Prospect Info: David Reinbacher - Get Well Soon Edition

[JIMVINNY]

Worth noting that getting timing back, rebuilding confidence, and finding poise again on the defensive side of things is huge after this much time off. Being reliable and consistent at this stage is big for his development and (re)incorporating more offence should come with time - he has the tools. Coming back like this says a lot about his mental resilience and commitment IMO.

Especially when you compare his return to that of Dach and Laine, it's definitely a good sign. In a player as young as RB, that type of resiliency is really nice to see.

 

[KevSkillz4]

After all, he is the perfect pick.

He looks better and better every game, great vision, great position at offense and defense, great skating, great transition, he have all tools to become a very solid top 2-3 D-man for the Habs.

Hutson - Reinbacher are destined to become that top pair for the Habs and that's potential to become a very solid 1st pair for many years to come!

 

[Benstheman]

Hutson's partner starting next season.

 

[themilosh]

I don,t agree. It's a concept of value of pick. I wasn't a fan of a pick, but I ALWAYS SAID FROM THE GET GO that I have no doubt David would be a serviceable NHL player. No doubt. But at 5 with a possible generational player available...you don't aim serviceable. That was my point. And it also comes down to BPA vs Needs. It's not nonsensical when we are actually constant in our opinion.

Frankly....turn this around....we all love Demidov right? We can't wait for him to get here and we are already calling him a steal and a potential 80-point player no? Well...what if I tell you that for need purposes we went Anton Silyaev, 'cause let say we were short on Left D and had a chance to pick a towering 6'7'' player? After seeing Silyaev play and liking his game...would you have said the same thing? 'Cause Silyaev might very well be a very good player in this league. I mean, maybe even better than David. But....Demidov???

Having said all of that, and I go back to my original point as far as David is concerned...we did get a very good player that will help us. No doubt.

I think the way i always looked at is as a roster building directive.. clearly Michkov (like wright) could have been the "easier" pick, but for whatever reasons Hugo did not like them, and took alot of abuse for making the smart decision... It is what it is...

 

[WeThreeKings]

I think the way i always looked at is as a roster building directive.. clearly Michkov (like wright) could have been the "easier" pick, but for whatever reasons Hugo did not like them, and took alot of abuse for making the smart decision... It is what it is...

In the draft video, they talked about Reinbacher being the type of defenseman that all the cup winners have.

It's clear they felt with the Slaf and Reinbacher picks that they were grabbing players more historically likely to contribute to winning the cup.

 

[KevSkillz4]

In the draft video, they talked about Reinbacher being the type of defenseman that all the cup winners have.

It's clear they felt with the Slaf and Reinbacher picks that they were grabbing players more historically likely to contribute to winning the cup.

Yes. Slaf and Reinbacher are build perfectly for the playoffs. They will be really good in regular seasons, but their profile match perfectly for playoffs games.

They picking different style of players to build something special!

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Michkov could be an elite scorer. But a small, not particularly fast, unilaterally opportunistic one. Some of those things can change. But that’s still a lot knocks against him. It’s not like he was an Ovechkin level physical specimen. In the pecking order of elite offensive talents that’s about as low as you can get on paper.

Reinbacher may seem like a ‘serviceable D man’ but one who has size, skating mobility and a draft pedigree that includes comparable production to Josi and better underlying numbers than Seider.

He’s displaying more offense over here in NA. Honestly he looks like a potential #1 that lacks the high end offense of many. Not unlike a McDo. Luckily we have a Dman who looks like he could be a generational talent offensively so who gives a shit really. But he clearly has more offensive potential than given credit for.

Having to defend a prospect of his calibre and pedigree is one of the biggest embarrassments of this fanbase in years and I’m not even talking about the literal hate he received.

Great pick. Always was.

 

[JIMVINNY]

Michkov could be an elite scorer. But a small, not particularly fast, unilaterally opportunistic one. Some of those things can change. But that’s still a lot knocks against him. It’s not like he was an Ovechkin level physical specimen. In the pecking order of elite offensive talents that’s about as low as you can get on paper.

Reinbacher may seem like a ‘serviceable D man’ but one who has size, skating mobility and a draft pedigree that includes comparable production to Josi and better underlying numbers than Seider.

He’s displaying more offense over here in NA. Honestly he looks like a potential #1 that lacks the high end offense of many. Not unlike a McDo. Luckily we have a Dman who looks like he could be a generational talent offensively so who gives a shit really. But he clearly has more offensive potential than given credit for.

Having to defend a prospect of his calibre and pedigree is one of the biggest embarrassments of this fanbase in years and I’m not even talking about the literal hate he received.

Great pick. Always was.

I saw Michkov as very similar to Caufield. Elite scorer, but not necessarily a play driver. Don't need 2 of those. I understand the "use him as trade bait" argument, but the uncertainty surrounding his contract situation and his apparent unwillingness to communicate with NHL teams certainly reduced his value in that regard. The rumors of attitude issues (whether accurate or not) would have given me pause were I part of the management team, especially considering the recent focus on team culture.

Elite right-handed defensemen, on the other hand, are far from common, and generally only become available either through the draft, or blockbuster trade. Taking a "chance" on the consensus #1 d-man in the draft, at a position that was entirely reasonable, should never have received the level of criticism it did. I take no issue with someone who would have preferred Michkov, but to react the way some people did was pathetic, honestly.

Great pick? Absolutely.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Michkov could be an elite scorer. But a small, not particularly fast, unilaterally opportunistic one. Some of those things can change. But that’s still a lot knocks against him. It’s not like he was an Ovechkin level physical specimen. In the pecking order of elite offensive talents that’s about as low as you can get on paper.

Reinbacher may seem like a ‘serviceable D man’ but one who has size, skating mobility and a draft pedigree that includes comparable production to Josi and better underlying numbers than Seider.

He’s displaying more offense over here in NA. Honestly he looks like a potential #1 that lacks the high end offense of many. Not unlike a McDo. Luckily we have a Dman who looks like he could be a generational talent offensively so who gives a shit really. But he clearly has more offensive potential than given credit for.

Having to defend a prospect of his calibre and pedigree is one of the biggest embarrassments of this fanbase in years and I’m not even talking about the literal hate he received.

Great pick. Always was.

...awesome analysis of Reinbacher...this kid's got talent, size, defensive acumen, he could be the complete package we've been looking for since Marky left...give him time to play and prove all the haters wrong...

 

[HabsMD97]

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[Sorinth]

I saw Michkov as very similar to Caufield. Elite scorer, but not necessarily a play driver. Don't need 2 of those. I understand the "use him as trade bait" argument, but the uncertainty surrounding his contract situation and his apparent unwillingness to communicate with NHL teams certainly reduced his value in that regard. The rumors of attitude issues (whether accurate or not) would have given me pause were I part of the management team, especially considering the recent focus on team culture.

Elite right-handed defensemen, on the other hand, are far from common, and generally only become available either through the draft, or blockbuster trade. Taking a "chance" on the consensus #1 d-man in the draft, at a position that was entirely reasonable, should never have received the level of criticism it did. I take no issue with someone who would have preferred Michkov, but to react the way some people did was pathetic, honestly.

Great pick? Absolutely.

And funnily enough we saw the exact same thing happen the year after with Chicago going with the big smooth RD over the prolific scoring winger. It's not for nothing that NHL universally value the package that a guy like Reinbacher brings over what Michkov brings, sometimes as with Caufield teams were wrong in that evaluation, but they are also right a lot of the time as well.