Morgan Rielly breaks Bobby Orr's modern points record for the first 5 games in a season

[BigGulpsEh]

>Montreal
>Ottawa
>Chicago
>Dallas
>Detroit

What do they all have in common? None of them were playoff teams last year.

let's see if he can keep this up against actual good teams.

I think he can. Maybe not at this exact pace but he looks much improved all around. Has more confidence

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Meh. It's just the start of the season. It's most likely an anomaly but it's still strange to think that no one in basically 45 years has had as hot a start as Orr or the fact that the player that would end having as got a start would end up being Rielly.

If Rielly is going to win a Norris it's going to take a lot more than just a really great start.

I meant production-wise is the way he'll get nominated.

 

[Halla]

The only team in there I can see making it in this year is MAYBE Dallas. The rest are clear doormats.

you think ppl go through mcdavids points and pick out the ones against non playoffs?

12 pts in 5 games. shutup and enjoy it. best 5 game start by a dman in NHL HISTORY!

 

[NiL8r87]

Apparently no other Dman in NHL history has had an easy schedule in the first 5 games. Soak it in haters.

 

[Halla]

12 pts so far. if rielly just keeps his pace from last year (52pts in 76 games), he is gonna be at 65pts

thats with the expected pace of last year though, with bozak-jvr-kadri-marner on the pp

now it matthews,tavares,marner and kadri

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Yeah

"Average Defenseman pads his stats against non-playoff doormats. News at 11."

There have been plenty of great offensive defensemen in the league besides Orr. Coffey, Karlsson, and Borque to name a few. Why hasn’t anyone else done this? Surely these defensemen faced just as easy competition to start some seasons? NHL scoring was also much higher in the 80s, when Coffey and Borque played. Why weren’t they able to do this?

Stop being such a buzzkill.

 

[SharksCyclops]

This board told me he's not a #1 D though

I guess that's your fault for listening to strangers on a message board

 

[Leaf Fans]

Next thread: "Is Morgan Rielly the best defenseman in the entire NHL?"

Thread after that:
"Can Morgan Rielly win the Norris and Art Ross?"

At least this thread is worthy of being posted though

You forgot the heart.

Can he though?

 

[Bedards Dad]

If you can't take the criticism, then maybe think twice before posting threads like this.

Calling him average is trolling and you know it. Its a fairly meaningless thread, but still kind of cool. I mean literally no one since Orr has started this hot, that's kind of notable. Leading the league in points, even if early in the year is notable.

You can criticize without trolling, clearly you dont know how and I mean what is there to even criticize here? That hes a leaf?

 

[Bedards Dad]

I'm going to point out that no one gives a single **** about 5 game records bro.


5 games.


Record? Ok.


The only way we ever find out if someone beats Reillys new "record" is if another Leaf dman does it in the future. Literally the only way this is ever brought up again.

You cared enough to post in this thread, what, 10 times?

 

[Cellee]

Update: He’s surpassed it.



With his 12th point in 5 games, Morgan Rielly has passed Bobby Orr for the best start offensively by an NHL defenseman through his first five games.

Pretty impressive start.

 

[Halla]

[mod]

kid is having a historic start. dont like leafs threads? dont come in and commenting garbage

 

[PattyLafontaine]

I guess that's your fault for listening to strangers on a message board

Or he’s not a #1

 

[Albz]

But but he isnt a number 1 dman.... says the leafs haters i see so many salty fans here hating on everythinf toronto players are accomplishing

 

[Smelling Salt]

Lemieux's October record in jeopardy?

October 1988 - 11 games

16 goals
22 assists
38 points
3.45 ppg

 

[DopeyFish]

Considering how the Leafs PP works with Rielly diverting to Marner or Matthews... it basically gives him a good chance to get a point on nearly every single Leafs PP goal.

29 of his 52 points came on the PP last season. We'll probably be looking at 40-50 this season, maybe more.

 

[Critical13]

This is one of the saddest threads yet. This is a great accomplishment. No he’s not better than Orr. He’s not even on the same tier as Doughty or Hedman.

There’s nothing wrong with pointing out a defenceman with 12 points in 5 games. That doesn’t happen often.

The vitriol around here is out of control right now.

Hockey doesn’t even matter anymore. It’s just a rumble.

 

[Bizz]

[mod]

kid is having a historic start. dont like leafs threads? dont come in and commenting garbage

There's nothing historic about 5 game stretches. Can you name the best 5 game stretch by a goalie? Didn't think so.

 

[Canada4Gold]

>Montreal
>Ottawa
>Chicago
>Dallas
>Detroit

What do they all have in common? None of them were playoff teams last year.

let's see if he can keep this up against actual good teams.

I going to go out on a limb and guess he won't keep him up and thus he will fall short of getting 211 points this season. 12 points in 4 and 2/3 games for anyone is very impressive especially for a defenceman, regardless of who those points came against.

 

[Critical13]

Lemieux's October record in jeopardy?

October 1988 - 11 games

16 goals
22 assists
38 points
3.45 ppg

That’s inhuman.

 

[Cor]

If you can't take the criticism, then maybe think twice before posting threads like this.

What the f*** does this even mean?

This main board is out of control with the unwarranted hate to all Leafs posters and Leafs threads.

 

[Dustin]

I meant production-wise is the way he'll get nominated.

Yes perhaps. Morgan is only 24 so we may still see a bit of development from him. If he can put himself in the top 5 in points while still facing near the top QOC I can't see how he wouldn't get votes.

 

[Canada4Gold]

There's nothing historic about 5 game stretches. Can you name the best 5 game stretch by a goalie? Didn't think so.

Throwback Thursday: Brian Boucher's Shutout Streak

I bet there was a HF thread about that too.

next?

 

[MyBudJT]

This is one of the saddest threads yet. This is a great accomplishment. No he’s not better than Orr. He’s not even on the same tier as Doughty or Hedman.

There’s nothing wrong with pointing out a defenceman with 12 points in 5 games. That doesn’t happen often.

The vitriol around here is out of control right now.

Hockey doesn’t even matter anymore. It’s just a rumble.

Who said Rielly is better than Orr...?

Or is it a narrative you're trying to start to bash Leafs fans...?

 

[Bizz]

Throwback Thursday: Brian Boucher's Shutout Streak

I bet there was a HF thread about that too.

next?

yeah I mean just look at all the Flyers fans talking about the legend of Brian Boucher to this very day.