I'm not expecting anything except to see... 'something', anything, from a guy drafted at 5OA. When I watch him, he to puts me to sleep.
We need to let him cook in the AHL for a good 2-3 yrs at minimum, I think.
OK then watch his game and notice what he does.. which is shut down rushes with his skating and reach. Kill cycles with his skating and his size. Get the puck, evade pressure, find a quick outlet and move things forward.
Yes, he will put you to sleep. He wasn't drafted to be someone to get you out of the seat. It's exactly what 417 said, we drafted the offensive tackle. It's not sexy. No fan wants to see that guy go top 10 in the NFL draft but they are instrumental to success because they allow the skill players to do what they need to do to win.
Reinbacher does the dirty work and ensures we spend less time defending and more time with the puck on the stick of Suzuki, Demidov et al.
That's what he does. He's never going to excite you. He never, ever will. They never said he would.
I want our #5 overall to play like the guy we drafted at #62 overall, is that too much? It just doesn't look like the tools are there? I realize he's young but I'm not seeing it, and people are applauding the most basic defensive moves. 'Did you see the way he closed the gap!!!!!' I mean come on, they teach that in Bantom. We seem to be reaching for compliments and accolades.
Yes, it is too much. He wasn't drafted to be that. You have an idea of what a 5th overall defenseman is supposed to be in terms of the archetype you think is valuable for that pick. That's not what was actually on the table and what they were looking to draft.
They drafted the guy who goes with Hutson to allow Hutson to be special offensively without taking too much away at the other end of the ice.
Weber was a Norris threat his entire career doing the details you are saying they teach in bantam. High quality defending and getting out of our zone quickly and smartly is a high value proposition even if it isn't appealing to the eye.
Ugghhh so sick of this BPA term lol the Montreal Canadiena picked Reinbacher where they did because they thought he was the best player available.
Every pick every team makes they make it because they think they're drafting the best player available to them at the time.
But “BPA” in today's NHL, can't be separated from the team building aspect. Players are expected to contribute alot sooner now.
They thought DR would fit better in that context
Time will tell
I can't believe we are still talking about this, too.
Philly tried to get pick #5 to pick.. Reinbacher.
Arizona wanted Reinbacher.
Nashville stopped trying to trade up the second Reinbacher was off the board.
Reinbacher was the next man up in that draft.. and if we don't believe it then literally look at the other drafts.
Nemec went 2 over Cooley and Wright. Nemec was never projected to go that high. Nemec is another defender with a bit more offensive ability than Reinbacher but is not sexy and is not nearly as big or defensively polished.
Chicago faced with the choice of getting a top line skilled russian winger to pair with Bedard, went with Levshunov.
Right shot defenseman are valuable. They just are. The good ones are rare.
Reinbacher was the BPA for most of the league due to the qualities he possesses and how it contributes to winning hockey.
I'm sorry so many people think every top 5 pick has to play like Cale Makar but that isn't what they were looking to do or acquire. They wanted the shut down defenseman who has enough offense to keep things going for the skill on the team.
