HABS FANS ARE FREAKING OUT ABOUT DAVID REINBACHER… IS THIS KENT HUGHES' BIGGEST MISTAKE SO FAR?

Everyone I know at the draft said the exact same thing. Michkov didint want to go to several teams, including the Canadiens. He only wanted to play for the flyers

No point complaining now about the what ifs. If thats the case we should still be complaining we picked Terry Ryan 8th overall in the 1995 draft when Jarome Iginla was available. Whats the point, whats done is done.

I wish Michkov all the best in his career. Little too early to judge either young player however Reinbacher looks he is going to hold his own and then some from what we have seen in his limited AHL action

We have REINBACHER and Hughes and a future team that's great. The keyword is TEAM. Reinbacher and Hutson is the best pairing and Mitchcov didn't want us, grow up!

I’ll take a big skilled RHD over a 1 dimensional forward any day

I'm very excited that michkov is coming to my flyers. They're in desperate need of skilled offensive talent, but he's far from a guarantee here. My big concern is how will he mesh with Tortorella.

Michkov and his agent knew what teams they wanted to play on and teams they didn't. They played their hand very well. If Michkov was enthusiastic about playing on the west coast the sharks would have picked him especially if they knew he would get out of his contract early. They Ducks might have taken a shot or even the Blue Jackets. I have a feeling those picks would have stayed the same but the Sharks and the Habs might have taken him "if" he wanted to play with them...and is seems like he didn't. When a prospect doesn't want to play for a team that drafts them is can get ugly. Better it happened this way instead of dealing with the potential mess.

I want to disagree with Hughes but……..I’m scared😂

Only idiots would be whning today. No sense drafting a guy who disnt want to play for habs . And Reinbacker will be fine at worst 2nd pairing d man .

Tempest in a teacup. HABS made the right choice.

I can obviously see Chicago not taking Michkov, I can see Anaheim not taking Michkov, I can see Columbus not taking Michkov. Hell, I can even see San Jose not taking Michkov. After Smith though things start getting iffy.

Why is it always Montreal making the mistake the yotes also passed on him and instead pick a worse defenceman.

Not only it was a mistake but year 2023 was draft year with the pool of offensive players and 2024 is loaded with defensive player. Hughes is doing it all wrong, you pick offensive talented player in offensive talented pool. And Barron Lekohnen was another big mistake, but its ok, every GM makes stupid mistakes.

Everybody relax..this guy has been benched last year..NHL is a different beast.

Hughes or any other GMs from #2-#6 did not make any mistake bc through backchannels the Michkov camp made it known he just wanted to go to Philly so that's why they had to pass on him... So tired of hearing how there are regrets amongst Montreal fans that Hughes picked Reinbacher over Michkov because it was clearly not black & white as merely drafting one over the other!!! Cmon give your GM so credit!!!

Mitchkov wanted to play in Montreal. It was the non hockey market cities that he wanted to avoid. He met with Hughes that weekend and made it clear that he wanted to play in Montreal.

They did screw up, i like Reinbacher, but he wasn't the best player available, Michkov was.

And if they get Demidov? 6'1 forward who has less issues in the locker room who could be just as good as Matvei but bigger. Other than Artyum there are no RHD that fit like Reinbacher does.

I'm not a fan of Hughes at all. He hasn't showed me anything yet, face it. He was just a player agent, nothing more.

Exactly which fans are freaking out? You? Certainly not on any groups I'm. We are all happy with David.