Morgan Rielly
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zeke
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The Rielly mainboards thread is outstanding entertainment and a truly classic HFboards experience.
Rielly is mind-meltingly good this year. He's benefitting from the offence that we have, but there is no question that they benefit from him as well. JT makes a sick pass to him last night, but we can't forget Reilly's elite smarts and skating to get there in the first place and then a clinical finish.
Hope he wins the Norris.
Rielly is mind-meltingly good this year. He's benefitting from the offence that we have, but there is no question that they benefit from him as well. JT makes a sick pass to him last night, but we can't forget Reilly's elite smarts and skating to get there in the first place and then a clinical finish.
Hope he wins the Norris.
Can't forget his wrist shot which has seemingly come out of nowhere the last couple years or so.
Christ his shot is stronger and more accurate than a lot of our forwards!
We're still missing a reliable bomb from the point though, but Rielly's nifty point wristers seem to suffice for the time being.
Can we please ship the dead-weight that is Gards and Zaitsev though...Replace with Edler/Gudas or similar please!
Think about the time and space our forwards would have deep in the zone if we actually had a one-timer threat from the point keeping the opposing D honest instead of hardly pressuring the points like they do now.
A couple of 20 minute defensemen on the 2nd best team in hockey are dead weight?
....ok...
Stephen
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I remember how we were all exaggeratedly talking about Rielly developing into a Letang or Karlsson when he was first drafted. And then it looks like he may have actually done that.
Rielly's shot has become unreal. Once he realized he could score on NHL goalies with ease he started shooting a lot more during that tough week we had a while back. He started playing like Kessel, shooting from anywhere and his point totals started dwindling.
I think he realized he was starting to force things and now went back to what was working and boy is it working! As long as he lets the play come natural, his points will not dry up. Scary to think what sort of contract he'll be looking for come 2021-2022 season.
Icing on the cake would be if he used that 220lb body of his to lay a massive check now and then, keep the opposition on their toes.
Never thought he would pan out like this. I think management got pretty lucky in him as at the time, it seemed like a bit of a risk. I know they were very confident but still, 18 games played his draft year, major injury and really what did we know about him? That he was a fast skater who could pass, decent IQ, not a small guy? Nothing told you he'd be anywhere close to a PPG defender in 5 years time. Weird draft that year, but kudos management!
I think he realized he was starting to force things and now went back to what was working and boy is it working! As long as he lets the play come natural, his points will not dry up. Scary to think what sort of contract he'll be looking for come 2021-2022 season.
Icing on the cake would be if he used that 220lb body of his to lay a massive check now and then, keep the opposition on their toes.
Never thought he would pan out like this. I think management got pretty lucky in him as at the time, it seemed like a bit of a risk. I know they were very confident but still, 18 games played his draft year, major injury and really what did we know about him? That he was a fast skater who could pass, decent IQ, not a small guy? Nothing told you he'd be anywhere close to a PPG defender in 5 years time. Weird draft that year, but kudos management!
AreBe
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Captain Morgan has a nice ring
Captain the Leafs should Reilly appoint
Let's raise a glass and have a toast. To Captain Morgan: You leave the other team in a sling!
Other teams from victory Captain Morgan can disjoint!
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cookie
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Dude is a first pairing defenseman. The pair being the Norris and the Lady Byng.
WillNy29
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its all good! Reilly deserves a massive appreciation thread.
I also agree the negativity needs to stop the leafs are a cup contender and John f***ing Tavares is our 2c....I still don't believe this is real
TMLeafer
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Damisoph
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A couple of 20 minute defensemen on the 2nd best team in hockey are dead weight?
....ok...
Jake has been really solid since the first week or two...and all everyone remembers now is his floater he threw up the middle vs. Detroit. The man gets no respect around here.
Plus there's this...
OK probably wrong thread but whatever
DoobieDubas
Legalize Hitting Again
A couple of 20 minute defensemen on the 2nd best team in hockey are dead weight?
....ok...
Keep scratching that head raw...You will never understand until they continue costing us playoff rounds year after year.
Lol I'm a much bigger Leafs fan than you will ever be. But I'm also a realist. Sorry you can't handle the truth old chap. Carry on with your delusions.
Peiskos
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Morgan Rielly is the best defender from the 2012 draft in a landslide. Leafs made a fantastic pick at #5. In fact in a re-draft I'd say he easily goes 1st overall.
I was thinking McCabe, but checked and he maxed out at 19. Looks like the last was Iafrate in 89/90!
50 point defenseman playing 22 minutes a night is "dead weight", and I'm the delusional one?
Gardiner is 13th in the league amongst defensemen in defensive point shares btw, which is darn good.
You're seriously unrealistic and ridiculous if you think Zaits and gards are dead weight
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MLSE
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I came here to talk about how messed up the main board thread is haha. I usually think both sides are wusses but man that thread is something else. The hate and blind bias is real.
Notsince67
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People underappreciate the pairing he had had to carry. I dont mean to disparage Hainsey but a Hainsey near his prime would make Rielly look more like a prodigy
Dreakmur
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