Reinhart making quite the impression already...demoted to third line in Florida

[matter2003]

Was on the first line and wasn't cutting it, so he got a demotion...

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/reinhart-wasn-t-cutting-panthers-201349546.html

[Doohickie]

...and immediately produced.

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For two games with Barkov and Verhaeghe, Reinhart was a negative player, in terms of expected goals percentage in 5-on-5. In his first game with Lundell and left wing Mason Marchment, Reinhart helped make the third line one of Florida’s most productive at 5-on-5, with its third-period goal, five shots and six scoring chances.

This is classic Reinhart:  Driving his line from the wing with an inexperienced center.

Edited October 21, 2021 by The Ghost of Yuri

[Zamboni]

Oh good grief … 

[nfreeman]

The tone of the OP -- "See, Reinhart stinks, the Sabres were smart to trade him" -- is the classic bitter-fan-of-a-losing-team crapola.

[MattPie]

Well, the article too, to a degree. But yeah, easily could be "Player doesn't mesh with linemates, moves to different line and has much better results."

[Thorny]

Sounds like a chemistry issue, not surprising as it's been a grand total of 2 games:

"For two games with Barkov and Verhaeghe, Reinhart was a negative player, in terms of expected goals percentage in 5-on-5. In his first game with Lundell and left wing Mason Marchment, Reinhart helped make the third line one of Florida’s most productive at 5-on-5, with its third-period goal, five shots and six scoring chances.

“All of a sudden, you put him with Lundy,” Quenneville said, “and it looks like they’ve found something.”"

And Sabres fans would also be aware that Reinhart has statistically been a very slow starter, too

[bob_sauve28]

He always starts slow, right? 

[That Aud Smell]

The assist he had on his rookie center's goal was a thing of absolute beauty.

 

[Weave]

Who cares if Sam Reinhart is fine!  😁

Seriously though, this doesn’t sound like an indictment of Sam, although that article did state the goal of obtaining Sam was to improve the 1st line.  If he produces on line 3 I am sure Florida will get over it.

[Doohickie]

3 minutes ago, Weave said:

Who cares if Sam Reinhart is fine!  😁

Seriously though, this doesn’t sound like an indictment of Sam, although that article did state the goal of obtaining Sam was to improve the 1st line.  If he produces on line 3 I am sure Florida will get over it.

Actually the way it reads to me, he turned the third line into the first line in terms of production.

(small sample size notwithstanding)

[Thorny]

15 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

The assist he had on his rookie center's goal was a thing of absolute beauty.

 

And he's still doing that little stick twirl after..

Samson. 

[bob_sauve28]

2 minutes ago, Thorny said:

And he's still doing that little stick twirl after..

Samson. 

Did he adjust his helmet before the play? 

[pi2000]

Classic Reinhart smh 

Shows up to play when he feels like it.   If he's not producing points he's a liability. 

[Zamboni]

Sick precise pass … Per usual with Sammy. Nice.

[Thorny]

6 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:

Did he adjust his helmet before the play? 

During, several times 

[That Aud Smell]

for that lightning game, anyway, he got roughly 2 out of 3 starts in his own zone, and yet had a raw corsi of nearly 2/3 (67%). neat trick that, flipping the ice. 

[Cityo'Rasmii]

He just misses tandem rides with his buddy

Go Sabres

[MattPie]

In the second phone video of the goal, notice he skates by while the other guys are celebrating to track down the puck and collect it.

[Wyldnwoody44]

14 minutes ago, MattPie said:

In the second phone video of the goal, notice he skates by while the other guys are celebrating to track down the puck and collect it.

What a terrible teammate, who needs that first goal puck 😂

Edited October 21, 2021 by Wyldnwoody44

[Thorny]

18 minutes ago, MattPie said:

In the second phone video of the goal, notice he skates by while the other guys are celebrating to track down the puck and collect it.

For his friend Jack. 

[Cal Naughton Jr]

I miss Reinhart more than Eichel and Risto combined. I don’t want him to do well necessarily but I hope he’s happier down in Florida. I hope the fans don’t boo him either when he makes his return to Buffalo 

[Thorny]

2 minutes ago, Cal Naughton Jr said:

I miss Reinhart more than Eichel and Risto combined. I don’t want him to do well necessarily but I hope he’s happier down in Florida. I hope the fans don’t boo him either when he makes his return to Buffalo 

Reinhart and Risto will get polite cheering, Eichel will get a 50/50 reaction that sounds more like boos because boos are more audible on TV

[Cal Naughton Jr]

7 minutes ago, Thorny said:

Reinhart and Risto will get polite cheering, Eichel will get a 50/50 reaction that sounds more like boos because boos are more audible on TV

I will boo the ***** out of Eichel. ***** him

[Thorny]

5 minutes ago, Cal Naughton Jr said:

I will boo the ***** out of Eichel. ***** him

Shake and bake!

[mjd1001]

He's on a much better winning team. As others have said two games is much too short of a time to make a judgment.

If we get to the 40 game mark of the season and he is on the third line with only about 20-25 points on the season, then we can start to have a legitimate conversation about how good he is again in a different environment. But at this point of the season the conversation can be had but there's not much to support it.

But it's way too early for that and not enough time for him to accumulate some points.

Edited October 21, 2021 by mjd1001