Prospect Info: David Reinbacher

[Kojo]

I really like him. He keeps things simple and we can relax until Hutson's next shift.

 

[Habssince89]

On 690 yesterday they were comparing Reinbacher to an offensive lineman in NFL. Not flashy but very affective.

Reinbacher last season with Kloten was struggling trying to do too much. Rob Ramage went over with videos of Shea Weber. Showed him the videos. Just shut the forward down, win the puck battles and get the puck out. Not a flashy game but highly affective one.

Good O-Linemen go early in the draft, just like good 2way Dmen. Rein is going to benefit from having the discipline of that kind of game, but the ability to jump in the rush in a more mobile way than weber could. Timely offense. He'll definitely catch people off guard, especially if/when he's with Hutson and all the attention is on him.

My hope is that he just keeps improving that ability to win pucks quickly and cleanly and he will be an efficient defender. Weber is a great player to model himself after, as he had excellent poise and decision making. I have no idea about how many points or goals he'll score but I really think he's going to be a rock for us in his own end.

 

[le_sean]

Glad Laraque chimed in about his disappointment in Reinbacher. Gives me more confidence in David becoming good. Maybe he’d respect Reinbacher more if he saw him refuse to fight.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

My brother and i both got that, was pretty awful for a few years


You need to stop lusting after that russian manlet, he doesn’t belong to us

5'10 is a manlet, now?

 

[Lockin17]

is Reinbacher the next Olli Juolevi ?

 

[Paddyjack]

is Reinbacher the next Olli Juolevi ?

Personnally I would settle for Reinbacher to be the next Reinbacher. I find he has his own unique skill and style.

 

[Walrus26]

Good O-Linemen go early in the draft, just like good 2way Dmen. Rein is going to benefit from having the discipline of that kind of game, but the ability to jump in the rush in a more mobile way than weber could. Finely offense. He'll definitely catch people off guard, especially if/when he's with Hutson and all the attention is on him.

My hope is that he just keeps improving that ability to win pucks quickly and cleanly and he will be an efficient defender. Weber is a great player to model himself after, as he had excellent poise and decision making. I have no idea about how many points or goals he'll score but I really think he's going to be a rock for us in his own end.

We are desperate for a defender who can be relied upon to actually defend and tilt the ice away from the other team whenever he's out there.

Give me that first, then add an ability to launch quick transitions. I don't need a dominant defender to skate around with the puck like PK.

 

[WeThreeKings]

is Reinbacher the next Olli Juolevi ?

They aren't even remotely close to one another.

Juolevi was drafted to be a puck moving defenseman.

 

[Favster]

I feel bad for the s**t this kid has to deal with. He wasn't amazing in the 2 games on the weekend but there's a lot of room for him to grow. He's going to be a very solid player for us for a long time.

is Reinbacher the next Olli Juolevi ?

Reinbacher is a MUCH better skater than Juolevi.

 

[Naslundforever]

Spending the year in Laval and Hutson hopefully rocking it in Mtl might be good so he does not make the hab blue line in any kind of saviour role.

Thank goodness Slaf and Hutson are emerging + the latest draft. The 4032 media outlets will always be making hot takes like Laraque to get attention.

 

[Frank Drebin]

5'10 is a manlet, now?

its 2024, so yeah

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

its 2024, so yeah

5'10 is world average for men. In the caucasian population, it's a bit overaverage, so no. Manlets are MSL and mighty mouse.

 

[Deebs]

5'10 is world average for men. In the caucasian population, it's a bit overaverage, so no. Manlets are MSL and mighty mouse.

Not sure about this....seem too tall.

 

[Rapala]

Good O-Linemen go early in the draft, just like good 2way Dmen. Rein is going to benefit from having the discipline of that kind of game, but the ability to jump in the rush in a more mobile way than weber could. Finely offense. He'll definitely catch people off guard, especially if/when he's with Hutson and all the attention is on him.

My hope is that he just keeps improving that ability to win pucks quickly and cleanly and he will be an efficient defender. Weber is a great player to model himself after, as he had excellent poise and decision making. I have no idea about how many points or goals he'll score but I really think he's going to be a rock for us in his own end.

Great lines win SuperBowls very good teams have stellar players on both the O line and the D line.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Not sure about this....seem too tall.

I couldn't believe it myself

I used to be almost 6, but now have fallen under 5'11. Too much bball and skateboarding. A lot of spinal compression with these sports.

 

[Frank Drebin]

5'10 is world average for men. In the caucasian population, it's a bit overaverage, so no. Manlets are MSL and mighty mouse.

I don't make the rules man. It is what it is.

 

[malcb33]

They should just leave and become Flyer fans if they are that obsessed with him.

It's not always Habs fans though. A good portion is, but there are plenty of others who chime in every chance they get.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

I don't make the rules man. It is what it is.

Arnie is like 5'11 now.

Wanna test that theory out and call him a manlet to his face?

 

[WeThreeKings]

It's not always Habs fans though. A good portion is, but there are plenty of others who chime in every chance they get.

No one wants the Habs rebuild to be successful, even some Habs fans, they got so used to Bergevin making us a laughing stock that they refuse to believe we got smart people in charge.

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Arnie is like 5'11 now.

Wanna test that theory out and call him a manlet to his face?

You can set up meetings with Schwarzenegger??

 

[Andy]

I'd invite posters who don't see talent in Reinbacher to watch old Weber videos (like Nashville Weber). I am not talking about videos of him punishing players or bombing the puck. Just video of Weber's man-to-man coverage.

Visually, it wasn't anything mind-blowing. Weber's gap control and angling were flawless. You basically couldn't beat him one-on-one at the blue line, you had to dump in the puck. Weber used his size to secure and protect the loose puck and then made a good first pass either out of the zone, or to his d-partner.

This is what Reinbacher will bring. It's not sexy at all, but it's effective. I suspect some fans will never appreciate this, partly because it's such a subtle talent, partly because they won't get over not selecting Michkov.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I'd invite posters who don't see talent in Reinbacher to watch old Weber videos (like Nashville Weber). I am not talking about videos of him punishing players or bombing the puck. Just video of Weber's man-to-man coverage.

Visually, it wasn't anything mind-blowing. Weber's gap control and angling was flawless. You basically couldn't beat him one-on-one at the blue line, you had to dump in the puck. Weber used his size to secure and protect the loose puck and then made a good first pass either out of the zone, or to his d-partner.

This is what Reinbacher will bring. It's not sexy at all, but it's effective. I suspect some fans will never appreciate this, partly because it's such a subtle talent, and because they won't get over not selecting Michkov.

My buddy and I were talking about this and Reinbacher is a good barometer for those who actually know puck. So much of what he does is the subtle, nuanced things that win possessions, win shifts, and win games but don't jump off the screen.

 

[HomaridII]

My buddy and I were talking about this and Reinbacher is a good barometer for those who actually know puck. So much of what he does is the subtle, nuanced things that win possessions, win shifts, and win games but don't jump off the screen.

Exactly and he is already elite at it.

Honestly, he will go to the AHL to get adjusted to north america hockey, develop his confidence at this level and get 25 mins a game with PP1 and PK1.

If all we wanted was a shutdown defenseman to play 25 mins, he is ready now. As I told my friends after going to the games this past weekend, he seems vanilla on first impression but then you realized he completely controls the ice/defensive end when he is on.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Arnie is like 5'11 now.

Wanna test that theory out and call him a manlet to his face?

I do. Let me know the time and place.

I'm just a touch over 5'11 so I'd tower over him.

 

[ReHabs]

Not sure why everyone is so sensitive to hot takes. If you trust Reinbacher you need to act like it and stop reacting to dumbass takes. Otherwise you're just being blowhards in the other direction.