Choose one: Jake Gardiner or Morgan Rielly
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Sundinisagod
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Rielly definately has a higher hockey iq, that is what will separate him from Gardiner down the road...love to keep em both though.
Prefer to keep both, but I am also in favour of moving Gardiner if someone like Couturier is available.
Myke
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I'll defer my vote until I see Rielly in the NHL but I will say that I see no problem keeping both while at the same time seeing no problem trading one if the right deal (#1 C) comes around.
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Jerkini
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he is just a slow learner, he is going to be one of those "patience" guys but he has dominated every level after gaining experience. Just have to wait and see.
VO5
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Keep them both....we don't need tukka rask/ justin pogge 2.0
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Patience leafs nation. Our time will come.
BudMaster17
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Ugh, just remembering the last WJC makes me sick. Such a poor tournament overall, and Spott was at the heart of it. Hopefully Rielly gets a chance to shine in it next year.
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RonEllisFan
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Rielly looks like he could be a good one, but Jake Gardiner scored 30P including 7G in 75GP as a 20-21 yo.
The kid was 42nd in defencemen points and 40th in defencemen goals as a rookie.
Rielly has yet to prove that he can take his game to the NHL. Gardiner already has been the best player on the ice in the NHL.
I take Gardiner if I have to choose. We'll be happy if Rielly can be a 0.72ppg defenceman in the AHL and a 0.4ppg defenceman in his first season in the NHL.
Classic case of the grass being greener on the other side...
The kid was 42nd in defencemen points and 40th in defencemen goals as a rookie.
Rielly has yet to prove that he can take his game to the NHL. Gardiner already has been the best player on the ice in the NHL.
I take Gardiner if I have to choose. We'll be happy if Rielly can be a 0.72ppg defenceman in the AHL and a 0.4ppg defenceman in his first season in the NHL.
Classic case of the grass being greener on the other side...
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Pierre Gotye
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For everyone saying "keep both" or "I can't choose" or "why would we get rid of one of them"..... refer back to the OP
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Al14
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I picked Morgan Reilly.
Big assumption on my part cause he has not really played any meaningful games in the NHL.
I think he'll end up being a more all around D player. He has the ability to carry the puck and also can play some effective D. We'll have to see if he'll be able to transition his game into the faster and tougher NHL.
However, I'd only trade Gardiner once it appears that Morgan has what it takes to be an NHL player. And, I'd only trade Gardiner for whatever we need at that time that gets us some top notch value, otherwise, I keep them both.
Big assumption on my part cause he has not really played any meaningful games in the NHL.
I think he'll end up being a more all around D player. He has the ability to carry the puck and also can play some effective D. We'll have to see if he'll be able to transition his game into the faster and tougher NHL.
However, I'd only trade Gardiner once it appears that Morgan has what it takes to be an NHL player. And, I'd only trade Gardiner for whatever we need at that time that gets us some top notch value, otherwise, I keep them both.
