Confirmed with Link: David Reinbacher Signed to 3-Year ELC

[waffledave]

Hoping they don't rush the guy but somehow I feel he starts in the NHL next year. This team has a sickness when it comes to rushing 1st rounders.

 

[le_sean]

Hoping they don't rush the guy but somehow I feel he starts in the NHL next year. This team has a sickness when it comes to rushing 1st rounders.

I just don’t see the room for him with Savard, Barron and Kovacevic at RD and then the logjam at LD. I think they saw a single spot for Juraj where they could insulate and let Marty coach him. But having Reinbacher in the NHL would force 1-2 young D to be scratched at all times.

 

[waffledave]

I just don’t see the room for him with Savard, Barron and Kovacevic at RD and then the logjam at LD. I think they saw a single spot for Juraj where they could insulate and let Marty coach him. But having Reinbacher in the NHL would force 1-2 young D to be scratched at all times.

I'm not saying I think he should start, but it's one of the recurring bad decisions I have seen in Montreal spanning multiple management groups and coaches. Hopefully Slaf really was just a one-off.

 

[Hannibal]

Just like the recent high drafted dman Seider, Jiricek and Nemec, it’s gotta be AHL for Reinbacher.

 

[KevSkillz4]

I already like him in camp so far. Very good offensive instinct, great passing ability. He is a good one, for sure. Go for one more year in Kloten, after 40-50 games in AHL and after he can play with Habs.

 

[le_sean]

Just like the recent high drafted dman Seider, Jiricek and Nemec, it’s gotta be AHL for Reinbacher.

I think it’s a little different since those three were in far inferior leagues and had nothing more to really learn in them. The Swiss league is almost on par with the AHL, so I do see a benefit of him going back.

 

[Hannibal]

I think it’s a little different since those three were in far inferior leagues and had nothing more to really learn in them. The Swiss league is almost on par with the AHL, so I do see a benefit of him going back.

Almost on par but with euro style on a big ice.

Get him on NA rink as fast as we can. But no NHL this season. 100% AHL

 

[NotProkofievian]

Europe. Let Mailloux play huge minutes in the AHL, and Reinbacher play huge minutes in NL.

 

[Whitesnake]

He should play in Laval. Needs to adapt to the smaller ice surface.

He will. Next year. Now he needs to feel confortable. To improve his offensive stats. And to get bigger.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

AHL, he already played #1D minutes in Switzerland, no ?

 

[Habs13]

I'd rather AHL so he can get used to the smaller ice and start to gel with his future teammates

 

[NotProkofievian]

Also NL to fade the dumb money here saying bUt ThE sMaLl IcE ThO

 

[Rapala]

Just like the recent high drafted dman Seider, Jiricek and Nemec, it’s gotta be AHL for Reinbacher.

Is anybody here saying it won't be? It's not if it's when and when isn't now. It has nothing to do with if he can but what is best for the rebuild.
I'm going to be totally pissed if one our Dmen has to sit in Laval because we brought the kid over. If you can't see that it would be counter productive I don't know what else to say. We can't keep all these Dmen next season so do we just lop off one asset and watch it lose value. We can only argue based on where we are at in the here and now. If Hughes manages to trade one of our D prospects in a move that is beneficial for us we can then reevaluate. But for now it's a big NO and a no brainer from my perspective. One thing Kent Hughes has shown us is he's very shrewd when it comes to assets and player's values. Reinbacher is going to have to have a spectacular camp and preseason to even be considered for Laval.

just my take.

 

[SlafySZN]

He needs to get stronger.

Another year in NL is the best for him. Keep working on his offensive game without having to adjust to the NA ice and new system.

 

[Rapala]

Well I learned something new today. I honestly thought Moritz Seider had stayed in Europe after his draft year only to learn he played 49 games in the AHL after he was drafted. I need to do better research in the future.

But he went back to Rogle the following year which is odd. This is probably why you thought that, He hit the NHL at 20.

 

[PhysicX]

For the love of God and all that is great and wise and mighty in this world, let him play this upcoming season in Europe. The AHL can wait one year.

Right now, let the kid remain closer to family and friends, play top-pairing minutes for his team, partake in the world juniors for Austria (they'll be there right?) and enjoy what's left of his young years before making the jump across the Atlantic to North America.
Leave his mind, and his body some breathing space to develop. Hopefully it's not asking too much.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Both options are fine IMO, he's one season away in either case. Laval would allow us to have more control over his development but he's already the go-to guy in Kloten, so he'll get more minutes there. He can't go wrong.

 

[Redux91]

I just don’t see the room for him with Savard, Barron and Kovacevic at RD and then the logjam at LD. I think they saw a single spot for Juraj where they could insulate and let Marty coach him. But having Reinbacher in the NHL would force 1-2 young D to be scratched at all times.

Yeah exactly
The RD for next year is clearly Savard, Barron and Kovasevic, with, sigh, Wideman also still signed for 1 year so he's #7 or 8
Savard is just keeping RD1 warm until we definitively figure out who can grab it
And I love having Barron RD2 so quickly just to see if he can BE that long term (or better maybe, hopefully) or if maybe Mailloux is more suited there
And for Kovasevic, hard pressed to find a better stopgap at 3RD, we don't need him to be any better then that, with Reinbacher on the way
(The way its going, David could be 3RD already, has a great chance for RD2 auditions, and if all goes right, grabs that RD1 spot by the horns)

Reinbacher is, to me, obviously going back to the Swiss League, and with everything that's happened to Dave this summer, hopefully make him #1D on the team for the whole year

 

[Mudz]

Should be in the AHL next year. NL really doesn't make much sense. But if it's what David wants to do, it's not the end of the world either.

His priority should be to get stronger, which is done during the offseason, and more importantly to get accustomed to NA. More specifically the NA style of play, the speed of the game and the NA lifestyle.

Plus, if he's burning the league, he could always get a recall.

 

[le_sean]

AHL, he already played #1D minutes in Switzerland, no ?

Top pairing but I don’t think he was PP1. Let him go back and boost his offensive confidence. Not sure he gets the same opportunities in Laval with Beaudin being the guy, Norlinder and Mailloux fighting for PP time. I think Laval should focus on getting 1-2 veterans for that group rather than another young kid.

Remember it’s just as important to develop the kids already in Laval as it is Reinbacher.

 

[OnTheRun]

But he went back to Rogle the following year which is odd. This is probably why you thought that, He hit the NHL at 20.

It's because 2020-21 is the covid bubble season, most of the Euro (KHL excluded) who played their D+1 in the AHL went back to Europe for their D+2.

 

[Mudz]

Both options are fine IMO, he's one season away in either case. Laval would allow us to have more control over his development but he's already the go-to guy in Kloten, so he'll get more minutes there. He can't go wrong.

A little bit of contradiction in your second statement. In Kloten he SHOULD be the go to guy (if not, we have a problem). In Laval, he WOULD be the go to guy, since like you said, we control his development. KH can tell to Houle how to employ him. He can't do the same to Kloten.

 

[Skip Bayless]

Both options are good in his case IMO. But there is a logjam in Laval, and they're nearly all worth getting a closer look.

Reinbacher can wait, spend his last year in Switzerland, finish his studies, be Kloten's #1 D for a year before making the jump to NA. There is no rush, NL is a solid developmental league.

Smaller ice is always an adjustment, but it's truly blown out of proportion by some people. Players get acquainted with smaller rink size in short tournaments all the time.

Pace is always the big adjustment, and while the size of the rink is a factor in that aspect, there are many other factors that have more weight than that.

 

[Mudz]

Top pairing but I don’t think he was PP1. Let him go back and boost his offensive confidence. Not sure he gets the same opportunities in Laval with Beaudin being the guy, Norlinder and Mailloux fighting for PP time. I think Laval should focus on getting 1-2 veterans for that group rather than another young kid.

Remember it’s just as important to develop the kids already in Laval as it is Reinbacher.

Yes he was at the end of the year, according to Eric Faille

 

[Rapala]

Yeah exactly
The RD for next year is clearly Savard, Barron and Kovasevic, with, sigh, Wideman also still signed for 1 year so he's #7 or 8
Savard is just keeping RD1 warm until we definitively figure out who can grab it
And I love having Barron RD2 so quickly just to see if he can BE that long term (or better maybe, hopefully) or if maybe Mailloux is more suited there
And for Kovasevic, hard pressed to find a better stopgap at 3RD, we don't need him to be any better then that, with Reinbacher on the way
(The way its going, David could be 3RD already, has a great chance for RD2 auditions, and if all goes right, grabs that RD1 spot by the horns)

Reinbacher is, to me, obviously going back to the Swiss League, and with everything that's happened to Dave this summer, hopefully make him #1D on the team for the whole year

Nice I thought I made a good case for Europe and didn't even consider the reps he'll likely get there vs Laval.