Morgan Rielly now T-6th in league scoring (UPD: Now T-14th )

[Goodbahd]

Still bad defensively.

 

[typicalsavage]

Still bad defensively.

Maybe when he was a rookie. Now he's amazing defensively. The Pens couldn't get any chances against him last night. He's so fast and strong that you cant overpower him nor out skate him and he's too smart as well.

 

[Howie Hodge]

They are going to present him with The Norris before Thanksgiving at this rate........

 

[The List Of Jericho]

Kevin Weekes: "Rielly leader for the Norris right now"

 

[The List Of Jericho]

They are going to present him with The Norris before Thanksgiving at this rate........

Thanksgiving was weeks ago here in the Big Smoke lol

 

[The List Of Jericho]

You'd think the big boys of the league could win a cup in 50 years

Tell that to the Cubs or Red Sox's who took forever, been 25 years for all the Canadian franchises by the way so it's not like they are doing a ton better, heck some haven't even ever won a Cup.

 

[Leafs at Knight]

Still bad defensively.

Agreed. Man, I'm hyped for Man of Steel to come out next week!

 

[The List Of Jericho]

Agreed. Man, I'm hyped for Man of Steel to come out next week!

Batman vs Superman is gonna be better than any Avengers

 

[LordNeverLose]

Tell that to the Cubs or Red Sox's who took forever, been 25 years for all the Canadian franchises by the way so it's not like they are doing a ton better, heck some haven't even ever won a Cup.

I don't think any Red Sox or Cubs fans would have even considered saying they've always been the "big boys" of the MLB

 

[Semantics]

It's cute how HF still wants to downplay how good he is.

The dude was the #1 defenseman on Team North America two years ago, ahead of Jones, Parayko, and Trouba. He is elite.

I'm going to laugh so hard if he's nominated for the Norris after HF shitting on him all this time.

 

[Howie Hodge]

Thanksgiving was weeks ago here in the Big Smoke lol

Well he's being very patient then isn't he? LOL

 

[FinnishSniper]

Remember that Kaberle also started the season with 18 in 14 and ended up with 49 points for the Leafs.

 

[JeremyTB]

I think these kind of threads are pointless this early in the season. Not the praising part but the discussion about early norris candidates and other trophies. Teams haven't even played 15 games yet. Atleast wait until after the new year when you can start to seperate the contenders from the pretenders.

 

[Bedards Dad]

Remember that Kaberle also started the season with 18 in 14 and ended up with 49 points for the Leafs.

Remember how that's relevant to Reilly... ya me either.

 

[The List Of Jericho]

I don't think any Red Sox or Cubs fans would have even considered saying they've always been the "big boys" of the MLB

Yet they’ve always been amongst the big market teams lol.

 

[BrockLobster]

This doesnt seem sustainable

 

[SheldonJPlankton]

NHL.com has him tied for 12th place today.

 

[Holymakinaw]

Remember that Kaberle also started the season with 18 in 14 and ended up with 49 points for the Leafs.

I don't remember that. But I do remember Kaberle getting 67 one year.

 

[Nizdizzle]

NHL.com has him tied for 12th place today.

bust imo

 

[Critical13]

If he can finish top 5 in defenceman scoring, I will be very happy. Positive improvements every year, a case for patience with defencemen.

Still bad defensively.

Based on what?

I wouldn't call him good, but there are a lot of players between him and "bad". Connor Carrick is bad defensively.

 

[Bedards Dad]

NHL.com has him tied for 12th place today.

Other teams played games...

The good news is he still has more points than anyone on your Habs.

 

[branch]

Rielly getting absolutely dummied by the sophomore d man playing for a tire fire team lmao. Chabot is the truth.

 

[Nizdizzle]

Still bad defensively.

Maybe when he was a rookie. Now he's amazing defensively. The Pens couldn't get any chances against him last night. He's so fast and strong that you cant overpower him nor out skate him and he's too smart as well.

Neither of these are correct. Going too far in either direction just takes us in circles. Rielly is average (perhaps slightly above) in his own end, defending against high end players. He isn't a shutdown guy in the mold of Chara or something. The elite part about his defensive game is his transitions from defense to offense. Once he gets a hold of the puck, it generally leads to the Leafs having a good rush or scoring opportunity because of Rielly's strong skating and passing ability. He has also shown a will to shoot a bit more this year than he usually has, which gives him another dimension.

 

[Quarter]

The spotlight goes on the team that wins the cup. Come back when that happens.Why would anyone be salty about a team that hasn't won a cup since before color tv was invented.

Colour TV has been around since the '50s, my dude.


And Rielly has been fantastic this year. As has Chabot. They both deserve any praise they get.

 

[FinnishSniper]

Remember how that's relevant to Reilly... ya me either.

I was asked at some point if I could recall anyone with the same pace as Reilly and Kaberle had the exact same pace yet ended up in fairly disappointing stats