Confirmed Signing with Link: [TOR] Leafs extend Morgan Rielly (8 years, $7.5M AAV)

[The Moose is Loose]

It’s not a bad deal since it starts with a 7 not an 8, but a lot of people in this thread seem to be under the misinterpretation that Rielly is a #1dman.

With his defense he definitely isn’t. Very good offensive top pair guy tho.

 

[BruinsBtn]

Hahahahahahahahaha. He’s 27. Takes him to 35.

37. Contract doesn't kick in until next year and he turns 28 in March.

 

[Tres Peleches]

This seems like a fair deal in a vacuum. Good on Dubas for not getting completely bent over by one of his homegrown guys

 

[895]

It's a great deal. True number one defensemen make 9m+.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

Fox has a Norris trophy and is 23 years old. Is Rielly is a comparable?

No. Also, RHD are getting paid more as they're harder to find.

 

[HSF]

fair deal

who goes now?

 

[Bobby9]

Good for 5 years. Bad for the final 3.

 

[KlefDown]

excellent deal. congrats leafs fans

 

[bsu]

 

[Hitemwith4]

Do you watch the games?? He has been the best dman on the leafs.

Muzzin still gets the hard defensive matches, IF Rielly is going to be leafs #1 he needs to be able to shut down the other teams top players or at least be able slow them down

 

[Coaches Coroner]

Man, and the Leafs continue to make every other fanbase laugh at them.

Maybe, if your assessment process starts and ends with seeing "Leafs" and going "lmao BAD" lol.

 

[shortfuze]

Hahahahahahahahaha. He’s 27. Takes him to 35.

whats your point and whats so funny?

 

[AvatarAang]

Hahahahahahahahaha. He’s 27. Takes him to 35.

Thank you for providing much needed confirmation that Buffalo Sabres fans can perform basic math.

 

[LeonDraisaitl]

Not a Toronto fan but I love this for them. I saw some fans talking about potentially losing him but honestly I think they would be surprised how the team looks without him. feel like he took a bit of a pay cut but not surprising he seems to like Toronto

 

[Hitemwith4]

WTF why a NTC but i guess he wasnt going to sign without one jesus, the next leafs gm is going to have a real hard time

 

[tom leafers]

It’s not a bad deal since it starts with a 7 not an 8, but a lot of people in this thread seem to be under the misinterpretation that Rielly is a #1dman.

With his defense he definitely isn’t. Very good offensive top pair guy tho.

Id much rather pay Mo 7.5m over both Jones and Werenski at 9.5m. Now just have to trade Marner lol

 

[chamchibap]

On one hand, it doesn’t start with 8 or 9.
On the other hand, Pulock and Pelech got less for the same term and they play real solid defense.
If Mo can play a bit of a tighter gap and get shots through a little better that would make a big difference…oh well. He seems like he trains really hard and is a really good person and probably would make a good C. Hope his skating doesn’t fall off too quickly

 

[joestevens29]

Not sure what they were supposed to do, let him walk? He's their #1 d-man that plays in all situations.

Sure he has his warts, but who exactly is going to take all the minutes he plays if he was gone?

 

[Sky04]

Good deal

 

[IPS]

Hahahahahahahahaha. He’s 27. Takes him to 35.

Are you laughing at your lack of basic math skills?

 

[tom leafers]

Not sure what they were supposed to do, let him walk? He's their #1 d-man that plays in all situations.

Sure he has his warts, but who exactly is going to take all the minutes he plays if he was gone?

exactly. With Brodie, we finally have a decent number 1 pairing signed for the next three years (including this one). if we let him walk, we would have been absolutely screwed considering the market for free agent defencemen next year is crap

 

[Leafs87]

This is a great deal

 

[Zach716]

Are you laughing at your lack of basic math skills?

My bad, it’s even worse.

 

[LeafsandSharksfan]

That's probably as team friendly a deal as you're gonna get in the current market. I'm guessing Reilly's agent saw some of the earlier buyers remorse on guys like Seth Jones, and considering Reilly doesn't exactly seem to be lighting the lamp this year it makes sense to take the safe money.

In regards to the team, outside of Jack Campbell needing a contract our core is pretty much locked in for at least three years. Not much left for Dubas to do but see how it plays out.

 

[MoreMogilny]

37. Contract doesn't kick in until next year and he turns 28 in March.

Uh, no. The contract expires in 2030. He was born in 94. He will be 36 years old.