Scouting EU? Behind the two Finns, Stenberg, ASP?). Of course this is my own opinion and biased, but am I alone in thinking Reinbacher has been wildly underrated this whole season after what he’s been doing in NLA? Seems crazy to me what he’s done this year and nobody talks about him
He very well could go closer to #5 than #10 IMO.Exactly all this. As a bigger right shot D he is going top 10 in this draft
That was I was hoping the Canucks would do then another Dman with their 2nd pick but...........I would love for Detroit to get him with their first pick then use the Isles pick for a forward
I think that’s very likely.Arizona or Habs pick him 100%. Will go 5 or 6th OV.
Although habs are thin in blue chip forward prospectsI think that’s very likely.
To be fair, he’s got 11 pages, it’s barely April and he’s from a “smaller” hockey nation so almost all of the posts are within the last six months. He didn’t have a ridiculous (and often unwarranted) two year hype ramp up period before he was even draft eligible.I can't remember a time when the top defensive prospect in an upcoming draft was discussed so little. Is it due to quality of player (or reflective of defensive quality of the draft) or just timing with the regular season still winding down?
I would have no problem with the Canucks taking him with a top-10 pick. I see his upside as a high-end #2 similar to an Ekholm (quality comparison, not stylistic), and a top-45 defenseman in the league overall. In short, the perfect long-term partner for Quinn Hughes.
Although habs are thin in blue chip forward prospects
He scored 22 points in 46 games, so almost 0,50 per game. For a draft eligible defender playing in one of Europe's top leagues, that's a lot. As a defender, if you're really good, you can easily produce fantasy numbers playing vs random CHL or college kids but scoring points playing vs pros in Europe's top leagues is hard. How many draft eligible defenders get even close to scoring 0,5 vs Europe's top pros? I don't know but there can't be many. In fact, Rasmus Dahlin is the only one I can think of. Most top defenders drafted out of Europe didn't even play at the highest level or they played less games with very few points like Sandin-Pelikka or Seider a few years ago.It's because he's not a huge scorer and doesn't have the most impressive dangles. Early lists are mostly focused on flashy skill or big point totals. Reinbacher actually has scored a lot and has good skill, everything he needs to be a #2 guy. He should get more respect as lists get more serious closer to the draft.
Also in a way, he is heavily talked about. Go look at the team boards draft pages for Montreal, Vancouver, Arizona, Philly, etc... most fans seem to want Reinbacher even in the top ten.
You can contrast that with neutral draft lists that don't adequately take into account player types that are easier or harder to get (i.e. smaller wingers vs bigger D-men).
Although habs are thin in blue chip forward prospects