Quoting: AnyoneButTheBruins
How is a rebuilding team taking on a rental D man out of our timeline smart? That goes against rebuilding 101. Bertuzzi has complete healed from his injury and he brings a lot more to the table than just points. This is very close to being fair in my eyes. Bert for Reilly I've seen a ton from the Maple Leafs fanbase and it just doesn't make sense, especially if the Red Wings are trying to tank for Shane Wright.
Quoting: Ffmorgan09
maybe he forgot holland left?
Quoting: HypotheticalImpossibility
Agreed with most of your post, but Rielly for Bertuzzi makes no sense for the Wings. Yes, they're light on LD, but Rielly isn't a fit.
Rielly isn't good defensively, and Detroit plays a defense-only style of hockey. He'd look absolutely terrible in all situations. Detroit's powerplay also struggles with zone entries, so unless he can single-handedly carry the puck in the zone by himself all the time, he's going to be an absolute pylon out there. All of his strengths don't fit into the Wings' style. He's older than the Wings' core, and will be an UFA next season. Bert is still an RFA, so Detroit could sign him to a long contract if they wanted. Why trade a player with team control for a player without it?
Starting to sound like a broken record here, but Detroit's much weaker offensively than defensively. Why trade for a player that won't match production or be as good defensively than the player you're giving up?
Last one, I apologize. But this was just too funny not to post:
Leddy:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6dRIQlXIAIVvQp?format=jpg&name=large
Rielly:
https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive
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But have fun with an aging, declining offensive defenceman who's far worse offensively and defensively than Rielly! 😂