Canadiens Select David Reinbacher With Fifth-Overall Pick In 2023 NHL Draft

JURAJ SLAVKOVSKY. KENT HUGHES. >> WE WOULD LIKE TO START BY CONGRATULATING THE VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS. IS IT ALSO LIKE TO WISH DAVID POILE ALL THE BEST IN RETI RETIREMENT. . >> TO MAKE OUR SELECTION, I WILL INVITE UP OUR FORMER FIFTH OVERALL AND 2005 CAREY PRICE. >> DU CANADIENS MONTREAL ARE PROUD TO SELECT DAVID– WE PLANNED IT THAT WAY. DAVID REINBACHER. >> David: WHAT A MOMENT THERE FOR DAVID REINBACHER, AND, YES, THE DRAFT DOES START NOW. THAT IS THE FIRST DEFENSEMAN, AND HE IS AUSTRIAN. IF YOU HAVEN’T HEARD MUCH ABOUT HIM. 6-2, 195 POUNDS, AN

ELITE, ELITE PLAYER AND A HIGH, HIGH PROSPECT TAKEN FIFTH OVERALL. DAVID IS HUGGING HIS FAMILY RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE A MIC ON HIM. DAVID, I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS. NICE MOMENT. DAVID, CONGRATULATIONS. THIS IS THE MOMENT YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR. >> THANK YOU, GUYS. >> David: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU. ALONG WITH TOMAS VANEK, THE HIGHEST SELECTED AUSTRIAN EVER TO THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU. >> IT’S INCREDIBLE. >> David: DID YOU HAVE ANY IDEA THAT MONTREAL WAS INTERESTED AND WAS GOING TO TAKE YOU. >> NO, NOT REALLY. INCREDIBLE.

I CAN’T DESCRIBE THE FEELING RIGHT NOW. >> David: WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME. THERE IS A LOT OF EMOTIONS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. SAY HI TO

THE COMMISH FOR US. A LITTLE OVERWHELMED ALMOST. >> Sam: OH, YEAH. SUCH A COOL EXPERIENCE FOR THIS GUY. WHY SHOULD– HE WAS PLAYING IN A PRO LEAGUE ALL YEAR HANGING AROUND WITH THE PROS. LOOK AT MONTREAL THOUGH. THINK ABOUT THE DEFENSEMAN. ON A LOT OF NIGHT LAST YEAR. THEY DRESSED FIVE ROOKIE DEFENSEMEN. SO AT THIS POSITION YOU ARE THINKING ALL RIGHT. WE’RE TAKING THE BEST PLAYER AVAILABLE. WHEN YOU

HAVE A PLAYER WHO HAS PLAYED IN THE PROLEAGUE ALL YEAR WHO HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL AT EVERY SITUATION THAT HE HAS BEEN PLACED IN, YOU HAVE TO GO WITH BEST PLAYER AVAILABLE. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT KENT HUGHES OF THE MONTREAL CANADIENS DID HERE IN SELECTING REINBACHER. >> Jason: I AM A LITTLE BIT SURPRISED. I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. THEY HAVE A LOT OF SKILL UP-FRONT. BUT WHAT THEY DON’T HAVE IS A BULLDOG. I DON’T WANT TO TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM REINBACHER. THIS KID HERE, HIGHLY TOUTED RIGHT-SHOT “D.” >> David: YOU SAY YOU ARE SURPRISED.

>> Jason: I WOULD HAVE TAKEN RYAN LEONARD IN THIS SLOT. I DON’T WANT TO TAKE AWAY THE MOMENT FROM THE KID HERE BECAUSE THIS KID WAS AN EXCEPTIONAL INTERVIEW AND A HIGH-END TALENT. WHAT DO YOU THINK, CHUCK. >> David: WAS IT A POSITION PICK? >> Chuck: I JUST KNOW HISTORICALLY YOU GET THE CENTRE ICEMAN AND GET THE RIGHT SHOT D. REINBACHER SPRINTED UP THE CHARTS AS THE YEAR WENT ON. HE CAN DEFEND. HE CAN DO EVERYTHING. >> Chuck: HE HAS A HEAVY SHOT. IT’S DECEPTIVE. IT GETS ON YOU QUICKER. HERE HE IS. WHEN YOU ARE

A BIG RIGHT-SHOT GUY. HE TAKES AWAY. ELIMINATING THE PLAY BELOW THE GOALLINE. KOROLING THE PUCK. MAKING AN OUTLET. SMART, LENGTH, PHYSICALITY. OFFENCE. HE HAS GOT IT ALL, GUYS. >> David: THE FIFTH AUSTRALIAN TAKEN IN THE TOP 10 EVER IN THE INFORM DRAFT. WITH MORE JEFF MAREK. >> Jeff: REALLY QUICK INTERESTING NOTE THERE: YOU LOOK AT. SO PROSPECTS HERE. SPECIFICALLY LANE HUDSON ON THE BLUE LINE. MONTREAL HAS PLENTY OF LEFT SHOT DEFENSEMEN. THIS IS STILL AN ORGANIZATION THAT NEEDS GOALTENDERS IN THE PIPELINE. BUT SPECIFICALLY THEY TARGETED RIGHT-SHOT “D.” THE OTHER TEAM, I RAN– WHICH TWO TEAMS

PURSUED HIM MOST AGGRESSIVELY. HE SAID THE MONTREAL CANADIENS ALL SEASON LONG. THE OTHER ONE THE ARIZO