To the dismay of many Canadiens fans, it’s the defenseman David Reinbacher and not the spectacular striker Matvey Mikkov by whom was selected KentHughes Yesterday evening I took 5th place in the overall ranking.

The latter also stated in a press conference that he thought Reinbacher was the best player available when reaching the podium.

“In the last two weeks we have received many calls. Teams looking to move on… Our scouts were determined this morning. They wanted to sign Reinbacher. If we thought there was a better player than Reinbacher, we would have called him up.

-Kent Hughes

Today was the turn Martin Lapointe And Nick Bobrov, the team’s two chief scouts, to meet with the media. Obviously, they were asked some questions about Reinbacher’s choice and why they decided to ignore Michkov.

First, Bobrov recalled that the Vegas Golden Knights owed their Stanley Cup winnings in large part to their solid defensive brigade.

“It’s very difficult to attract certain types of players in the NHL. We’ve all watched the last few playoffs that reminded us what works and wins you. Every draft we see teams trying to make compromises to sign the tall defender and we’ve been lucky.” I still see him available at our level.

-Nick Bobrov

Then Lapointe stated in an interview on the airwaves VAT Sports that no scout in the organization disagreed with Reinbacher’s choice for 5th overall. On the contrary, they persuaded their GM not to give in to the temptation to swap picks despite the big offers on the table, preferring the Canadian to pick the big right-handed defender. Mikkov was not really represented in the organization’s plans.

“It is certain that the fans would have wanted a ‘sexy pick’, a man who scores goals. We didn’t despise his talent, he’s very talented, competitive, works well at the bottom of the ice. Vice versa.” It’s a little less good on the ice, but you live with your mistakes. But there were also so many unknowns, a three-year wait, so we looked to David Reinbacher for guidance. David was a very important player for us, he fulfills all expectations. With the boxes that a defender can bring to a hockey team, he will strengthen our defense. He’s been on our radar for a very long time. From the start he was at the top of our list. The more we visited him, the more he stood up, the more he stood at the end, at Christmas, where he is. There is no Scout who was against the decision. All Boy Scouts agreed.”

-Martin Lapointe

We therefore understand that the Canadian’s entire organization is extremely pleased with their choice David Reinbacher and it seems to have no difficulty in accepting and supporting this choice.