Welcome to the Montreal Canadiens, David Reinbacher

[CH1]

Hughes saw the player he wanted and took him, hard to bitch about it too much

I won’t bitch if cueball finds another way to land an elite forward.

Caufield and Suzukoivu ain’t cutting it

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

An efficient top pairing D, if that's his ceiling, is worth more than the players who were taken 15 and lower last night, I think.

take a stand Krust, no need to write in "I think"...

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

I won’t bitch if cueball finds another way to land an elite forward.

Caufield and Suzukoivu ain’t cutting it

maybe Cartman the goalie can turn into said forward,,,,

 

[Krustchev]

Hughes saw the player he wanted and took him, hard to bitch about it too much

It will be easy to bitch about it if Reinbacher is just meh and Michkov becomes elite, because it's not hindsight. Most of us wanted him taken at 5 at the time.

 

[CH1]

I like the Cartman pick

 

[lecoqsportif]

Well, I think Boisvert had Reinbacher at 5. So there’s that.

 

[Krustchev]

Well, I think Boisvert had Reinbacher at 5. So there’s that.

He had Michkov at 2. So there's also that.

 

[lecoqsportif]

True. But they weren’t gonna take him.

 

[Krustchev]

I still the Ducks are the biggest losers in the first round and Arizona a close second.

 

[CH1]

It will be easy to bitch about it if Reinbacher is just meh and Michkov becomes elite, because it's not hindsight. Most of us wanted him taken at 5 at the time.

Indeed. Hughes took a personal career risk in NOT drafting Michkov. At least he has three years of safety net

 

[Krustchev]

Indeed. Hughes took a personal career risk in NOT drafting Michkov. At least he has three years of safety net

And no, I don't believe that Molson vetoed drafting Michkov. It's possible, I suppose, but I don't see it.

 

[CH1]

And no, I don't believe that Molson vetoed drafting Michkov. It's possible, I suppose, but I think very unlikely.

I agree

Plenty of other reasons to be Michkov averse (size, speed, awol for 3 yrs)

 

[Krustchev]

I agree

He was fine with the Habs drafting a "sexual predator" who asked not be drafted but he's going to veto a kid who's not responsible for what his country's crazy dictator does? I don't think so.

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

It will be easy to bitch about it if Reinbacher is just meh and Michkov becomes elite, because it's not hindsight. Most of us wanted him taken at 5 at the time.

Oh I am sure the second he scores on us, people here will soil themselves and will compare it to Fischer Giroux, Bustitsyn/Carter but who cares, l'Autrichien will probably prevent more goals than the little guy scores

 

[Habsy]

Excuses

This was a veto.

Believe it, don't believe it but it comes from someone in Nashville that is close to Hughes.

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

He was fine with the Habs drafting a "sexual predator" who asked not be drafted but he's going to veto a kid who's not responsible for what his country's crazy dictator does? I don't think so.

you are assuming he was told we were taking Logan

 

[Habsy]

He was fine with the Habs drafting a "sexual predator" who asked not be drafted but he's going to veto a kid who's not responsible for what his country's crazy dictator does? I don't think so.

He was not fine with it. That was a Bergevin move.

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

He was not fine with it. That was a Bergevin move.

which is why he is more involved now

 

[Krustchev]

you are assuming he was told we were taking Logan

He was told, as per Timmins.

 

[Habsy]

Look I can see reasons to not take him but they're excuses when you have a chance to take a risk on a guy like that.