Same old results.Reilly get the homer votes while the rest of the world vote for the better player.
Color me surprised.LOL. Is this a serious question?
Rielly, by a zillion.
Color me surprised.
I was more referring to your "AINEC" remark. I voted Rielly as well, but I'd consider the race to be a lot closer than you seem to be realizing.Psst.......look at the poll results so far. It's not JUST Leaf fans voting, either. Maybe we happen to be right about the skill level of our players now? (They're kinda good....)
I was more referring to your "AINEC" remark. I voted Rielly as well, but I'd consider the race to be a lot closer than you seem to be realizing.
You see, this is the problem. I don't care what Rielly is to you -- your issue is you not acknowledging the talents of the other player in your analysis. You always seem to pretend like the other player in the poll is just a replacement-level player, which Ellis is absolutely not. Ellis is undersized but just a few games of watching him reveals that it's not a problem at all for him. He's also incredibly skilled and an incredible skater as well.Meh. Given his size, incredible skill and skating ability, and AGE...........Rielly wins by a country mile IMO.
You see, this is the problem. I don't care what Rielly is to you -- your issue is you not acknowledging the talents of the other player in your analysis. You always seem to pretend like the other player in the poll is just a replacement-level player, which Ellis is absolutely not. Ellis is undersized but just a few games of watching him reveals that it's not a problem at all for him. He's also incredibly skilled and an incredible skater as well.
I don't see what age has to do with skill level...?
Okay, what is "skill" supposed to mean? It's a rather abstract term. Puck skills? Overall package? In terms of puck skills, Rielly doesn't have that much of an edge. In terms of overall package, Ellis is better defensively and from viewings of both players, he's actually more physical despite his size disadvantage.I know what Ryan Ellis is capable of. He's pretty good. But he's not as skilled as Rielly, doesn't skate anywhere near as good as Rielly, he's smaller than Rielly, and he's older than Rielly.
So who would I take going forward?
The more skilled, better skating, bigger, younger guy.
Common sense, if you ask me.
Rielly is a going to have a season where he finishes between 45-50 pts will playing in all situations as a #1D on the team that is ranked 6th overall in the league (yes I am fully aware of Nashville being 2nd but that isn't the point I am making).
Ellis definitely isn't the top defensemen on Nashville. This does say more about Nashville then Ellis but still, Rielly has really proven himself this season.