TSN: Mike Johnson on TSN 590 1st Up radio present on Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly and if he has a future with the group. If he’s made accessible, and prepared to waive his no-trade clause, would there be an curiosity from the Vancouver Canucks.
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Johnson: “…. And that is kind of like, I don’t, nearly really feel dangerous kind of bringing this up, nevertheless it’s kind of ruminating round in my head. And I’ve heard totally different individuals point out it, and kind of been on the market. What’s Morgan Rielly’s future right here?
As a result of Morgan Rielly has been such a superb participant and such a superb consultant of this group, such a superb chief neighborhood, all of that, and he does have no-trade safety. And he’s clearly established in Toronto, however I’ve heard totally different rumblings about whether or not or not he and he’s on the commerce bait boards and no matter.
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You realize, I’d be curious to see, what if he would definitively say, , would you ever ask guys to waive their very own commerce protections, or you wouldn’t do, as a result of I’m questioning if that might be one thing that they might strategy as effectively.”
Host: “Properly, that’s, that’s an intriguing one, MJ. We noticed Morgan battle in massive moments for the Maple Leafs. He’s been the longest serving Leaf. He’s been a stalwart for this group for therefore lengthy, however possibly a change of surroundings may very well be so as.
Clearly, he’s a Vancouver man. I’ve heard lots of people with buzz about clearly, Vancouver’s bought issues of their very own.
Johnson: “Folks fall in love with that, going again dwelling, hey, don’t they? Like, simply trigger you’re from someplace doesn’t imply you need to go there. Doesn’t imply they need you. Like, it’s not all the time the case.
Host: “No, I do know, however , like Jimmy Rutherford appears to be like like he may very well be in a buying and selling type of temper. He’s by no means been shy to be preemptive in, in rebuilding or remaking a group. If , he’s been fairly open about the truth that Quinn Hughes isn’t going to be there perpetually. Might you see a match there by some means?
Johnson: “Properly, they’ve plenty of work to do. Most of it’s up entrance. But when they should, in the event that they’re acknowledging, if they’re totally acknowledging, Quinn is leaving, which it appears like they type of have. However possibly Adam Foote modifications that dynamic. If he’s leaving it doesn’t matter what, you then’re principally buying and selling Quinn Hughes this 12 months, or, I suppose subsequent 12 months earlier than the deadline.
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So that you begin making preparations to have gamers that might play when he’s gone. And Morgan Rielly shouldn’t be wherever close to pretty much as good as Quinn Hughes, however he’s a left-shot offensive defenseman. Skates the puck effectively, he does plenty of stuff that use does effectively, simply not as not pretty much as good. Then, yeah, like, possibly there’s a match there, and you may commerce Hughes for the bounty of gamers you want and prospects. After which, , you may have a Morgan Rielly there to nonetheless play and hold you aggressive whereas these different gamers get built-in in your group.
Maybe, maybe, I simply assume, , it’s lots to it’s lots to ask Morgan Riley to waive. To work it out. Nonetheless plenty of the time period left on that contract.
Now, I’ll say this, Morgan Rielly didn’t play nice this 12 months, 100%. I believe somebody was well being sensible. A few of it was a system underneath Craig Berube. A few of his him attempting to be diligent and accountable and, , do what the coaches requested.
However what did he have this 12 months? 36 factors, one thing like that. 38 factors. I don’t even, it’s not in entrance of me. Now, he didn’t play on energy play one. So give him 20 extra energy play factors, and now he’s bought 55, 58 factors. That’s not horrible for a man whose job it’s to supply offense.
Morgan Rielly’s not shutdown defender, by no means has been, by no means might be. So I believe you could possibly take a look at him in the event you’re a unique group, and say, ‘Okay, a few of it may need been an off 12 months. A few of it may be age. That’s what you’re involved about, however a few of it was deployment and utilization. And on our group, he may do this in a different way.’
He goes to a group the place they want somebody who does that, the place he get to play on the facility play, , placing up 50, 55 factors as a defenseman, not that shabby for the amount of cash he makes. So possibly there’s a larger market there than you may assume.
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However it simply, it’s unusual as a result of he has by no means been a part of the dialog about what modifications must make in Toronto. He’s kind of all the time, not been entrance and heart in that. After which now, the no-trade safety. You actually don’t point out it, as a result of it doesn’t matter, as a result of it doesn’t matter, as a result of he will get to do what he desires to do. However I simply heard it talked about too many occasions that clearly anyone’s eager about it, which it made me give it some thought.
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