I love Rielly and it was really nice to see someone on this team be visibly mad that we lost a game... and this is the right decision. I know he's a first timer, but he hit a guy above the shoulders with his stick long after scoring a goal in a game that was over. He earned at least five games for that and we've gotten (at least) four wins while he's out.
Honestly, that's kind of a win-win. We showed emotion, we would've taken serious flak for not doing a thing, and we stepped up big time in his absence. I wonder if somehow this galvanized us (cue the six game slide).