a future top-2 in the eyes of Simon “Snake” Boisvert

Posted On: July 20, 2024

One of the questions that has been raised lately is which defensemen from the Montreal Canadiens organization will be included in the roster for the 2024-25 season.

With a plethora of established defensemen and young players pushing to the blue line like Lane Hutson, Logan Mailloux and David Reinbacher, big decisions need to be made.

First, we need to make it clear that Jordan Harris and Justin Barron are eligible for waivers this year and need to get into the lineup if CH doesn’t want to risk losing them for nothing.

As for Reinbacher, there is a good chance he will start the season with the Laval Rocket, but a very good training camp could change that.

The expert on hopes, Simon “Snake” Boisvert was at BPM Sports this Friday to talk about the show THE Return of the athletes various topics.

Reinbacher was one of them after Scott Wheeler, another prospect expert, discussed the rankings of the top 100 prospects.

In this ranking, Wheeler Lane placed Hutson ahead of Reinbacher, which made little sense in the eyes of the experts Snakeeven though he really likes Hutson.

A ranking of the 100 best prospects is really not easy to achieve, as Boisvert said.

“I would never risk that, because what allows you to distinguish the 46th from the 47th? At some point it is difficult to compare several players of different ages, none or almost none of whom have played in the NHL and who come from different leagues. » Simon Boisvert

According to Wheeler, Reinbacher has the ceiling of a No. 3 or No. 4 defender, while Snake I think he has the potential to be a very good number 2, even on a championship team.

Ultimately, it’s a matter of interpretation, but I’m more on the side of the snake.

There will never or rarely be any “wow!” sequences. » with Reinbacher, because the Austrian favors a simple and effective style of play, as Boisvert said.

This allows it to be used in all sauces and is useful in all kinds of situations.

For those who forgot: Here is the first goal in North America with the Laval rocket for Reinbacher.

The “Wow!” factor can still be present in Austrians, even if it is not their specialty.

David Reinbacher scores his first goal in his first game with the Rockets! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/WFmG4cYR9h

– RDS (@RDSca) March 23, 2024

Not only is his offensive touch interesting, but his effectiveness in all situations also makes the task much more difficult for his opponents.

THEnaked believes that a defender like Reinbacher is very important for winning championships.

As he mentioned during his visit to BPM SportsIn the last winning teams we can see a Reinbacher defender in each of these teams.

Positional defenders who are used in all possible situations they are placed in.

An excellent example is Alex Pietrangelo, who won the Stanley Cup with the Vegas Golden Knights and the St. Louis Blues.

For the Panthers, players like Aaron Ekblad and Gustav Forsling have proven useful, although their playing style is somewhat different from Reinbacher’s.

Reliability and efficiency can pay off.

Much

– The NHL will release a behind-the-scenes video of the final amateur draft this Sunday.

There really is nothing better than hearing “Welcome to the NHL.” 🤩

📺: Premiere tomorrow @ESPNPlus And @NHLNetwork Sunday at 7 p.m. ET @Sportsnet 360 at 8 p.m. ET. pic.twitter.com/u5ZGZOim7G

– NHL (@NHL) July 19, 2024

– What a great list.

Longest point streak in the cap era:

26 – Patrick Kane (2015)
25 – Sidney Crosby (2010)
23 – Mitch Marner (2022)
22 – Dany Heatley (2005)
20 – Patrick Kane (2019)
20 – Paul Statsny (2007)

The stars of the 2010s are still leaving their mark on the game. pic.twitter.com/QB5jxs9rHs

– Big Head Hockey (@BigHeadHcky) July 19, 2024

– This bodes well for Canada in their warm-up game for the Olympic Games.