One of the popular beliefs is that the Montreal Canadiens should have drafted a forward in 2023 and a defenseman in 2024, given that this year we have an extremely high-quality batch of defensemen.
But not so fast.
The expert Simon Boisvert has just made a statement that is a very nice surprise for the fans regarding David Reinbacher.
Recently, while on BPM Sports, as reported by Marco Normandin, Simon Boisvert said this when questioned about the value of Reinbacher compared to the defensemen who will be drafted top-5 in 2024:
We love it! This means that, compared to a 3rd overall pick in the 2024 draft, David Reinbacher looks very good.
According to the vast majority of experts, the third overall pick in the first round next June will indeed be Artyom Levshunov or Anton Silayev, who are two very good young defensemen.
It is really reassuring to see that, despite a somewhat more difficult campaign in Switzerland in an unfavorable context, Reinbacher is still seen as a young elite talent.
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Reinbacher, 19 years old, 6 feet 3 inches and 210 pounds, 5th overall pick by the CH in 2023 (first round), is a right-handed defenseman who has scored 5 points in 11 games this season in the American Hockey League with the Laval Rocket (positive differential of +6).
Reinbacher also scored 11 points in 35 games at Kloten in the Swiss-A League (negative differential of -15 with a terrible team).
Credit : HABSolumentFan - Où se retrouverait David Reinbacher s'il était éligible au repêchage 2024?
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