Prospect Info: Mike Reilly

[Nsjohnson]

If this kid wants to bloom with the Wild as his team, I think two things need to happen. One, he needs structure in his game. It will be almost impossible to not get that in the Wild's system and pipeline. Two, when he does have a good defensive basic structure down, Yeo needs to (assuming he makes the Wild at some point) not put a leash on him if he is something special rushing the puck and taking control. The kid can flat out SKATE.

As Bobby Orr said of Karlsson "I want to say one thing about the coach and whoever is allowing him to do this and I've been saying this forever: You get a guy who can skate like that, let him go, for god's sakes."

Now, Reilly will not turn into EK 2.0 but you understand my point.

 

[MN_Gopher]

Paul Martin and Goligoski were never hailed as defensive d men. Martin turned into one of the better in the NHL and Gogo is close to 23 min TOI in his years in DAL. Ballard another O minded player was reckless. Martin, Gogo and Reilly are smoth and calculated.

His game is structured. The gophers play an open game allowing D men to take their chances and having forwards get back on D. He looked fine in the WCs, not great but fine. He is too smart like a Martin(who went to d minded NJ at the time) to not pick up a system right away.

No need to play D when you can hold the zone all shift.

 

[iLLogik87]

Would Reilly be drafted in the 1st round today?

Top 10

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Top 10

Not quite. The entire top 10 pretty much stays as is, and then you Saad, Gaudreau, Kucherov, Gibson, Klefbom. Top 20 isn't out of the question though.

 

[Digitalbooya]

Cap hit is $2.025m. Fletcher gave him a #4 Wild jersey so it sounds like he'll be in the NHL next year.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Cap hit is $2.025m. Fletcher gave him a #4 Wild jersey so it sounds like he'll be in the NHL next year.

Folin got #5, so you never know.

 

[Digitalbooya]

Folin got #5, so you never know.

Folin was signed at the end of the year and did end up playing with the Wild for 41 games already

 

[Victorious Secret]

Cap hit is $2.025m. Fletcher gave him a #4 Wild jersey so it sounds like he'll be in the NHL next year.

Ceremonial gesture. He's joining the organization. How would it look handing him a #4 Iowa jersey?

 

[Digitalbooya]

Ceremonial gesture. He's joining the organization. How would it look handing him a #4 Iowa jersey?

Wanna make an avatar bet on him making/not making the Wild next year?

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Wanna make an avatar bet on him making/not making the Wild next year?

Well, if he does, with that average, we're going to have to cut some cash off of the books.

 

[Victorious Secret]

Wanna make an avatar bet on him making/not making the Wild next year?

No. Considering they are both named the Wild, its a sure thing.

 

[Digitalbooya]

No. Considering they are both named the Wild, its a sure thing.

Minnesota of course....

 

[keppel146]

reilly wearing #4 is lame...

 

[Digitalbooya]

Why?

 

[Dee Oh Cee]

Little bit of a different player than Stoner

 

[keppel146]

Little bit of a different player than Stoner

exactly why right here. he easily could have gotten a sick number like 24, 27, 28, 88, basically anything. I feel that 4 is not good for an offensive minded guy, more like a defensive D

 

[MuckOG]

exactly why right here. he easily could have gotten a sick number like 24, 27, 28, 88, basically anything. I feel that 4 is not good for an offensive minded guy, more like a defensive D

 

[keppel146]

yeah whos that scrub again??

 

[Generic User]

I like when D-men use a number between 2-9. Classic!

 

[123TripleDoge]

Wanna make an avatar bet on him making/not making the Wild next year?

if he does make the team, that doesn't mean the jersey he was handed for the media had anything to do with it....

 

[J22*]

Well, if he does, with that average, we're going to have to cut some cash off of the books.

only 925K goes against the cap. The rest is bonuses.

 

[Al Lagoon]

To me, 2-6 are classic d'man numbers, though I like Coyle with the 3.

7 up is a forward number, at least in the old school.

You have to go 23-29 for more classic d'man numbers, though anything in the 20s is fair game (Suter).


Which is why I hope the Wild refrain from retiring numbers unless they have an all-time great, Gretzky 88, Orr 4, etc.

Not a fan of 53, 67, 45, etc.

 

[TaLoN]

To me, 2-6 are classic d'man numbers, though I like Coyle with the 3.

7 up is a forward number, at least in the old school.

You have to go 23-29 for more classic d'man numbers, though anything in the 20s is fair game (Suter).


Which is why I hope the Wild refrain from retiring numbers unless they have an all-time great, Gretzky 88, Orr 4, etc.

Not a fan of 53, 67, 45, etc.

I hope that's a typo...

 

[Al Lagoon]

I hope that's a typo...

Ugh, 99? Damn you Surly!

 

[tomgilbertfan]