Fair deal

The media gets a hard on for a player, and then the sheep follow...

This year is a bit different, because they're playing the same teams over and over again, but I used to get a kick out of this place when the Leafs would travel through the states, and the group of Leafs fans that only watch the Leafs would see/hear about players for the first time, then immediately think they should trade for them.

Oleksiak's sister is a multi-gold medal/Olympic champ. Having her knowledge connected to the team is a win-win situation.

Lol. I love this post!!!! Lots of leaf fans are just as bad as Habs fans. A player goes from champ to chump in a matter of weeks.

Getting rid of Rielly would haunt the leafs. And sorry media, Sandin isn't the replacement of Rielly.

There are many leaf fans who probably agree

One of whom just gave him up in the expansion draft...

There a few on here who want to give Rielly to Seattle because they honestly think Sandin is better. Why? Because Sandin had a hit and got an assist while Rielly was on the ice when Gally blew a defensive assignment and the Jets scored. Rielly was solid last game, really good but fanned on a shot so get rid of him. It's so stupid.

That guy seems okay just comes and has fun. Gets influenced by the mob a bit much and the loudest "Leaf fans" on here are largely trolls posing as Leaf fans I suspect.

LOL.

One minute a player is leafs nation's favourite.

The next minute they are leafs nation's least favourite.

Rielly gone would be very bad for this team. They just don't have a replacement for him (unless Sandin breaks out big time).

Rielly is a good player and when defense is the name of your position and it’s not your strength it’s easy to throw some shade in Rielly’s direction.

The reality is the same as it is today, as it will be tomorrow. Rielly is a talented offensive defenseman that will infuriate you wanting more from him in his own zone. The question will come as how much of a liability Rielly will be heading into the playoffs from a defensive perspective, and if his offence outweighs that issue.

Considering that Rielly is half of the top pairing, the fact that you are experiencing the puck consistently moving in the wrong direction when he’s on the ice is probably a huge red flag.

And the fact that Keefe has even tried Rielly with Holl, absolute disaster, and Brodie with Muzzin, amazing, shows even he is wondering the same thing come playoff time. A Rielly Bogo pairing is something I’d like to see

trading rielly is a mistake, but that doesnt mean he hasnt been bad defensively this year and he looks so disinterested at times. theres really no denying that

its just an off year i would assume

Plus 14 so how much of a liability is he actually? Or is this just a pile of bull****. Also your words are almost entirely taken from the following article.

Either you wrote it, completely plagiarized it or are a robot. Either way poor form.

https://theleafsnation.com/2021/04/25/how-morgan-rielly-has-done-against-north-division-competition/

I didn't realize how good Bogosian has been this season, outplaying holl.

This could work:
Muzzin-Brodie
Reilly-bogosian
sandin-Holl

He is very sheltered, and has in no way outplayed Holl.

holl had a good start to the season but fell off a bit.

90% of all problems with the Leafs defence are the forwards fault and recently that has almost been entirely Galchenyuk. The high forward blowing his assignment and the defence gets blamed because fans don't understand hockey. So the closest guy gets the blame.

Save your energy, you can't come on this person's thread and post an accurate take on Rielly's play heading into playoffs without OP having a mental breakdown.

If Rielly could defend half as well as OP defends him on this site, there wouldn't be any need for these posts haha

Some no name internet blogger isn't accuracy.

https://theleafsnation.com/2021/04/25/how-morgan-rielly-has-done-against-north-division-competition/

This is almost word for word what that guy just said. It's just fan bull**** from a guy wanting clicks.

This made my day. Lmao. Nicely done

I think a matter of weeks is an overestimate, the diehard fanbases can turn on a player in a game haha

I also don't think any media or fans out there are claiming the Sandin can take over for Rielly today. However his early returns look promising for a team that is stuck against the cap with Rielly searching for a pay increase at the end of next season. No one in their right mind will be thinking about keeping Mo at 8+ million in a flat cap world, and that is when you will see Sandin take over... although he did steal a PP1 rep from him last game, so the transition may even come a little sooner than that

Some things entirely missed or not at all thought over in your statement. A) if "no one" would pay Rielly 8+ million in a flat cap, why would Dubas? Also Krug is a good comparison and he didn't get 8+.

B) the one rep on the PP you are talking about came because Rielly had been out there for a long shift right before the PP started. Of course arm chair fans who don't really pay attention miss details like that. Funny enough, the next PP Rielly was in his usual spot. Why? Because he wasn't just out for a long shift that time.

Wow, you were able to put those two pieces together? Good job, here I'll give you help with the 3rd piece of the puzzle you missed. Dubas is included in the "no one" and will not be paying him.

How many times this year has the top PP gone out without Rielly in substitution for another D man because Rielly had "a long shift before" ?? Zero. Nice try. He was replaced because on the previous powerplay he whiffed on a shot and followed that up with taking the shooter on the 2 on 1, which without a great backcheck (from Tavares? I believe), was a tap-in goal for other player as the one "trustee" d-man on the powerplay misplayed a 2 on 1, per usual.

Just because you watched the game doesn't mean you understand it I guess haha

Imagine an NHL coaching benching a player for fanning on a shot. What a ****ing joke of a thought. Seriously just tragically stupid.b

Did you not read the 2 on 1 part? (Insert facepalm emoji). And don't worry, he didn't get benched, he just got demoted to PP2 for a shift. Is that better or are you still offended by sensical actions?

You could strap a pair of skates on a 3 year old, and put them on the ice with Marner and Matthews and they would be +30