Sure. LA sucks. Budaj sucks. Everyone else we've played hasn't. Reilly is a very good defenseman. He's not great defensively - yet. He is just 24. He's a fantastic player, and probably better than most d-men we'd trade for. (Johnsson! w00t!) I think in many ways he ends up being underrated because he joined the terrible Leafs so young.
- Monkeypunk

I agree with most of what you said. I think Rielly is a very good player. But without that defensive game, he's not a real #1. In time, he could improve, definitely. I'm just saying, if the right #1 RHD presents itself, you could acquire him using Rielly and replace Rielly by trading Nylander. For example, Nylander for H. Lindholm (even Fowler) and Rielly for Pietrangelo (or Ekblad or Doughty or any other #1 RHD you can think of), makes the team better overall, especially defensively.

see marner.. thats why you keep your mouthguard in

haha double minor....

Peterson might wanna fake an injury here
- Roadrunner75

poor guy

No.
Keep the better player
Rielly is it.
- Fakepartofme

So tomorrow, the Kings decide to blow it up and offer Doughty for Rielly and then offer Nylander for H. Lindholm (or Fowler). You say no?

(frank) no you don't.

The "better" player can play two-ways.

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- Arctic_AARDVARK

Thx pal 👍

So tomorrow, the Kings decide to blow it up and offer Doughty for Rielly and you offer Nylander for H. Lindholm (or Fowler). You say no?

(frank) no you don't.
- Unholy_Goalie

Yes, I’ll say no.

Nice

Yes, I’ll say no.
- Steven_Seagull

WOOT here we go 5-1.... that's it boys go get em!

Nope. No trading Rielly.
- Steven_Seagull

Trading Rielly would be about the absolute stupidest thing that could be done.

Good thing Sparks isn't playing.

How did Kap miss that?

Point is to improve the team so that it's possible to win a Cup.

If they can get a #2 LHD for Nylander and a #1 RHD for Rielly, they should do it, as long as those players coming back are signed to extensions and at reasonable prices.
- Unholy_Goalie

That's a bit crazy - so we trade both those players just to have our best defenceman on the right hand side?

Trading Rielly would be about the absolute stupidest thing that could be done.
- GreatGigInTheSky

Lets just recall whom it was that proposed this in the first place and let it die and just move on already?! It ain't happening!

Trading Rielly would be about the absolute stupidest thing that could be done.
- GreatGigInTheSky

Except if you can get Doughty and say no. Then that would be the stupidest thing.

So tomorrow, the Kings decide to blow it up and offer Doughty for Rielly and then offer Nylander for H. Lindholm (or Fowler). You say no?

(frank) no you don't.

The "better" player can play two-ways.
- Unholy_Goalie

doughty is easily better overall but rielly's contract is a lot better. rielly > doughty with contracts taken into account, especially given toronto's cap situation

Good thing Sparks isn't playing.
- Unholy_Goalie

Was the reason for starting Andy on Friday to keep the Leafs recent momentum at home going and assure two points? That's the only reason I can think of.

Trading Rielly would be about the absolute stupidest thing that could be done.
- GreatGigInTheSky

Agreed. Guy is really coming into his own. He's arguably a home grown #1 dman, or a really good #2. He's still young and getting better.

Trading Rielly would be about the absolute stupidest thing that could be done.
- GreatGigInTheSky

Agreed.

Except if you can get Doughty and say no. Then that would be the stupidest thing.
- Unholy_Goalie

No one cares what you think. Like, literally no one.

That's a bit crazy - so we trade both those players just to have our best defenceman on the right hand side?
- Beercules

Given how weak the right side is, yeah, it makes a big difference, especially if the guy who goes on the left side is better defensively. Overall, it improves the defense immensely.

Rielly tied with MacKinnon for 3rd spot with 24 points now. holy

doughty is easily better overall but rielly's contract is a lot better. rielly > doughty with contracts taken into account, especially given toronto's cap situation
- daeth

Rather have the bigger cap hit and the benefits of having the best two-way defender in the league. Much, much rather have it.

Agreed. Guy is really coming into his own. He's arguably a home grown #1 dman, or a really good #2. He's still young and getting better.
- Thecakeisalie

There were plenty of ways to (frank) up that draft pick that year, thankfully Reilly wasn't one of them