Right on @Hins77 he’s a great skater, covers. Lot of ice fast. Kind of like Guhle. I find he’s very physical without looking for big if that makes sense. He also likes to jump in as the fourth attacker. I’m excited to see him settle in with a stable environment And flourish.
It's simple. It is far easier to get a Leonard or Michkov than a #1 or #2 defenseman.
Could have got it this year though, much more trade value with Michkov as well if there was an issue. I don't see Reinbacher going before any of the top 3-4 this year, do you? You think he would be a top 3 dman? Michkov's don't come along very often
I agree, no reason to rush either guy.
Who knows with Rein, how he pans out. It would be interesting to have both mich and Demi.
They literally came along the next year with more size and better skating and less character question marks…and we got him.
Subban started 09-10 in the AHL too and only played a few regular season games due to injuries. Im concinved that AHL time was crucial for him as when he was called upon in the middle of a playoff run he did better than anyone could have reasonably expected out of a rookie gping against Ovie and Sid. There is never a drawback to playing in the AHL, especially for defenseman.
Was there a better RD than Reinbacher though? I don't think there was anyone rated as high except maybe Levshunov and he went 2nd overall.
I generally like the AHL stints too. And I advocated for it with Hutson.
I also wanted Michkov/Leonard/Benson last year, but since we got Demidov I'm pretty happy looking back that we got Reinbacher.
I completely agree with your view of Reinbacher. The kid will be better than most D this year if not all. Including Lev. He’s bigger, skates VERY well, great in transition actually knows what he’s doing in his own end( unlike Parekh/Yakemchuk) . I feel people judge talent on flash. This kid will be a stud. There’s a reason why teams wanted to trade up for him and not Michkov. Michkov was a walking red flag with question marks. We made the right pick. I personally liked Leonard a lot. But having watched Reinbacher at the WJC, he could have easily made team Canada with his size and skill set. For whatever reason, I find it crazy how few people are excited that we scored a serious pillar for the next decade.
That's just not right, maybe see someone about your anger issues.
This was one of Hughes' key phrases when talking about team building. We can see it on the back end for sure.
With an arm like that we now know why that alleged cowboy boot throwing at the draft never ended up being an international incident.
Hoping someone's career is ended is sick.
It’s so much more reassuring having a GM that is building a team by DESIGN and not outdated thinking. I stand very confident that we will be a force in a couple years
