Gardiner or Rielly?

[Highlander23]

We have been waiting for so long to have good PMD and when we are in a great position to have two young ones at the same time, people want to trade one of them, any rational explanation ?

 

[darrylsittler27]

Odds are both.

People will look to steal them but why trade either? They aren't the same. Goodbye Liles,no more problem.

Keep Both unless Pitts. offers Crosby . What? It could happpen....

 

[The_Chosen_One]

Morgan Rielly, obviously. He can control pace of the game a lot better than Jake. I also think what makes his stand out is his intelligence and his ability to make long-term plays. If anything, I can see him developing into a two-way defenceman, while Gardiner is going to be a top pairing offensive type.

 

[Atomos2]

We have been waiting for so long to have good PMD and when we are in a great position to have two young ones at the same time, people want to trade one of them, any rational explanation ?

It's a hypothetical situation.

It's moreso to distinguish between two Leaf PMD that are in many ways similar and yet are in different stages in development. Basically its the age old argument: proven vs potential, which is prolly the most reoccuring theme in all of HFboards.

 

[7even]

The prospect junkie in me says Rielly, but the conservative in me says Gardiner.

 

[UFancyHuh]

uh.. Both

 

[smitty10]

uh.. Both

Read the OP.

 

[mapleleaf979]

If I had to pick one, It would be Jake Gardiner because he is better right now. Even if Reilly could become the better player, there is a chance that he wont. If Reilly can get anywhere close to what Gardiner displayed against Boston, the Leafs will have 2 superior puck movers. Gardiner has all the tools to become one of the top puck movers in the NHL.

 

[ConnorTO]

this board is a joke

Rielly hasnt played a game as a Leaf
and he gets more votes

just saying, a perspective

 

[HEAVY DUTY]

if we were to trade one of them, i'll opt for rielly. not sure if he'll pan-out even if he has the potential. not all prospects with potential pan-out. look at cam barker and thomas hickey as examples. even EJ in Colorado seems like a bust.

jake gardiner has shown he can play at the nhl level and somewhat well in the playoffs as well, so i opt to keep him in our d-squad.

until rielly proves himself at the pro level, he'll be the odd man out between them.

 

[BigMac*]

Is there a reason we have to choose? How many NHL teams have 2 solid PMD in their lineup. If an opportunity cam today to flip one for an equally valued center, Id move Reilly.

 

[Pi]

this board is a joke

Rielly hasnt played a game as a Leaf
and he gets more votes

just saying, a perspective

Nathan MacKinnon hasn't played a game either...and I'd trade any of those ++ for him.

 

[leafspring*]

this board is a joke

Rielly hasnt played a game as a Leaf
and he gets more votes

just saying, a perspective

These 2 players are keepers for starters and a poll inclining me to option 1 off is wrong. You keep both obviously lol.

Jake will be the old veteran teaching Morgan in a couple years from now.