David Reinbacher’s first year in North America will not go as he had planned.
His injury requires him to rehabilitate for five to six months, and we can even wonder if his season is over.
Yes, his injury is that serious.
It’s a shame for him and in terms of his development, but Kent Hughes is not talking about a wasted year.
The GM, during an interview with Marc Antoine Godin (Radio-Canada), explained that the organization has a plan in place for the defender.
The plan is to keep Reinbacher close to the club so he can work on a constant basis with Stéphane Robidas… and learn the details of the team’s system of play.
The Canadian wants to keep him involved, as was the case with Kirby Dach and Christian Dvorak recently:
Keeping Reinbacher close to the group also allows the organization to give him confidence.
It can be difficult for any player who has to miss a full year… And it can be even more difficult for a young 19 year old player (he will celebrate his 20th birthday at the end of October) who is just starting out at the professional level in North America.
After all, Reinbacher wanted to prove to the Canadiens’ leaders that they made a good choice by selecting him 5th overall last year.
He didn’t have much chance to showcase himself in Kloten because the team was poorly managed and because on paper, the team didn’t have the talent to compete with the other clubs in Switzerland… And there, just as he’s ready to show everyone what he’s capable of, a weird injury puts a damper on everything.
That must be hard to swallow.
We understand that CH wants to do a lot with a little, but the fact remains that in the end, the defender needed to play. There are limits to the development he can achieve without playing.
He won’t go for what he needed most: rehearsals.
It won’t be an easy year for Reinbacher and it’s clear that the Canadian, even if he works hard, will find himself with a youngster who will fall behind next year at camp. This is not ideal, no matter what the GM says to reassure himself and to reassure fans regarding a player who did not have a perfect progression curve.
Meanwhile, Matvei Michkov breaks everything.
In burst
– The ballot today:
– That has to change.
– Ivan Demidov is featured by the KHL.
– The players must be happy.
– Anyway.
– Oh.
