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Prospect Info: David Reinbacher - Laval Rocket edition

Maitz said:
How many people really watch Michkov play overall? God people are stat watching it's incredible and yes I wanted Michkov back in 2023
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I was hoping drafting Demidov would cool things down but now it's how we should have a top 6 of Michkov Suzuki Caufield Demidov Cooley

then out the other side of their mouth they'll say we are too small and too soft.
 
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WeThreeKings said:
It's unlikely any player becomes Kucherov.

And I don't engage in it, I'm just telling it like it is. People are gonna fire back with some insane takes on Michkov because of the insane takes on Reinbacher.

Everything is tribalized.. can't even say Laine is bad 5 on 5 without some people inventing realities that he isn't. Nuance is a lost art.
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I'd say liking posts trashing him or furthering unsubstantiated rumours about him not wanting to go to Montreal is engaging in it.

And yeah, it was unlikely that Kucherov would become Kucherov. Stylistically though, that's the best comparable we have and he's certainly not behind him at the same age.

Agreed about Laine being painful to watch 5 on 5. Hopefully he's just been playing injured all year, but man Pouliot had more small area explosiveness, a lower center of gravity, and more urgency in the d zone.
 
SannywithoutCompy said:
I'd say liking posts trashing him or furthering unsubstantiated rumours about him not wanting to go to Montreal is engaging in it.

And yeah, it was unlikely that Kucherov would become Kucherov. Stylistically though, that's the best comparable we have and he's certainly not behind him at the same age.

Agreed about Laine being painful to watch 5 on 5. Hopefully he's just been playing injured all year, but man Pouliot had more small area explosiveness, a lower center of gravity, and more urgency in the d zone.
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They were substantiated. He wanted to come to Philly and him and his agent did what they needed to do to make that happen.

I have 0 issues with that. I find that more honourable than what Cutter Gauthier did.
 
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WeThreeKings said:
They were substantiated. He wanted to come to Philly and him and his agent did what they needed to do to make that happen.

I have 0 issues with that. I find that more honourable than what Cutter Gauthier did.
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Friedman has been inconsistent with his reporting about it, although yeah his more recent reports did suggest that. Initially he was emphatically saying that Michkov wanted to play in a market where the team mattered and where they were popular with a chance to win, and ownership willing to spend to win. Montreal of course fit all of those, except apparently their willingness to spend on their medical staff.

I am over Michkov choosing Philly and hope Reinbacher gets healthy (although I'd have preferred Leonard as well as several others over him even with Michkov out of the picture), but his knees are certainly concerning at this point.
 
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SannywithoutCompy said:
Friedman has been inconsistent with his reporting about it, although yeah his more recent reports did suggest that. Initially he was emphatically saying that Michkov wanted to play in a market where the team mattered and where they were popular with a chance to win, and ownership willing to spend to win. Montreal of course fit all of those, except apparently their willingness to spend on their medical staff.

I am over Michkov choosing Philly and hope Reinbacher gets healthy (although I'd have preferred Leonard as well as several others over him even with Michkov out of the picture), but his knees are certainly concerning at this point.
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His agent has said some things as well, it's pretty common knowledge that there were certain markets he didn't want to go to.. and that Philly was the market he did want to come to. Washington being one he didn't want to go to is just as baffling as Montreal.

But we do know that Gorton specifically asked the team if they were okay with passing up on Michkov, so it's not like he was not in consideration even with everything else.

Reinbacher does need to stay healthy, provided he does, I think a lot of people will realize why the decision was made to go in that direction.
 
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Reinbacher is a pretty stressful prospect that's for sure (at least for me)

The fact he's showed very high level of play this season while being in rehab protocol actually compounds it if that makes senses. If these injuries are behind him, I don't really see what could prevent Reinbacher from being a top 15-20 defenceman in the league at age 24-25. The skating, size, transition play, he's a really good prospect. We could see a Habs team where there are three top 20-25 defencemen on the team (Hutson, Guhle, Reinbacher) at the same time

It feels like the rebuild somewhat hinges on him because of how dire the RD situation is without him. The depth atm is Carrier, Savard, Mailloux, Lindstrom. Brutal doesn't begin to cover it. It makes injury news concerning him fill me with dread
 
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overlords said:
He didn't want to come here. Get over it.

Let it go. She. Does. Not. Want. To. f***. You.
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Most important organization in the history of the sport holding the 5th overall pick with the prospect available on the board

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the alleged preferences of a prospect (a teenager) which are very likely to be unsubstantiated and exaggerated

Not related to Reinbacher, Leonard, or Michkov necessarily but I'm gonna be honest here, I wouldn't have bet the Habs would get scared into making a different choice. This is why I think the Habs picked Reinbacher with conviction and enthusiasm.
 
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ExReHabs said:
Most important organization in the history of the sport holding the 5th overall pick with the prospect available on the board

vs

the alleged preferences of a prospect (a teenager) which are very likely to be unsubstantiated and exaggerated

Not related to Reinbacher, Leonard, or Michkov necessarily but I'm gonna be honest here, I wouldn't have bet the Habs would get scared into making a different choice. This is why I think the Habs picked Reinbacher with conviction and enthusiasm.
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That you don't understand leverage or the fallout in value that would occur in taking someone that doesn't want to play for your team is on you, not me.

And it is known he did what he could to go to Philly. Burying your head in the sand because your boy crush preferred to go somewhere else is sad and suggests a lack of maturity.
 
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Apfle Strubble said:
Reinbacher is a pretty stressful prospect that's for sure (at least for me)

The fact he's showed very high level of play this season while being in rehab protocol actually compounds it if that makes senses. If these injuries are behind him, I don't really see what could prevent Reinbacher from being a top 15-20 defenceman in the league at age 24-25. The skating, size, transition play, he's a really good prospect. We could see a Habs team where there are three top 20-25 defencemen on the team (Hutson, Guhle, Reinbacher) at the same time

It feels like the rebuild somewhat hinges on him because of how dire the RD situation is without him. The depth atm is Carrier, Savard, Mailloux, Lindstrom. Brutal doesn't begin to cover it. It makes injury news concerning him fill me with dread
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Id rather be in our situation with an injured RB who at least has shown he's a stud (passing on michkov) than to be the CBJ passing on Demidov for Cayden Lidstrom (hasnt even played all year)
 
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All Reinbacher has to do is be healthy and he dramatically changes the makeup of our D.

People universally love Carrier but Reinbacher pushing him down the depth chart will turn us into such a strong team. High floor/High ceiling.

I know some people think we have to have a 3rd line of Bo Horvat, Michkov and Demidov and then MAYBE we could make the playoffs but I think people will be surprised at how much our offense will improve just from within. And MAYBE getting that big, fast 2 way beast with better pedigree than Seider on the right side of our blue line could be a big piece.

Drooling over Seider and whining about the Reinbacher pick is moronic.
 
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overlords said:
That you don't understand leverage or the fallout in value that would occur in taking someone that doesn't want to play for your team is on you, not me.
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Leverage like the Habs hold his exclusive rights in perpetuity? That sort of leverage?

If in your impression the Habs cannot convince a teenager to play for them, that says a lot about your impression of the Habs and very little about the teenager.

overlords said:
And it is known he did what he could to go to Philly. Burying your head in the sand because your boy crush preferred to go somewhere else is sad and suggests a lack of maturity.
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It isn’t known, in fact, but we don’t need to go into it. The point is more general.

There have been a handful of these “hold-outs” in the past many decades. What are the odds the cope-masters of Montreal media and fans happen to hit on one this time?

Michkov wasn’t a perfect prospect, it’s plenty obvious he could have disrupted the top6 with his lack of size. It’s far likelier that the Habs actually preferred Reinbacher as a prospect.

Reinbacher has a lot going for him and he fits the needs of the current roster like a hand in glove. I don’t understand this sophisticated cope to justify skipping Michkov.

Leave the sideswipes (“boy crush”) aside Overlords, you’re better and funnier than that.
 
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DAChampion said:
How foolish of Hughes to draft a potential first pairing RHD with a great two-way game and great skating and who did well in a men's league at age 17 with the 5th overall pick.
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He had injury concerns though, and its apparent now why. Thank god Columbus took Lindstrom , or we'd be stuck with 2 injury prone 1st round picks who may or may not play this game at the pro level
 
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Habs said:
He had injury concerns though, and its apparent now why. Thank god Columbus took Lindstrom , or we'd be stuck with 2 injury prone 1st round picks who may or may not play this game at the pro level
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I'll assume that most 17 year old elite athletes have had an injury at some point.
 
Scintillating10 said:
Habs should acquire a big name right D this summer. Just in case. Reinbacher seems injured a lot.
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I would definitely look into it but I wouldn’t really say it’s been a lot. This is the only year since at least his draft year that he’s missed significant time. He came back early and looked fantastic.

Whatever’s happened with this new one seems pretty small. I wouldn’t be opposed to getting an RD regardless but I’m certainly not giving up on Reinbacher
 
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