Jesus, where is the "dislike" button? That could very well be the worst D core in the NHL that you have listed there.

(Winnipeg steps up and says.... "Hold my Beer!")

That's a dumb comment. Just say it's a bad idea and you'd sound a lot smarter.

Last time I checked Winnipeg is doing better then the leafs.. especially in the dzone so far lol

Toronto D core that's a mega rip....Army should donate Bortuzzo for FC just cuz I feel bad.

You know what is dumb? Suggesting Morgan Rielly become a left winger. I said that I disliked it and then stated that the D core left behind after this move was horrible. It is. Look at it man. Absolute garbage.

You're missing the point entirely.

No, I'm actually not. I understand the point you are trying to make. It just makes no sense IMO. Think about how Babcock coaches this team. He is currently playing a suspected injured Morgan Rielly 25 minutes at night against top competition. Now look at what you have left of that already crappy D-Core after you've made this move. There is no way that Babcock trusts Holl enough, to play him in top pair minutes. NONE!

Holl has played well in a bottom pairing roll and that is where he is effective. Ceci and Rielly against top competition have been terrible. I just think that you are massively overlooking the way this coach deploys people. It doesn't work man. Sorry, but that is the truth of the matter.

Let me help you out on this one.

If Rielly were a winger, Babcock would have benched him and or given him the 4th line/healthy scratch treatment for all his mistakes. Instead, because he is a defenseman, he is logging the 6th most ice time leaguewide and the team's record and stats reflect how bad he is in his own zone.

Usage is a big problem with this team.

You mean the way he benched Patrick Marleau last year when he was an absolute anchor in the top six? Or the way he continues to roll out Ceci against top competition despite his lack of ability to think quickly against the leagues top players or close a gap properly? Babcock doesn't think that way dude. He has his "favourites" and he plays them regardless because he is a stubborn ass. I admire the creativity of your thinking but it simply would not be a feasible option.

It's not meant to be feasible. The design here was simply to draw attention to Rielly's poor play, Babcock's usage of him, and ideally get a constructive conversation going.

So why not just bench him then? Why does he have to be moved to LW?

Should John Tavares become a defensman now because he has underperformed as a forward thus far?

The entire concept is ridiculous.

Rielly is clearly playing with some kind of an injury. He has never been good defensively but he certainly has not regressed to this level in the span of a few months. That has not stopped Babcock from overplaying him with a partner that cannot handle playing against top competition. The problem here is the coach. The sooner he is removed from the equation, the sooner we will find out what we truly have here with this group.

Think what you want about these players underachieving. This particular group of players will never win a damn thing with Mike Babcock as the coach. He needs to be fired in order for this team to move forward.