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Do you think we should trade rielly before his no trade clause kicks in this off season ?

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arso40 said:
I’m just saying he’s basically nylander on defence and people want to run nylander out of town and I would argue that for there positions nylanders more valuable imho it’s okay for nylander as an offensive player to float as a defender it’s not okay to not defend in saying all this I’m actually a fan of riellys let’s just not be bias is what I’m saying
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People can say what they want about Rielly defensively but he's the one guy on our backend that can skate around and be everywhere on the ice which is what our offence needs. Sometimes you don't notice this until you've watched him live and you're just like damn he'll be leading the rush and then be the first one back on the back check. We move him I don't see any other defender on this team that can bring what he brings to this team tbh.
 
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His skating is definitely unique and his main skill but I’ve watched him live and for being a fast skater (juss like willie) I’ve seen him weakly back check I’m just saying once again I like rielly but let’s not be bias cause nylander is a better player imho and if your trying to tell me riellys a good defender he’d be a legit top 10 defender cause he’s already up there offensively
 
BertCorbeau said:
People tend to focus on what he isn’t rather than what he is - a premium puck moving defenseman with speed and elite transition skills. He’s like 11th in points by defenseman in the last several years. He also brings his best game for the playoffs.

He’s paid low end #1 money which is exactly what he is. Good value deal.

If anything you should look to compliment him with a better D partner
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Last time I checked Rielly actually scored a goal in a game 7.
But I 100 % agree with a solid RHD partner.
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He's my favorite player ever, so would be painful to see him traded.

I wouldn't deal him unless it was a ridiculous offer though.

I'm talking more than what we'd get for Nylander (people want 2OA+)

Rielly is more valuable imo than 88 who has a lot of trade value too.

If the Sabres offer us Owen Powers + yeah I probably do that deal and plug Powers with a top 4D vet, go out and get one 4M offensive D and a 4M winger upgrade, and then give Sandin high offensive reps and PP time

However, no team will offer what it would take to get Rielly.

He just had 6 pts in 7 games in the playoffs. Even in game 7, yeah he messed up a bit on goal 1 being late to cover Paul, but also scored our only goal on a beauty of a snipe.

Hes the 12th to 20th best D-men in the league, whose on a great deal for #1Ds, and has been a loyal player for a decade now. Trading him only should happen if he asks for one, or we get a crazy offer.
 
arso40 said:
he wasn’t playing top pair minutes as I believe that was muzzin and Brodie and at 7.5 million much like our captains 11 million we shouldn’t have to find partners for them to excel might as well trade him for 2 competent defenders who can actually play defence that is the job description of a defencemen isn’t it?
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Seriously? Bad idea, even if he didn't have a NMC.
 
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As others said so well.. hell no.

He's a good #1 defenceman at a very reasonable cap-hit..


We are absolutely can not trade any of our three best value for money players in Matthews, Nylander or Reilly. There is no way we can actually improve the team trading them without increasing the caphit dramatically.
 
No way.

Rielly is an excellent defenseman on a solid contract. He's almost underrated because his work slips into the background compared to the other stars.

The only issue I have with him is his role on the power play. His average point shot takes away from how lethal that unit could be.

Other than that, he's a great defenseman and leader. A lot of things he does on the ice are taken for granted and would be missed big time if he were to be traded.
 
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No. We had him with Lyubushkin, who I love by the way, but he made bonehead plays all series long. He doesn't need to be carried by a D partner, just needs someone responsible like when he had Brodie.
 
arso40 said:
I’m just saying he’s basically nylander on defence and people want to run nylander out of town and I would argue that for there positions nylanders more valuable imho it’s okay for nylander as an offensive player to float as a defender it’s not okay to not defend in saying all this I’m actually a fan of riellys let’s just not be bias is what I’m saying
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Nylander is really the only guy you could trade and get good value in return. No one is taking Tavares contract. Marner plays 5on5, PP and PK. Matthews is a 60 goal scorer.

We could trade Matthews and get a kings ransom, but then fans would lose it.
 
Mess said:
While a good GM would listen to all options when presented, he certainly wouldn't be shopping him.,

The GM just gave him an 8 year $60 mil deal SIGNING DATE: Oct. 29, 2021, so he certainly isn't intending on trading him any time soon.

Rielly is the Leafs best Dman.
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And look at the "results" we have to show for it...
 
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ToneDog said:
Why would you trade your #1D and the only guy who took a discount to remain a Leaf ?? Love that Tavares chose to come home, but he should have taken less money for the good of the team and himself as he is now in the crosshairs for not living up to the AAV and the failures of the team he captains. The 3 amigos took every penny and should be the first to go but not until you bring in a competent GM.

Unfortunately if da real deal is correct and the sponsors prefer to keep this management team, then only an embarrassing regular season will get the same sponsors to put pressure on MLSEL to make changes.
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Sakic did it summer before makar rookie season and safe to say they filled a void with a legit second line center in kadri and seen there young defencemen blossom nicely

55 Years of Futility said:
And look at the "results" we have to show for it...
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People wonder why it’s actually crazy
 
It's true Rielly sucks at times at this thing called defence, but his transition game and offense is a necessity from the backend as well, which makes him untouchable from our perspective.

I think it's better to not trade Rielly and instead find him a partner that can compensate for what he lacks.

I guess what I'm saying is it's harder to replace what Rielly does bring and easier to balance the pairing out instead
 
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Rielly is quite literally one of the worst defensemen in the league defensively. His gap control and 1v1 defending are probably some of the worst I've seen.

His skating allows him to jump up in the rush and create chances, but his decision-making on those chances isn't always the best...

He's certainly not worth his next contract. You can find a guy to just be the PP QB for cheaper. The Leafs would be better defensively by giving his ES minutes to someone else. He won't be traded because of his cache/reputation, but moving him would solve a lot of their cap issues.
 
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arso40 said:
Sakic did it summer before makar rookie season and safe to say they filled a void with a legit second line center in kadri and seen there young defencemen blossom nicely


People wonder why it’s actually crazy
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Barrie had one year to go on his deal. Rielly's new 8 year deal kicks in July 1st. There is also no Makar any time soon in the Leafs' future.
 
bossram said:
Rielly is quite literally one of the worst defensemen in the league defensively. His gap control and 1v1 defending are probably some of the worst I've seen.

His skating allows him to jump up in the rush and create chances, but his decision-making on those chances isn't always the best...

He's certainly not worth his next contract. You can find a guy to just be the PP QB for cheaper. The Leafs would be better defensively by giving his ES minutes to someone else. He won't be traded because of his cache/reputation, but moving him would solve a lot of their cap issues.
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Compared to what Jones, Werenski, MacAvoy, Nurse signed for Rielly is a bargain and it is not like we have anybody close to being able to replace him.
 
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If you can get great value for him, sure. To get a true #1 inning eating starter you have to give up something.

ToneDog said:
Compared to what Jones, Werenski, MacAvoy, Nurse signed for Rielly is a bargain and it is not like we have anybody close to being able to replace him.
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I think he’s better than a player like Theodore in Vegas.
 
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