Confirmed with Link: Reilly to Boston (2022 3rd Round Draft Pick)

[Micklebot]

With Reilly and Coburn gone, what's our D look like now? We have to play someone on their off side

Chabot-Zaitsev
Brannstrom-Zub
Xxx-Gudbranson
Xxx-JBD
Xxx-J.Brown
Xxx-Goloubef

I wonder if we call up Aspirot...

 

[Speatleysson]

This made my day today when I woke up to this news!

Reilly is a great skater.. sometimes.. that's about it. He'd be better used for the Ice Capades than as an nhl defenseman.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Sens fans: All we do is tank our players value! Gosh, this entire staff has no clue what they're doing.

Also Sens fans:

The best part about this pick isn’t the draft pick but that the stupid coach will now be forced to use Zub with either Braanstrom or Chabot.

Reilly was easily one of our top 4 DMen this year and we just turned him into a top 90 pick at exactly the correct time. Has Brannstrom been so good that he deserves a top 4 spot uncontested for 60 games?

 

[DJB]

Best part of the deal is not the 3rd. Its the fact we aren't resigning Reilly.

 

[NyQuil]

A 3rd? Not bad.

Glad he wasn't re-signed. Guess now DJ will have to play Brannstrom.

This is the biggest praise I've ever seen from you.

 

[OgieO]

Helps the tank this year. 3rd isn't a bad return. Smith forced to play Brannstrom every day.

Great move!

 

[Xspyrit]

Very happy with this trade, this is the kinda of asset management that I do for a living and which allows me to not work, its all about buy low/sell high. I wouldn't say we bought low on Reilly but lower than the price we just sold him. Every player is an asset, even a guy you just drafted in Tim Stutzle. Yes, there's some players that should be kept their whole careers or at least for most of it but they are still "currency", you have to "manage" their value during the whole process.

Best part of the deal is not the 3rd. Its the fact we aren't resigning Reilly.

It's weird but I like Reilly more now than he's gone and I'm glad for him he was able to extend his NHL career. He should be a good fit in Boston (when they are healthy enough of course)

With Reilly and Coburn gone, what's our D look like now? We have to play someone on their off side

Chabot-Zaitsev
Brannstrom-Zub
Xxx-Gudbranson
Xxx-JBD
Xxx-J.Brown
Xxx-Goloubef

I wonder if we call up Aspirot...

I'd be SCHOCKED if we don't claim Victor Mete

He's 22, cheap, fast and RFA. He can play both sides. There's actually NO RISK and only 14 games left, NOTHING to lose.

Yes he's small and "weak" but who cares, we're not winning the Cup this year... If you don't like him after that, just let him go. But try to get his value up and trade him later

 

[NyQuil]

Very happy with this trade, this is the kinda of asset management that I do for a living and which allows me to not work, its all about buy low/sell high. I wouldn't say we bought low on Reilly but lower than the price we just sold him. Every player is an asset, even a guy you just drafted in Tim Stutzle. Yes, there's some players that should be kept their whole careers or at least for most of it but they are still "currency", you have to "manage" their value during the whole process.

The difference being that they aren't just stationary assets but rather usable and depreciating tools that you are employing on a daily basis for both entertainment and competitive purposes.

It's unlike those people who collect cars and only move them around on trailers because they are never driven.

Anyway, I'm not upset about not playing Reilly anymore and he doesn't factor in for the future of this team so it's a good deal.

 

[Xspyrit]

The difference being that they aren't just stationary assets but rather usable and depreciating tools that you are employing on a daily basis for both entertainment and competitive purposes.

It's unlike those people who collect cars and only move them around on trailers because they are never driven.

Anyway, I'm not upset about not playing Reilly anymore and he doesn't factor in for the future of this team so it's a good deal.

Well, no comparison is perfect and we're talking about human beings vs "stationary assets" like you say. Of course, I don't flip human beings lol so I wouldn't know. Still, the NHL is a big business and if you don't see your players as assets (but treat them like humans at the same time), you have no business being here.

 

[NyQuil]

Still, the NHL is a big business and if you don't see your players as assets (but treat them like humans at the same time), you have no business being here.

No, I get that for sure.

I do think that some people occasionally get so hung up on the value aspect of the business that they forget about the "building a team to win hockey games" aspect.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

A 3rd for Reilly is a good deal for us. Reports are that both sides were looking at a possible extension.

 

[SENATOR]

Victor Mete is too small for defensive hockey and he proved already, he can not be an offensive defenseman in this league. I could be wrong, but his stats with Montreal speak volumes.

 

[NyQuil]

Victor Mete is too small for defensive hockey and he proved already, he can not be an offensive defenseman in this league. I could be wrong, but his stats with Montreal speak volumes.

It's really a question of whether we need a placeholder for the last few games of the season.

 

[trentmccleary]

Solid trade. I'm a little scared to see the defense the team will be icing going forward though, because the losses of Reilly, Coburn and Wolanin have really blasted some holes in the left side.

Trivial information
Reilly finished tied for the 11th most productive (PPG) defenseman in Ottawa Senators history.

70-1-30-31, 0.44 PPG

0.83 - Erik Karlsson
0.59-0.60 - MacIver, Duchene / Chabot
0.48-0.49 – Redden / Gonchar / Chara / Corvo, Preissing
0.43-0.45 - Meszaros, Kuba / Reilly, B.Shaw
0.33-0.40 – B.Bell, Rachunek, Salo / Kravchuk / Phaneuf, Pothier, J.York

I'd be SCHOCKED if we don't claim Victor Mete

He's 22, cheap, fast and RFA. He can play both sides. There's actually NO RISK and only 14 games left, NOTHING to lose.

Yes he's small and "weak" but who cares, we're not winning the Cup this year... If you don't like him after that, just let him go. But try to get his value up and trade him later

I echo this sentiment. Buffalo is the only team lower than us, so I guess they're the only team who could potentially put in a claim for Mete. He'd be a perfect stop gap for the next 14 games and the team can use that as a tryout to determine whether they want to bring him back next year.

 

[Mingus Dew]

I doubt we're claiming Mete. Doesn't seem like a DJ player.

Very happy we didn't re-sign Reilly. Really thought that's where things were headed.

 

[NyQuil]

Very happy we didn't re-sign Reilly. Really thought that's where things were headed.

We still could.

 

[Mingus Dew]

We still could.

Yes, that's true. I'll take this as lowering the odds, though.

 

[lancepitlick]

Good trade and I like the return, but it isn't encouraging that the Senators can't re-sign any pending UFAs, even lower tier ones like Mike Reilly. I doubt they wanted him for 5 years, but you'd think if Reilly liked it in Ottawa he'd sign for 2 years at $2.5 M/yr or something.

 

[NyQuil]

Good trade and I like the return, but it isn't encouraging that the Senators can't re-sign any pending UFAs, even lower tier ones like Mike Reilly. I doubt they wanted him for 5 years, but you'd think if Reilly liked it in Ottawa he'd sign for 2 years at $2.5 M/yr or something.

If Dorion likes him that much, he could still re-sign him after the playoffs are over.

I don't read anything into this aside from the fact that Dorion could actually get a 3rd rounder for a guy that cost us a 5th rounder.

 

[cudi]

I didnt mind Reilly like some, but a 3rd is more than I expected PD to get for him. Solid return imo.

 

[Alf Silfversson]

This works for me. Reilly improved over the course of the season but he's still mostly a replacement level player with no long term upside in Ottawa.

I like that it's next year too. Draft capital in 2022 could come in handy. I think that draft could be a wild one.

 

[Alf Silfversson]

Time to unleash the Brann Storm

Another good thing about this is that we HOPEFULLY get to see what Brannstrom's got while playing with an NHL caliber partner in Zub.