Here’s @CraigJButton take on Canadiens 1st round draft pick David Reinbacher. #HockeyDB
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Craig Button: “David Reinbacher may be the ideal partner for Lane Hutson”.
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It’s very plausible to say that Lane Hutson, less than a year after being drafted late in the second round by the Habs, was an important part of the decision-making process for the fifth pick.
Asked by the guys at Habs Fan TV (who collaborated with HockeyDB for a draft media pass), prospect expert Craig Button said it was the first thing on his mind when he heard the Tricolore were setting their sights on David Reinbacher with the club’s first pick.
“Immediately, I thought… They’ve got Lane Hutson, who is a very impressive young player. I think David Reinbacher might be the perfect partner for him, in the future. […] David, for me, is a very solid and competitive defender. You may think he can develop in attack, and that’s okay, but I see Reinbacher a lot like Adam Larsson, who is a very solid player, a real competitor, and you want him in your team. Not everyone can be a star defender.”
Reinbacher, right-handed, is a reliable defender who could effectively make up for Lane Hutson’s shortcomings, and vice versa. While Hutson will probably never be an incredible fullback in his own zone, Reinbacher will probably never move the puck the way his future teammate does.
We could even add, when thinking about the Canadiens’ future, that Kaiden Guhle (left-handed) could fill a very similar role alongside another defensively lacklustre defenseman, Logan Mailloux.
Guhle-Mailloux
Hutson-Reinbacher
If all four develop as expected, it’s really, really not bad.
Lane Hutson on potential future D partner David Reinbacher.
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“He’s a very good player, very good with his stick and his body. He’s definitely someone who would be very easy to play with, especially for me.”
-Lane Hutson
In a gust
– It’s done (kind of).
Domi is currently asleep overseas, so he won’t be able to sign his 1-year contract until he’s awake, but as @reporterchris put out, the agreement is in place for ~$3M and some no-trade protection with Toronto.
Again, you can exceed the cap by 10% ($8.35M) in the off-season.
– David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) July 3, 2023
– Pat Maroon traded to the Wild.
Pat Maroon packs his bags for Minnesota! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/xhPa414S2C
– RDS (@RDSca) July 3, 2023
– To be continued.
Denis Gurianov is mulling over about 4-5 options. A decision isn’t being made tonight, from the sounds of things; could come tomorrow.
– David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) July 3, 2023