Confirmed with Link: Montreal Acquires Mike Reilly from Minnesota for a 2019 5th Round Pick

[TT1]

Oh shit, not a bad move actually. I saw him play in the AHL last year and he looked really impressive. That said he's struggling this year but he's still young and has potential, for a 2019 5th it's not a bad move at all.

He's great offensively, he just needs to develop his D-game some more.

 

[Burke the Legend]

People are getting pretty ridiculous here.

Clearly a scout saw something in him. May as well go for it and see if you can make anything out of him. Your typical 5th round pick has a pretty low chance of being any kind of NHL talent so it's not like it's a huge risk.

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

He's had guys like Suter/Brodin playing big minutes in front of him in Minnesota, maybe a change of scenery and only having to worry about plugs like Alzner/Benn will allow him to play more and be more effective.

Obviously we shouldn't be "buying", but giving up a 5th rounder and getting a 24 year old who plays a position where we need help isn't a bad risk at all.

 

[habsgirl5000]

LOL!.....Trades Morrow and replaces him with somebody worse......typical MB style!!!

 

[le_sean]

I’d take his stats with a grain of salt. He produced well in the AHL. The problem is he decided to go to Minnesota, a team that had zero need for defencemen, especially offensive ones. He was behind a great core. Now he literally has no one blocking him since only two of the Habs defenders can skate and pass.

 

[schnapshot]

We gave up a 5th rounder next year for him, who cares if he sucks? Meanwhile we got a 4th this year for Morrow...

 

[Youppi ki yay]

Maybe MB will try to convert him to a Center.

 

[montreal]

hadn't seen him in the NHL but he had a big Junior year in the NCAA where he led his team in scoring. Don't have any issue with the move.

 

[NobleSix]

Wouldn't be a trade deadline in Montreal if MB didn't pick up a 5th pairing defenseman.

 

[absolute garbage]

Reilly is a very good skater and moves the puck pretty well but he makes too many mistakes and is kind of a tirefire defensively. He's similar to Beaulieu.

 

[Mike Mike Caron]

Very intrigued by Valiev and Reilly. Was also a huge fan of Rychel before this season .

 

[jaffy27]

If you think people are bent out of shape because of this deal, you maybe just woke from a coma?

Be serious, Bergevin is a clown. He has been for 6 yrs and his shoes are getting bigger each season.

And HF is the circus.......the shit show is right here. The crying and whining is a freak show.....it hasn't been 6yrs of Arizona hockey here....we've had nice runs and good seasons.

Of course things have to change but to just neglect the success we had in the past is being very dishonest.

 

[Mikah]

I don't care for the 5th we gave up for him.

What I don't understand is that MB went to Minnesota twice with recruiters to watch this guy play, only days from the trade deadline. That seems like a lot of time that could have been better spent elsewhere or actually working the phones, and probably why at the end of the day, nothing happened in Mtl.

 

[The Great Weal]

"lol Bergevin hates pmd and our defense is so old"
*gives nothing for a 24 year old offensive pmd*
"lol why did bergevin do this"

 

[jaffy27]

If you say so

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

I don't care for the 5th we gave up for him.

What I don't understand is that MB went to Minnesota twice with recruiters to watch this guy play, only days from the trade deadline. That seems like a lot of time that could have been better spent elsewhere or actually working the phones, and probably why at the end of the day, nothing happened in Mtl.

Pretty sure he was looking at guys like Coyle and Eriksson ek.
Its been reported the habs had talks with the Wild about Pacioretty. It just didnt concretize.

 

[justafan22]

Christ, will the bottom pairing dmen and 4th liner brigade stop?

 

[The Great Weal]

LOL!.....Trades Morrow and replaces him with somebody worse......typical MB style!!!

How is he worse...

 

[Bacchus1]

Wow, so many Bergevin trolls in this thread. Came here looking for perspective on the trade. “Hey trolls, nobody except for other trolls care that you really really really hate Bergevin!”

From what I read on Elite Prospects (Mike Reilly) he seems like a good risk. A 5th has like an 8% chance of playing 100 games. Maybe people in the organization see this guy as having a 30%, and being ready a few years earlier.

Not a bad risk.

Btw, I hear on TSN 690 that Jarebek (sp?) wanted a lot of money to re-sign, and maybe there is some story with Morrow. Anyway, an extra 4th in this years draft is not bad. I hope Reilly works out.

 

[OneSharpMarble]

Well if things don't work out as GM he has a long career ahead of him as a dumpster diver.

Good Lord when MB calls the other GMs probably just put him through to an intern to handle these shit trades.

 

[Andy]

Interesting move. Excited to see if he can put it all together. Hopefully this is the bargain move that pans out.

These type of moves are decent risks, especially when you have an abundance of picks.

 

[Habs100]

How is he worse...

It's still rotating the bottom pair on d and the 4th line. These aren't the problem. He's actually done a descent job in these departments.

We need a left hand d to play with Weber. We need two top six centers.

What has he done to address those needs???

 

[tazsub3]

Seeing what McDonough , Kane and vanek got, I am sure happy patch was not given away. And boy do I feel we fleeced Toronto for pleks.
He also exchanged morrow and an UFA in jerebeck for a good young pleaser and a 4th.
I dislike mb but I actually think he had a very good deadline

 

[nhlfan9191]

The Joe Morrow trade was atleast getting something out of nothing then he makes this trade. They’re insignificant but this trade sums up Bergevin perfectly. He just can’t help himself from hopping in the dumpster.

 

[jaffy27]

How is he worse...

HABS girl has been secretly watching all the Wild games and knows all their players inside out apparently.....