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Prospect Info: David Reinbacher

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BenchBrawl said:
True but Galchenyuk is still Top 5 in points within his draft class, and only behind Morgan Rielly from those picked inside the Top 5.

THAT draft, was beyond mediocre.

Even Filip Forsberg, the leading scorer, is very up and down. He never took that next step consistently.
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Oh, don't get me wrong. That draft class was abysmal. I'm just saying people need to calm down a little. It's one thing to be disappointed by the selection but another to think Hughes is suddenly a complete moron when we have no idea how either player will turn out.

With that said, this draft will definitely be a defining mark on Hughes' career. If Michkov becomes a 100 point phenom while Reinbacher is more a quiet #2-3, he'll deserve every bit of flack coming from that missed opportunity. On the flipside, if Michkov turned out more like Galchenyuk or busts completely, this becomes much easier to swallow. He'll look like a damn genius in Reinbacher turns out to be a stud and Michkov a bust.

Bit ironic how this draft will have a bigger impact than last year's despite us having the first overall pick.
 
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MasterD said:
Being tall/big has NOTHING to do with having a mean streak.

You have guys like Bouillon hitting everything that moves and guys like Hall Gill that focus on being positionally sound.



That, or maybe they really think Monahan can be healthy. He was great in the games he played last year.
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You’d be more likely to win the lottery than having poor Monahan stay healthy for an entire season.
 
Whitesnake said:
People in here keep talking about trusting the pros. Well if you have the HockeyProspect draft manual....there's 20 pros talking and NOBODY sees him good enough to be top 5. None of THOSE pros.

It's not about the fact that he's a bad player. He's not. He's a NHL'er. Big time. But not top 5 value.
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@Estimated_Prophet will chastise you for calling HockeyProspect guys pros ;)
 
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Habz4 said:
I see it more of a Josi or Kaprizov
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Josi scored 90+ points in the NHL, That Josi? Can people point me in the direction of which games he showed this immense offensive potential? I must have missed it. Honest request. I'd love to get a bit more excited about this pick.
 
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I like the player. I am not upset. I just didn't feel logically that it made sense in this particular draft to go for a dman. We have to hope reinbacher has real #1 potential.
 
Hard not to be super excited about the Habs defense prospects and future. It's pretty amazing. I like this pick. I was worried about Leonard. I think Reinbacher could be a similar tier as Leo Carlsson who went #2. Yay! Go Habs!
 
Whitesnake said:
Not only they are...but my point is that they do interview actual scouts....and reading every single comment, I didn't find one that thought he was a top 5 prospects.
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In the EP video on him David St-Louis is stating that (his opinion of course) Reinbacher is not a “conservative” choice, he’s a top 10 pick you make if you have confidence in your ability to develop him well because if you do it’s Seider-like upside.

We’ll see how it pans out of course but it’s clear Habs value development now + it’s near impossible to trade for a young top2 RD (and clearly management wants a group growing together).
 
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Ezpz said:
Roman josi never showed that potential until midway through his NHL career.
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Ah so when that poster was comparing Reinbacher to Josi he was comparing our newly minted 5th overall pick to the lower offensive production early career Josi? Not the bonafide #1 D Josi developed into? Well, that's good to hear. I feel better now.
 
In any case, if you hit a homerun with a prospect, you typically know within the first 2 years. Other players can go on to be good NHLers, but the truly special players let you know you made the right choice very soon.

The wait won't be long before we understand what we really have with Reinbacher.
 
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BenchBrawl said:
He was also not picked 5th overall in front of Michkov.
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Michkov is just as unproven as anyone else. He hasn't really been scouted in over a year.

He could be the next Ovechkin, or the next Yakupov. And he might never make it to NA.

Let's see where this goes. And no matter where this goes, he's not a Habs.
 
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Kaladin said:
I love it, People who are hyping him up to be worthy of a 5th overall pick in this draft are asking those who feel he doesn't have #1 upside if they've seen him play and vice versa. Clearly people are coming to some very different conclusions watching the same games.

Honestly wish we could go back in time and grab Jiricek last year and Michkov this year. Would be much happier with that collective haul then what we've ended up with.
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We could’ve taken Jiricek last year and they still wouldn’t have taken Michkov this year. Skipping on Michkov had nothing to do with position of need or talent. There’s a reason the second most talented player in this draft dropped to 7th.
 
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Kaladin said:
Josi scored 90+ points in the NHL, That Josi? Can people point me in the direction of which games he showed this immense offensive potential? I must have missed it. Honest request. I'd love to get a bit more excited about this pick.
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Josi was 29 when he started to flirt with PPG season.
 
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Belial said:
He was drafted 5th overall in a heavy forward draft! I f***ing hope they damn project him to be the next Josi type....
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You would think so....

Komisarek was drafted 7th OA in the kovalchuck year, Right D

ESPN:

" Komisarek's offensive skills are undervalued because his defense and physical play are considered his biggest assets."
"That's the most surprising thing about him -- his hands are unbelievable for his size," Umberger said."
"Big, mean and skilled defensemen are like gold in the NHL. Sometimes, they can even be as appealing as an electrifying scorer."

Sure they're not exactly the same size but its incredible how we've walked this path before.

The difference now is that this year we actually had the opportunity to get high end forward...

Komisarek best scoring season was 19 points.... 19 POINTS... dude din't even crack 20 ...his whole season.... and he played with MARKOV!!!
 
MasterD said:
Michkov is just as unproven as anyone else. He hasn't really been scouted in over a year.

He could be the next Ovechkin, or the next Yakupov. And he might never make it to NA.

Let's see where this goes. And no matter where this goes, he's not a Habs.
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He's already playing in the KHL.

Michkov has nothing in common with Yakupov, except that both their names have the same number of letters and ends in "ov".
 
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Beendair Donedat said:
He’s not Hedman, not even close. He’s more of an Ekholm type.
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He’s much more mobile and has better hands and puck skills compared to Ekholm.

Imo, he’s similar to Nemec from last year’s draft. He’s like Nemec, but bigger and more physical. That’s a very good prospect to have.

Still, he wouldn’t have been my pick, but it is what it is.
 
Garbageyuk said:
This pick means that management thinks that a center line up of Suzuki, Dach, Newhook, and Evans is enough to contend when the time comes. We the fans may disagree, but it’s obvious that’s what management is thinking. It also means they think Reinbacher can become a #1 D in the NHL; they wouldn’t have picked him if they thought he was anything less.

After thinking it over, and coming to this conclusion, I don’t hate the pick as much as I thought. A lot hinges on the potential of the players mentioned above though, and that’s a lot of ifs:

•If Suzuki continues developing and becomes a legit 1C

•If Dach develops into a 2C or better

•If Newhook can add some defense, grit, or utility (faceoffs) to his game to become a solid 3C (his production is borderline 3C level already)

•If Reinbacher becomes a legit two-way #1D

Those are the big ones. Will every one of those happen? Probably not, but if two or three of those are realized, we are in very good shape because the team has been stockpiling depth at all positions and some of the other prospects and young players not mentioned here will pan out.

One thing is for sure though; the prospect pool is extremely deep at the D and W positions. And maybe we add an elite C prospect next year.

The rebuild is going well, imo. No need to freak out over one pick.
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You don't mention one other possibility - again not sure by any means, but.......

Monahan stays healthy and provides top 6 services for a few seasons - he is still only 28 and was a worthy top-4 forward not that long ago.
 
Kaladin said:
Josi scored 90+ points in the NHL, That Josi? Can people point me in the direction of which games he showed this immense offensive potential? I must have missed it. Honest request. I'd love to get a bit more excited about this pick.
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Reinbacher? Based on best estimate we have regarding NHL equivalent points in Draft years he has the best production since Dahlin and they are fairly close.

His Offense is underrated. That being said I think he's going to be a player similar to Pietrangelo. 45-55 point all around 1D. Petro was the 1D on 2 cup winning teams.

Best production of a European prosepct* edit
 
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I wouldn't worry too much about the drafting for needs thing, I think that's less about them specifically going out of their way to pick an RD and more like, we're so stacked at LD that at some point you'd have to consider other positions if he were an LD.
 
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