it was that one year, and if he can keep that up for a bit longer it might be up for consideration. But right now we cant be sure that's a normalish expectation or an outlier.

Ok, you have a point. I still think Rielly is a bit better though.

if his defence was just average and not bad, i'd be there, but he was real bad defensivly this year and only slightly less so last year. that can come around though. this is more of a "at the moment' evaluation

No. I don't even think he's the best on his own team (Muzzin is). The problem with ranking Dmen is that people just look at points, not their overall impact (especially in the defensive zone). Rielly is average defensively at best.

Guess it’s just a matter of opinion.