Rielly has two points in his last 11 games with Toronto and admitted after Wednesday's 3-1 loss to Minnesota that he needs to be better.
Over the last three games, Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube has tried to change things up by placing reliable defender Jake McCabe on the right side of Rielly in an effort to help ignite Rielly's offensive game. Has it worked?
NHL analyst and former Toronto Maple Leafs player Jay Rosehill slammed Toronto defenseman Morgan Rielly over his poor performances this season.
Defenceman Morgan Rielly hasn't been at his best during his first season with Toronto Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube.
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks could be ideal trade partners ahead of the March 7 deadline, hints Sportsnet’s Nick Kypreos. As discussions heat up around a potential blockbuster involving Miller being traded out of Vancouver,
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly met with the media postgame after the Maple Leafs’ 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night and had to answer questions about his recent struggles.
Former Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke stands by his assessment that Morgan Rielly was the best player of the 2012 NHL Draft. Shortly after
“We all put a lot of pressure on ourselves to perform,” said Rielly, who lost a battle behind his net that led to Minnesota’s first goal. “We’re all striving to be the best we can be. When it’s not going your way, you do everything you can to change that. It starts with hard work and being a good teammate.”
The Toronto media has really begun to embrace the idea of the Maple Leafs trading Morgan Rielly to a Western Conference team in exchange for a versatile center with term.
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube stood up for Morgan Rielly when asked about the defenseman's struggles following a 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night. "Can Morgan play better?
Jared Spurgeon and Marat Khusnutdinov scored in the first period, Filip Gustavsson stopped 31 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1.
Rielly is the only Leafs defenceman to play in all 51 games and he has 22 points. He’s on pace for 35 points in 82 games, a far cry from the 58 points he had in 72 games in 2023-24. And being taken off the top power play has to be a blow to his pride.