My family line taught and went to Tech, so I follow them fairly closely, but listened to them more than watched, and I honestly don’t have the scouting savvy you and others have.
I think he’s a good depth player, and being right handed should maybe give him a bonus point or 2. I would put him in the next batch, though I have Stevens queued up next after Perunovich.
I’d list his top strengths as awareness and good hockey sense. Especially savvy with his stick defensively and using it to anticipate plays. He’s good at breaking it out, at least in the college game. He hits on some stretch passes, but I understand those won’t be as readily available in the pro game. He made decent decisions. I don’t see him being a dynamic puck carrier to take it end to end, but I think he could be a solid facilitator. I don’t think his shot will cause much fear though. He also isn’t physical, but he was flat out scrawny prior to school and has worked hard to get to the point he’s at strength wise.
Michigan Tech went into the season feeling good about forwards and unsure about their blue line, but as the season went on the blue line was clearly a strength. Reinke was very good at the start, got hurt and slowed down, but was a lot better and key as they rallied down the stretch to get to the NCAA’s.
Regardless of how Reinke in particular turns out, I am very encouraged the Blues have made a commitment to look for college free agents now.