Knee operation: no « Kirby Dach treatment » for David Reinbacher

In recent days, we have seen David Reinbacher start skating again.

This is good news for the Canadiens prospect as it means his knee injury (he underwent surgery, as you know, last fall) is healing at a normal pace.

Seeing images of Reinbacher on the ice this week is a step in the right direction.

We knew that the plan for the Canadiens, who certainly did not hope for Reinbacher to get injured like that when Matvei Michkov was arriving in the NHL, was to see him back at the end of the season.

Not in Montreal: in Laval, of course.

But now, alongside the Austrian’s return to the ice, Anthony Marcotte (BPM Sports) reminded us that the Canadiens’ wish was to have him play in Laval by the end of the regular season.

This would be similar to last year: he would arrive in Laval for the playoff race. The conditions wouldn’t be the same as last year, when he was healthy, but we understand each other.

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What is interesting is that, evidently, the Canadiens will not be afraid to let the defender play at the end of the season – if he is healthy enough to do so.

Last year, at the end of the season, Kirby Dach said he was ready to return to play. But since his doctor had forbidden him from returning for eight months, he watched the last games of the season from the press box.

Evidently, Reinbacher does not have those conditions. One could think that the operation was not the same, which would create a difference in how his return to play is managed.

If Reinbacher can play at the end of the season, he could gain confidence for his summer training. Because it’s nice to be involved with the CH coaching staff, but there’s nothing like actually being in the game.

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Given how things are going for the Rocket, their chances of making the playoffs are good. In the club’s division, the top five teams make the playoffs… and the Rocket has a 12-point lead over Belleville.

Reinbacher should, if all goes well, have enough time to return. The Canadiens were talking about an absence of five to six months, which brings us to early or late March.

(Credit: The AHL)