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Seems like they wanted a D no matter what. They were rumoured to be very interested in Reinbacher so they took the next one on their list I guess.
Prospect Info: David Reinbacher
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Archijerej
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I kinda wanted us to draft Reinbacher. I love the idea of this type of defenseman.
I don't dislike the player but just the way things were being talked about it feels like we could have missed big on some other massive talents in the top ten. We just won't know any time soon unfortunately. The honeymoon phase for Hughes and Gorton is over though I can tell you that much
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Seider is just the opposite stylewise. Big, heavy game. A puck hog who loves to create offense with the puck on his stick. Loves to hit big but otherwise rather solid and passive on defense. Reinbacher is completely different. More mobile, creates offense with his vision and elite passing as well as flying the zone, crashing the net in transition. Very active on defense. Unless Reinbacher stagnates completely which is unlikely to happen they probably have similar ceilings, are just different in style. For heavy possession based hockey you want Seider, for fast paced hockey you want Reinbacher.
Whitesnake
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Hughes now pedalling back on his comments.....after Basu pointed out that his comments made him look onlyl like a need...
admiralcadillac
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How many of those guys are RD? I feel like no one understands that’s an important consideration.
dinodebino
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Seider came from nowhere. No one expected that from him. A lot were puzzled by Detroit’s choice.
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DramaticGloveSave
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I agree they are very different. Seider is taller, rangier (incredible wingspan), more dynamic skater, more creative, and handles the puck like a forward.
Reinbacher is better defensively and has good offensive tools, but Seiders tools are special.
Seb
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salbutera
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Reinbacher said he’ll do as the org wants - he’s got an out clause in his Swiss deal
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What would we rather have folks? A minute eater or superstar forward?
Estimated_Prophet
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Pump the brakes with the hyperbolic hot takes. Generational........really? Why litter the boards with this stuff?.
Vachon23
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We shouldn’t put timeline on players, no one have the same progressions curve
He fills a huge need no question we need a 1 RHD since pk and Weber are no longer here. The only part that stings is we clearly drafted based on need rather than on BPA and potential. We will have other kicks at the can next year and the year following though. Hopefully the coming years aren’t influenced by needs or size and exclusively best player available. Same story different year unfortunately.
le_sean
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Everyone and their dog knew he was going to Arizona. Not surprised other teams were likely trying to trade up for him.
salbutera
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Theres another side to the coin being overlooked.
Those were also times of players having zero autonomy, and no options. It’s ironic the Habs have mightly struggled post 1994 lockout once player autonomy started ramping up & they had more say & control over where they wished to play
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Powder keg in here.
The Intel at the combine lines up with what Hughes said. Teams were calling but for Reinbacher at 5. They see Reinbacher as a future top pair defenseman.
They said if they had players in the same tier, their position would come into play. Feel that's clear from his comments that Reinbacher was in the tier after 4 and his positional value and projection put him to the top. Leonard being a winger probably busted that part of the evaluation.
Coyotes taking a Russian over Michkov shows that maybe some scouts aren't so sure Michkov is Kucherov rather a Tarasenko. Which was something many scouts were posing.
The Intel at the combine lines up with what Hughes said. Teams were calling but for Reinbacher at 5. They see Reinbacher as a future top pair defenseman.
They said if they had players in the same tier, their position would come into play. Feel that's clear from his comments that Reinbacher was in the tier after 4 and his positional value and projection put him to the top. Leonard being a winger probably busted that part of the evaluation.
Coyotes taking a Russian over Michkov shows that maybe some scouts aren't so sure Michkov is Kucherov rather a Tarasenko. Which was something many scouts were posing.
Kudo Shinichi
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Obviously 5 other teams didn't feel that michkov was the second best talent in the draft
dinodebino
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The other truth is the Habs struggled more and more as the league got more international.
The Habs have had some international scouting hits too but the truth is they have and continue to struggle with the marginalization of Quebec in hockey. Even the early 90s compared to today the Quebecois talent in the league is a shell of what it was. The fight for a second tier talent like Dubois tells you all you need to know.
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