Rielly ranked #1 of 2012 draft class in TSN (Craig Button) Top 30 NHL Prospects

[ponder]

Just one person's opinion, and Button is often very unconventional with his views, but it's nice to see Rielly getting the recognition! Kid certainly has a tonne of talent.

 

[charliolemieux]

You know what the funny thing is, tho...If the bashers had of just kept their big, fat mouths shut, this thread would have come and gone and been forgotten about in no time.

Instead, the need to bash anything Leafs overrides common sense and before you know it, there's a full-blown argument going on, completely hijacking the thread. Then the bashers get pissed off because they get ganged up on. I mean, really, what did they expect?

Remember this? If you cant say anything nice, then SHUT THE **** UP.

What was that you say?

 

[charliolemieux]

That's EXACTLY what I thought.

UHg. A habs fan agrees with me.

I'm off to drink some bleach.

 

[hockeygeek]

*Disclaimer: I'm only interested in discussing Morgan Rielly as a prospect, his development and his accomplishments. I am not bashing him or Leaf fans*

That's my point of view as well. If Rielly was placed above a guy like Yakupov, Huberdeau, Hamilton and Strome, he either has 1) an absolutely staggering amount of potential, 2) has performed very well over the past year or 3) a combination of the first two. This is based on Craig Button's posted

If not, then it means that his potential is extraordinary such that it hands down exceeds that of Strome, Hamilton, Yakupov, and, yes, Galchenyuk. How rare would that be? I think that would be on the level of Crosby. I, personally, do not think that that is the case, and I don't know what such an argument could be based off of.

Considering Galchenyuk was placed above Huberdeau, Hamilton and Strome the hypocrisy of this rant is comical. Have you left a reply in the Habs forum asking what Galchenyuk has accomplished to surpass these guys?

 

[jedimyrmidon]

Considering Galchenyuk was placed above Huberdeau, Hamilton and Strome the hypocrisy of this rant is comical. Have you left a reply in the Habs forum asking what Galchenyuk has accomplished to surpass these guys?

I didn't mean it as a rant. I thought the tone was pretty neutral.

As for Galchenyuk, there hasn't really been much discussion at all (either recognition or disagreement). I think that guys like Strome and Huberdeau should have been higher up as they were drafted a year before. I personally am not excited about the 'recognition' that Galchenyuk is at #6 according to Button, and it appears neither are most people.

The most glaring discrepancy with respect to Rielly is having him the highest among 2012 drafted players in my opinion above Yakupov. That certainly is debatable. If Leaf fans think Rielly is second after Yakupov, I certainly wouldn't post any disagreement.

Edit: I do think that Galchenyuk has accomplished something so far - without Yakupov (some were worried how Gally would perform without him), after playing 8 games total last season, he is now 2nd in OHL scoring with 61pts in 33 games. That's pretty good.

 

[diceman934]

The issue here is most of you have not seen much of Rielly. Before the draft I stated he was the best player available and I still stand by that opinion ( I have had the advantage of watching him much more then the rest of you over the last 5 years)

This kid is the real deal.....he deserves to be where he is on that list.

Luctor et Emergo

 

[ULF_55]

The issue here is most of you have not seen much of Rielly. Before the draft I stated he was the best player available and I still stand by that opinion ( I have had the advantage of watching him much more then the rest of you over the last 5 years)

This kid is the real deal.....he deserves to be where he is on that list.

Luctor et Emergo

Has anyone said he doesn't deserve to be on that list?

IMO, one person cannot see all prospects equally.

 

[hockeygeek]

I didn't mean it as a rant. I thought the tone was pretty neutral.

As for Galchenyuk, there hasn't really been much discussion at all (either recognition or disagreement). I think that guys like Strome and Huberdeau should have been higher up as they were drafted a year before. I personally am not excited about the 'recognition' that Galchenyuk is at #6 according to Button, and it appears neither are most people.

The most glaring discrepancy with respect to Rielly is having him the highest among 2012 drafted players in my opinion above Yakupov. That certainly is debatable. If Leaf fans think Rielly is second after Yakupov, I certainly wouldn't post any disagreement.

Fair enough, it's totally debatable. Just annoyed at the amount of attention the list has received specifically in regards to Rielly. It's a crapshoot based on snapshots of players performances who we all think is going to be the most successful. Button included. For the record I would have both Gally and Rielly above Yakupov

 

[Bravid Nonahan]

I think Galchenyuk is going to be an absolute stud.

I also think Rielly is going to be an absolute stud.

Button makes his lists based on potential for the most part. He thinks that Rielly possesses ridiculous potential. When you watch him play, regardless how you feel about the rankings, you can really see his potential. The kid already skates better than EVERY defenseman on the Leafs, and that includes Gardiner. He posseses better hands than every player in the Leafs organization save Kadri and Kessel, and he is a defenseman. He probably possesses the best vision from the backend of any d prospect out there right now other than maybe Justin Schultz.

 

[maplehawk]

What ever happened to Ryan Ellis?

The dude put both Hamilton and Rielly to shame in terms of offensive output in the CHL. But a quick google search tells me he has 11 pts in 32 NHL games, and 23 pts in 39 AHL games. Both those stats are respectable, but not to the level that was expected of Ellis when he had 89 pts in 57 games during his draft year, and 101 pts in 58 games in 2010-11.

Has the hype worn off on him? Is he still considered a blue-chipper? Are Rielly and Hamilton generally regarded as having higher NHL offensive ceilings?

Ellis' skating is not even in the same stratosphere as Rielly or Hamilton. It didn't hinder him much in junior, but it shows in the NHL. Kid can work a powerplay with the best of them, but cannot dream lugging the puck up ice on the same level as Rielly or Hamilton.

And I would call 23 pts in 39 AHL games and 11 in 32 in the NHL more than respectable for a 22 year old just getting hit feet wet in the pros. He's still a high level prospect.

 

[Sundinisagod]

You make big statements but offer no explanation or reason for them. Off of what do you base this? What makes Rielly a much better prospect than Galchenyuk?

You make big statements but offer no explanation or reason for them. Off of what do you base this? What makes Galchenyuk a clearly better prospect than Rielly?

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showpost.php?p=56576321&postcount=211

 

[CanadiensforLife]

You make big statements but offer no explanation or reason for them. Off of what do you base this? What makes Galchenyuk a clearly better prospect than Rielly?

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showpost.php?p=56576321&postcount=211

I didn't think I had to make a case for Gally but you being a Leafs fan in denial gives me no choice. Gally is coming off an injury(knee) that wiped out his entire season last year except for 8 playoff games and despite that and no Yakupov, is tearing it up big time in one of the best junior leagues. He's at almost a 2 ppg pace and will likely finish the season with over 100 pts and a + player. Gally is the 2nd best point getter in all of the CHL. Rielly however has cooled down big time and struggling to get points. Not saying he's a bad prospect, he's a very good prospect but right now, Gally is miles ahead of him and that's why he's clearly a better prospect than Rielly.

 

[KPower]

Love Rielly but 4th was a little high IMO, expected him to be around 8th or 9th.

And I agree that if Button was any good he'd have a job in the league, same goes for Doug Maclean.

 

[7even]

I didn't think I had to make a case for Gally but you being a Leafs fan in denial gives me no choice. Gally is coming off an injury(knee) that wiped out his entire season last year except for 8 playoff games and despite that and no Yakupov, is tearing it up big time in one of the best junior leagues. He's at almost a 2 ppg pace and will likely finish the season with over 100 pts and a + player. Gally is the 2nd best point getter in all of the CHL. Rielly however has cooled down big time and struggling to get points. Not saying he's a bad prospect, he's a very good prospect but right now, Gally is miles ahead of him and that's why he's clearly a better prospect than Rielly.

Sarnia: 1st in division, 2nd in conference, 124 GF.

Moose Jaw: 4th in division, 9th in conference, 89 GF.

Nah, you're right, that probably has nothing to do with it.

 

[TheLeastOfTheBunch]

I didn't think I had to make a case for Gally but you being a Leafs fan in denial gives me no choice. Gally is coming off an injury(knee) that wiped out his entire season last year except for 8 playoff games and despite that and no Yakupov, is tearing it up big time in one of the best junior leagues. He's at almost a 2 ppg pace and will likely finish the season with over 100 pts and a + player. Gally is the 2nd best point getter in all of the CHL. Rielly however has cooled down big time and struggling to get points. Not saying he's a bad prospect, he's a very good prospect but right now, Gally is miles ahead of him and that's why he's clearly a better prospect than Rielly.

Miles ahead of him? Because, as a defenseman, Rielly should've matched Galchenyuk's point totals. Yeah, your 'game by game log' stat analysis beats out Craig Button's live viewings any day of the week.

 

[Sundinisagod]

I didn't think I had to make a case for Gally but you being a Leafs fan in denial gives me no choice. Gally is coming off an injury(knee) that wiped out his entire season last year except for 8 playoff games and despite that and no Yakupov, is tearing it up big time in one of the best junior leagues. He's at almost a 2 ppg pace and will likely finish the season with over 100 pts and a + player. Gally is the 2nd best point getter in all of the CHL. Rielly however has cooled down big time and struggling to get points. Not saying he's a bad prospect, he's a very good prospect but right now, Gally is miles ahead of him and that's why he's clearly a better prospect than Rielly.

Yet you expected us to make a case for Rielly? What's the word for that again?

You haven't proven in any way that "Gally is miles ahead of him" that is just your extremely biased opinion you came to the Leafs board to spread for some thinly veiled reason. The fact is, they were both top 5 draft picks this summer and are likely to be extremely close on most current ranking lists. Even the most biased fan should be able to discern that there is no "miles apart" separation.

 

[SteveV*]

Love Rielly but 4th was a little high IMO, expected him to be around 8th or 9th.

And I agree that if Button was any good he'd have a job in the league, same goes for Doug Maclean.

Maclean worked in the NHL for 17 years as a coach and GM. Hello.

 

[MapleLeafGardens*]

This is about a Craig Button scouting report?

Isn't this guy the former failed fired flames GM who put Martin St Louis on waivers and traded Marc Savard for a bag of pucks? lol

/thread

 

[LeafsRReady]

Interesting for discussion purposes which is really why Button puts the list together. What other purpose is there? One interesting pick is Brett Ritchie who is up to 11th on the list even though he was a mid 2nd round pick. I'm not saying he doesn't deserve it, but I have no doubt that playing on the same line with Strome sure doesn't hurt him and vice versa.

 

[Auston Marlander]

I didn't think I had to make a case for Gally but you being a Leafs fan in denial gives me no choice. Gally is coming off an injury(knee) that wiped out his entire season last year except for 8 playoff games and despite that and no Yakupov, is tearing it up big time in one of the best junior leagues. He's at almost a 2 ppg pace and will likely finish the season with over 100 pts and a + player. Gally is the 2nd best point getter in all of the CHL. Rielly however has cooled down big time and struggling to get points. Not saying he's a bad prospect, he's a very good prospect but right now, Gally is miles ahead of him and that's why he's clearly a better prospect than Rielly.

Are you being daft or just trolling?

So your reasoning for Gally being miles ahead of Rielly is he came off an injury (sounds familiar), is and getting more points as a forward, on one of the best teams, than Rielly as a D on a bad team?

So what we can take from this:

a) Forwards with more points >>>>>> D-men with less point
b) being on a better team puts you miles ahead in terms of skill and potential.

Glad this we cleared up.

 

[Future]

I didn't think I had to make a case for Gally but you being a Leafs fan in denial gives me no choice. Gally is coming off an injury(knee) that wiped out his entire season last year except for 8 playoff games and despite that and no Yakupov, is tearing it up big time in one of the best junior leagues. He's at almost a 2 ppg pace and will likely finish the season with over 100 pts and a + player. Gally is the 2nd best point getter in all of the CHL. Rielly however has cooled down big time and struggling to get points. Not saying he's a bad prospect, he's a very good prospect but right now, Gally is miles ahead of him and that's why he's clearly a better prospect than Rielly.

So you're going to judge a prospects talent by comparing their point totals even though they are on completely different caliber teams and play completely different positions? Lol.

MJ is one of the worste junior teams I've ever seen in terms of offense. Their best forward is an undrafted player that only had a hot start.

I saw this in the prospects thread and this might give you an idea about how bad MJ is:

Joel Edmundson who got trade to Kamloops has 6 points in 6 games . He had 8 points in 29 games with MJ. Joel freaking Edmundson is a ppg since being traded , imagine what Rielly would do .

 

[ULF_55]

So you're going to judge a prospects talent by comparing their point totals even though they are on completely different caliber teams and play completely different positions? Lol.

MJ is one of the worste junior teams I've ever seen in terms of offense. Their best forward is an undrafted player that only had a hot start.

I saw this in the prospects thread and this might give you an idea about how bad MJ is:

Perhaps the point is the list is a talking point and you can argue any position without having any evidence to support it.

Why is Rielly better? Because he's scoring lots of points on a mediocre team? Because, he like 23 other Canadians made the national team? There really isn't anything unique about that.

Bottom line it is a silly list, with artificially created criteria. Less than 10 NHL games. Why not 23 NHL games? How many times was Button over in Europe scouting the top leagues over there? Who is paying for him to do all this scouting, and how is he able to be in three places at the same time?

I like the list, it does at least include players we don't get to see but we've heard may be the best outside of the NHL. So often emphasis is on the known players, but I highly doubt the list is accurate reflection of every prospect's true ranking (which we'll never have). Different leagues, different amount of scouting, different positions, different ages, ...

But hey, it has generated some discussions here, but that doesn't make it accurate.

 

[Morbo]

It's just another scouting list, so who really cares.

But it is hilarious how butthurt people are over Rielly's ranking. Quite enjoyable.

 

[therealkoho]

Friar Burke

 

[ULF_55]

It's just another scouting list, so who really cares.

But it is hilarious how butthurt people are over Rielly's ranking. Quite enjoyable.

I'm surprised there isn't more whinging about 3 Russians being in the top 5.