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

[LeonDraisaitl]

Great deal for the Leafs, well done Dubas

Wish Ken Holland took his time with Nurse as well

Yeah that contract looks ugly in comparison but I’m trying to pretend it doesn’t exist

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

On face value, this isn't a bad contract at all. Reilly's offense should make him more expensive than Pelech or Pulock and closer to the value of, say, Spurgeon. The question I have, though, is when you put the Reilly contract next to Matthews, Marner, Tavares, and Nylander. Over half of your cap space to 5 players does not seem sustainable.

 

[MoreMogilny]

Ok. Whatever. Washed up is washed up. Enjoy.

Maybe you’re lashing out because you didn’t do the math correctly which is okay.

I wouldn’t call him washed up, though.

He’s just not in the upper tier of D. This contract doesn’t put him there which is why it’s okay. Not amazing, and not a bargain, but fair.

 

[Advanced stats]

Leafs won't be able to afford Campbell now unless someone with a 5+M salary is moved out.

Not true.

 

[JarvisFunk]

It's definitely a fair deal, good for him, good for the team. Anyone laughing about how much money they have tied up in 5 guys... that isn't a Rielly problem.

Its
A) They signed Tavares and they did not need him
B) They caved in to Mitch Marner's absurd demands

 

[BruinsBtn]

Maybe you’re lashing out because you didn’t do the math correctly which is okay.

I wouldn’t call him washed up, though.

He’s just not in the upper tier of D. This contract doesn’t put him there which is why it’s okay. Not amazing, and not a bargain, but fair.

I'm not saying he's washed up. I'm saying he will be washed up and getting paid $7.5m in about 6 years.

 

[JarvisFunk]

Great deal for the Leafs, well done Dubas

Wish Ken Holland took his time with Nurse as well

It's a good deal for Morgan Rielly no doubt. Nurse is also a better player so of course he is going to cost more

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are big on Sign-sex-tension

 

[Advanced stats]

I'm not saying he's washed up. I'm saying he will be washed up and getting paid $7.5m in about 6 years.

That sound like a problem 7 years from now.

 

[A1LeafNation]

I'm not saying he's washed up. I'm saying he will be washed up and getting paid $7.5m in about 6 years.

He'll be 33 in 6 years lol

 

[Garnet76]

This is a fair deal in my opinion. Mind you I don't watch the leafs (habs fan) much but he's home grown and his services would be in high demand. It may present a future cap problem but I'm sure that will get figured out in time.

 

[notbias]

That's does almost cover it to be fair.

Honestly, Leafs are in a pretty decent cap situation for next year, with no bad contracts, some prospects who are on the cusp and most of the team signed.

5 million to fill in the gaps (plus potential cap increase).

Bunting - Matthews - Nylander
Kerfoot - Tavares - Marner
X - Kampf - X
Ritchie - X - Simmonds

Rielly - Brodie
Muzzin - Holl
Dermott - X

Mrazek
X

RFAs - Kase, Engvall, Sandin, Liljegren

Likely resign Spezza at league minimum again.

Prospects who could be ready (most probably aren't) - SDA, Robertson, Amirov, Steeves, Anderson, Holmberg, Kral, Kokkonen.

Really Campbell should be a priority and then Liljegren/Sandin.

Not too worried about the cap structure, at least not next year.

 

[A1LeafNation]

It's definitely a fair deal, good for him, good for the team. Anyone laughing about how much money they have tied up in 5 guys... that isn't a Rielly problem.

Its
A) They signed Tavares and they did not need him
B) They caved in to Mitch Marner's absurd demands

Uhh so Kerfoot would 2nd line center or Leafs have 2 #1 centers.

It was a no brainer to sign Tavares

 

[MoreMogilny]

I'm not saying he's washed up. I'm saying he will be washed up and getting paid $7.5m in about 6 years.

I see. What makes you think that?

A lot of times it’s mobility that hurts players in their latter years. There’s no sign yet of him slowing down that way and it’s pretty difficult to project that.

He doesn’t have an alarming history of injuries, and doesn’t get hit particularly often either so I don’t see that as an indication of him becoming washed up either.

In another 6-8 years that cap hit becomes less and less of a concern as the cap rises.

 

[Aashir Mallik]

Solid and fair deal. Why could Marner and Matthews be signed to better deals? This won’t hurt the leafs. Reilly is a legit top4 defenseman.

As an isles fan though it makes the Pelech and Pulock deals even greater.

Pulocks deal is illegal. Seriously that is such a good signing, he makes one mil more than muzzin but is much better and younger

 

[Advanced stats]

Really good for a top 20ish defenseman.

 

[Patagonia]

Congrats Leafs.

Good Deal! Cap hit right at MV, term might be slightly long by 1-2 years. Not much to criticize.

 

[Steve]

Great deal for Toronto. Glad to have him here and he clearly left money on the table.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

 

[SI90]

Marner and Matthews were signed before the pandemic. Is that too hard a concept to understand?

Rielly’s career high = 72 points @ 7.5M
Pulock + Pelech COMBINED career high = 58 points @ 10.75M

Still feel good? Perhaps next time you will refrain from comparing completely different types of D. Pelech would be paid more than Reilly if he wasn’t absolutely useless at scoring.

the name of the game is defense. Pelech is a top2 if not the top shutdown Defenseman in the nhl.

 

[BruinsBtn]

He'll be 33 in 6 years lol

Yep. A year older than Jake Muzzin who is looking pretty washed up himself. 33 is when the majority if NHL defensemen fall off.

 

[kevsh]

Nice, dripping with sarcasm.

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

It's a good deal but one begins to wonder why the Leafs are sticking with all the same players when that recipe hasn't worked.

Probably because finding trading partners and signing FAs to the price you want is a lot harder than fans on message boards think.

 

[shortfuze]

On face value, this isn't a bad contract at all. Reilly's offense should make him more expensive than Pelech or Pulock and closer to the value of, say, Spurgeon. The question I have, though, is when you put the Reilly contract next to Matthews, Marner, Tavares, and Nylander. Over half of your cap space to 5 players does not seem sustainable.

you could be right but pretty much the whole team is signed up for the next 2-3 years. the only one they really need to sign is campbell. thats where the tricky part is.

 

[MagicalRazor]

As a leafs fan I don’t love it but I don’t hate it, kind of mutual.

Riley hasn’t been playing like a number one as of recent . I think if they can get him back on track this could be a steal of a deal .

the good thing is Dubas cut out all the drama that the toronto media would’ve created .

With the cap increasing 1.2M this off season you can look at this contract as 6.3M thats how im trying to look at it lol

and kessels contract comes off the books finally