montreal
Go Habs Go
It's not that I think Reilly isn't better than a 5th round pick- it's that I don't understand why you pay for a guy like Reilly just to clog up your system even more and block guys like Lernout from coming up. He's easily replacable in UFA anyways, so why give up an asset unnecessarily?
in case you think you have something due to him not getting the exposure, ice time that he needs. They have very little to lose in trying to uncover something that may be better then he's shown. Since the Habs are one of the worst teams in the league, would be surprised if UFA's would want to sign here unless overpaid by a decent amount. Lernout needs to play better in the AHL in order to force his way up to the NHL so there really isn't anyone that Reilly is blocking. It's a smart move imo.