Prospect Info: David Reinbacher

[Estimated_Prophet]

Definitely the best dman on the ice. That’s those kind of games i watched that made me pretty intrigued with him and his potential.

His defensive stick is truly exceptional, he anticipates kill points like Markov used to do and he is a much better skater than the General ever was. I don't see any scenario where his floor isn't a strong shutdown/puck moving dman on the second pairing. He is better than Guhle at the same age, although not as physical, he is more technically proficient and refined. If he can vault his offensive game to another level or two he will make Michkov an afterthought at least in terms of his play contributing to wins, especially in the playoffs. This is the kind of player that can completely neutralize the Michkovs of the world when the games matter the most.

 

[Mudz]

I dont know if this site is good. Everyone use this as the main source. I have been searching for half an hour on the Neue Zürcher Zeitung website. 0 Mention on Reinbacher. Its funny that they will make a big buzz on twitter and everywhere with false rumor again. If camp can finaly start no more desperate media attempt for attention whore lol...

Exact. And I think a lot of it might just been translation. I won't blame malice where incompetence could be the reason

Anyway, we all know he can play in the AHL and I'm pretty sure David said he has an out clause.

Hughes said that the AHL was a possibility. I feel like an ex-agent is fully aware of all the technicalities.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Thanks for making these videos available as they provide an excellent resource for understanding and assessing the strengths and weaknesses of this excellent young prospect.

From my view, Reinbacher has all the attributes: skating, size, skill, vision and compete level, to play at a high level in the NHL. He displays significantly higher defensive acumen that his fellow Montreal prospect, Logan Mailloux. In fact, they are not even close in this aspect. Reinbacher reads and anticipates plays in the defensive zone much better than Mailloux who generally and largely reacts to offensive threats. Reinbacher is a more nimbler skater than Mailloux which allows Reinbacher to shadow and eliminate opposing forwards more effectively. Reinbacher is far more physical than Mailloux and readily engages with opponents which results in effectively impeding their progress and taking away their options. Both have roughly the same level of acceleration, but Mailloux’s top speed is higher than Reinbacher’s . Both have excellent vision and pass the puck effectively, though Mailloux’s first pass is a thing of beauty. It's in their comparative shooting ability where Mailloux has a significant edge. Mailloux already has an NHL level shot and as he gets stronger he will, in my opinion, have one of the hardest shots in the league and with Hutson feeding him, Mailloux will provide Montreal with a real weapon. Montreal’s power play will soon be feared. I find that Reinbacher has an awkward shooting style. He inside outs his slap shot and his wrist shot is not in Mailloux’s league. Fortunately, shooting is one of the easier skills to develop and improve on.

Bottom line: Reinbacher is the real deal and will, in a very short time, become one of Montreal’s core players and an important part of a young corps of defencemen who will lead the charge in Montreal’s efforts to re-gain relevancy.

 

[Scriptor]

The idea of Guhle-Reinbacher as a legitimate shutdown pairing which still has offensive upside is intriguing, or more particularly, comforting when looking at the future of the Habs' D-Corps going forward in a relatively short enough timespan.

Beyond that, though, I don't really believe in a D pairing of Hutson - Mailloux, mainly for the defensive liabilities implied.

However, what of we had an eventual 2nd pairing of Engstrom - Mailloux, with the already defensively mature Engstrom shielding the defensively challenged Mailloux?

That leaves us with Hutson's eventual role on the team? Well, what about as a 3rd pairing D, facing off against opponents lesser players (he'd have a field day exploiting them, offensively, and less trouble defending against them), playing 12 to 14 minutes a game at even strength and shouldering the bulk of the PP minutes as a PP quarterback?

I'd see a pairing of Hutson - Xhekaj, to bring size to the 3rd pairing in order to protect our G in the crease or retrieve pucks in the corner.

Hutson could also be given O-zone starts with Reinbacher as a pairing partner when the team is down a goal, for example. Situational missions at even strength...

Removing Guhle from a potential partnership with Mailloux was an initial reason that played against having a pairing of Guhle-Reinbacher for me.

Not having Hutson in the top-4 was another reason that turned me off of a potential Guhle - Reinbacher pairing.

But, if we look at things in a larger sense, a Guhle-Reinbacher pairing could be a smart thing and not remove any offensive usefulness from either Mailloux or Hutson.

 

[BaseballCoach]

The idea of Guhle-Reinbacher as a legitimate shutdown pairing which still has offensive upside is intriguing, or more particularly, comforting when looking at the future of the Habs' D-Corps going forward in a relatively short enough timespan.

Beyond that, though, I don't really believe in a D pairing of Hutson - Mailloux, mainly for the defensive liabilities implied.

However, what of we had an eventual 2nd pairing of Engstrom - Mailloux, with the already defensively mature Engstrom shielding the defensively challenged Mailloux?

That leaves us with Hutson's eventual role on the team? Well, what about as a 3rd pairing D, facing off against opponents lesser players (he'd have a field day exploiting them, offensively, and less trouble defending against them), playing 12 to 14 minutes a game at even strength and shouldering the bulk of the PP minutes as a PP quarterback?

I'd see a pairing of Hutson - Xhekaj, to bring size to the 3rd pairing in order to protect our G in the crease or retrieve pucks in the corner.

Hutson could also be given O-zone starts with Reinbacher as a pairing partner when the team is down a goal, for example. Situational missions at even strength...

Removing Guhle from a potential partnership with Mailloux was an initial reason that played against having a pairing of Guhle-Reinbacher for me.

Not having Hutson in the top-4 was another reason that turned me off of a potential Guhle - Reinbacher pairing.

But, if we look at things in a larger sense, a Guhle-Reinbacher pairing could be a smart thing and not remove any offensive usefulness from either Mailloux or Hutson.

It's gonna be so amazing when we have 6 defencemen better than Matheson.

Stanley Cup, here we come!

 

[Jack Skellington]

The good news if he's back in the NL next season is I can get all their games in HD

 

[Hinterland]

I dont know if this site is good. Everyone use this as the main source. I have been searching for half an hour on the Neue Zürcher Zeitung website. 0 Mention on Reinbacher. Its funny that they will make a big buzz on twitter and everywhere with false rumor again. If camp can finaly start no more desperate media attempt for attention whore lol...

Can't tell for sure since I couldn't verify myself so there's a chance it's fake news but since I read/heard the same elsewhere as well I'm assuming it's legit. Most likely was in a print version only.

 

[Jaynki]

The good news if he's back in the NL next season is I can get all their games in HD

Would not it be easier in the AhL or NHL tho ? ;-)

 

[cphabs]

Hope he’s in the AHL next year!

 

[montreal]

Would not it be easier in the AhL or NHL tho ? ;-)

wish so for the AHL. the NHL are dicks about copyright. I lost a Jordan Harris vid after he signed his NHL contract despite the game being an NCAA game from months before but it had his image at the start of the vid.

 

[SlafySZN]

David won player of the year in switzerland!

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

David won player of the year in switzerland!

Great for the kid! Well deserved too, the two other nominees had nowhere near as good a season. Here's to him having an even better 23-24

 

[Retired]

Beat out a couple of 21 year olds I read…


I am getting sentimental with age but he always makes me want to reach into and through the internet and hug him and let him know everything will be ok. He seems so nice. I can’t imagine him in the same rink as Eaves or Wilson chasing a puck, something is up. Slip some hormones in his lunch, I doubt they test much in the nhl…

edit -I looked back at the picture, he’s like “here’s a trophy I got you” or “sorry I won this, didn’t mean to I’ll give it back”…

 

[SlafySZN]

Beat out a couple of w2 year olds I read…


I am getting sentimental with age but he always makes me want to reach into and through the internet and hug him and let him know everything will be ok. He seems so nice. I can’t imagine him in the same rink as Eaves or Wilson chasing a puck, something is up. Slip some hormones in his lunch, I doubt they test much in the nhl…

edit -I looked back at the picture, he’s like “here’s a trophy I got you” or “sorry I won this, didn’t mean to I’ll give it back”…

Reinbacher is more than capable of playing with an edge, he was crushing men through the boards last season

 

[ZUKI]

David won player of the year in switzerland!

Youngster of the year, not player

 

[ZUKI]

The good news if he's back in the NL next season is I can get all their games in HD

And if he plays in the NHL next season, i can get all their games in HD

 

[BehindTheTimes]

I'd say those are respectable points, but I also think that Subban and Price showed us that having a star goalie and defenseman just isn't enough. You need those guys who can score the clutch goal when you need it. You need that offensive superstar.

You're not wrong on the reclamation projects or the Jack Eichel-type situations, but those really are few and far between. Rangers don't seem to be willing to give up on Laf, nor should they really. The draft really is where you usually get those guys. I really think we blew it on this one.

I do too.

 

[BehindTheTimes]

‘Our prospects aren’t very good’…

What matters is that Guehle is a part of a great young D group coming up. I don’t see how anyone would define a guy with like 40 NHL games as anything but a prospect but… it doesn’t matter.

It’s not worked out? We’re a couple of years into a rebuild and coming off a great draft. How the hell can you say it hasn’t worked out? We’re nowhere near knowing if this is true.

The whole team went pointless for a calendar month. Why would you expect an 18 year old who we’re playing in the third line to be any different?

As for Hughes (who I apparently adore) I’ve said several times that I think he made a mistake rushing him. Esp since we played him in the bottom six. Made no sense to me at all.

He’s done the opposite of MB. Immediately traded for a good young center (they are not available- remember?) traded vets for picks and chosen a direction.

Hughes hired a great coach who saved CC from the scrap heap of DD. And I don’t remember him going out and getting Prust, Murray, Bouillion type guys.

He’s been the total opposite of MB. The fact that you’d suggest it’s the same thing is simply more trolling on your part. It’s a schtick and I’m going to keep calling you out on it.

????

Of course other teams have a Kirby Dach and probably a Slaf. So what? Not many teams have the volume of quality prospects we do.

Again, we don’t know what we have in some of these players. But we’ve got a lot of interesting players. Some aren’t going to pan out but some are.

If they improve the analysis will change?

Everyone knows this. But that’s not how you judge a prospect pool TODAY. Yes the Canadiens lack the sure-thing superstar I’d like to have. And yeah other teams have some prospects as good or better than ours.

But there aren’t many teams with the volume of high quality prospects that we’ve got. Some of them won’t make it, some will overachieve and I suspect that some will be used as trade currency.

To sit there and dismiss it by saying “every team has a Kirby Dach coming up” well okay yeah, you’re right. But how many teams have the blueline group that we do coming up to go along with Dach, Slaf, Roy….

Don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere.

And nobody is suggesting this teams going to start winning cups anytime soon. There are holes to be addressed. But we’re midway through a rebuild. What do you expect?

Welcome to rebuilding. We’ve been clamouring for it for years. This is what it looks like.

Our prospect pool is pretty pedestrian imo. I don’t see a sure thing in the entire group outside these 3. I like Reinbacher, Hutson, maillioux, and I think they all have potential to be contributors. Forward, we have nothing exciting, zero.

 

[Gillings]

All I hope, with my limited viewings, is that they do not rush Logan, David, Lane, and Adam.

If they can keep them away from the show at the LEAST next year and have them play the following year in the AHL and only call them up barring some miraculous growth in ability and strength to handle the NHL both mentally and physically than they SHOULD.

 

[McGuires Corndog]

All I hope, with my limited viewings, is that they do not rush Logan, David, Lane, and Adam.

If they can keep them away from the show at the LEAST next year and have them play the following year in the AHL and only call them up barring some miraculous growth in ability and strength to handle the NHL both mentally and physically than they SHOULD.

It’s entirely possible the Habs have the best blue line in the NHL in 4/5 years.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Our prospect pool is pretty pedestrian imo. I don’t see a sure thing in the entire group outside these 3. I like Reinbacher, Hutson, maillioux, and I think they all have potential to be contributors. Forward, we have nothing exciting, zero.

Three sure things is pretty good no? It’s a deep blueline for sure.

Up front, we’ve got work to do. I don’t count Slaf as a zero though… I don’t think anyone can really say with any real certainty what he’s going to be.

 

[MarkJ]

Can he still walk?

 

[Colezuki]

David won player of the year in switzerland!

Quick how tall is the guy on the right, did reinbacher grow?

Details people details

 

[BehindTheTimes]

Three sure things is pretty good no? It’s a deep blueline for sure.

Up front, we’ve got work to do. I don’t count Slaf as a zero though… I don’t think anyone can really say with any real certainty what he’s going to be.

I think they make it, but there’s no guarantees in life. Our forward group is where we need help and there isn’t much coming.

 

[BehindTheTimes]

It’s entirely possible the Habs have the best blue line in the NHL in 4/5 years.

It’s much more likely we don’t. I’m excited for the group too, but we’ve seen this before where we way overhype our group.

I remember when Higgins, SK, AK, latender etc were all the next great things and some of them carved out careers, none of them move the needle.