Player Discussion Morgan Rielly

[BraveCanadian]

My heart tells me that Rielly has some part to play yet, for good or ill, before the end; and when that comes, the pity of the Toronto board may rule the fate of many

Damn, I thought I was a nerd.. but that was great.

 

[nuck]

My heart tells me that Rielly has some part to play yet, for good or ill, before the end; and when that comes, the pity of the Toronto board may rule the fate of many

Hmm. Also "Seek for the sword that was broken" and "Far off yet is his doom. Not by the hand of man shall he fall!" Its all making sense now.

 

[thewave]

Right now. Jeff Finger 2025 or David Clarkson. That's how bad he is.

 

[Maple Leaf]

Leafs have not won anything in the Rielly era
You realize that?

 

[SprDaVE]

Leafs have not won anything in the Rielly era
You realize that?

They haven't won anything in the last 50 years, you realize that?

 

[mapleleaf979]

Reilly has the 4th worst plus/minus in the NHL amongst defenseman. The 3 players with worse plus/minus are on san jose, nashville, chicago, the 3 worst teams in the west. That makes Reilly's numbers even more glaring. He is one of the worst defenders from a defensive standpoint, in the NHL.

 

[meefer]

He's been one of my favorite players for years, but not this year. A favorite because: he's one of the few who backs his team, he's one of the few who stands up in front of the cameras during the good and bad times, his physical and offensive instincts led him to be the team's most talented offensive weapon from the back end, and he always seemed to be 'gifted' with the journeyman partner, and rarely for any length of time to develop chemistry, save TJ and Hainsy. Throughout, he represented the team in a professional way, politely and with integrity. I saw him as being the captain before Tavares. But, for all that, I never saw him as a truly talented defenseman, and never one that saw the game well. Morgan has always needed a baby sitter partner, someone to bail him out when he made a brain fart play. Couple that with the demands I suspect Berube is asking of him, and you now have a player who is fighting to change from a style of play he's had since he arrived over 10 years ago, to a style his on ice IQ is struggling with because it is foreign to him. The result is what you see; a confused defender trying to think his way through a game, a most difficult thing to do when you've been a reactive defender your entire career.

I'm entirely on board with keeping McCabe and Tanev together, they've been that good so far. But, I think it's obvious that Tre needs to find the defensive stalwart Rielly needs as a partner. Otherwise, we're stuck with an above average offensive defenseman who is struggling to play to his strengths because he's thinking so much about what he's being asked to do defensively. And when you're thinking, you're slow and behind the play. Come on Tre, I'm waiting.

 

[Evilhomer]

Lots of people will be eating their words come playoff time.

 

[ashs]

He is the king of losers

 

[TheMadHatTrick]

Let's be honest, guys. If you were married to Tessa Virtue, you'd have no energy left for game day either.