Why would I pay Mike Reilly 3 million a year to do what Robin Salo will for 800 K?

Well, Reilly is better than Salo so actually, the latter will be doing less for less money.

lysell+1st+junk isn’t good enough for lindholm

Reilly isn’t good lol. Salo shows a lot of promise.

Reilly is good especially if he's going to be on the third period. Salo has barely played and the Isles consistently got outplayed when he was on the ice. It's one thing to prefer playing a young guy like Salo and not acquire Reilly but saying Salo is better is definitely wrong.

Isles didn’t get outplayed with him on the ice. Reilly is an analytics darling for some reason I can’t understand. He doesn’t help his team win but guys like Nick Leddy who is a proven winner grades out as a bad player. It’s hysterical.

Whenever I saw salo he seemed very capable. He spent a lot of time playing with Greene tho and that wasn’t easy.

It's pretty much what happens on the ice. Also, how come Reilly doesn't help his team win? How is Leddy a proven winner?

Stanley cup winner and has advanced to the second round or better in each of his last four seasons. Reilly doesn’t help his team win. His numbers r empty calories and he can’t penalty kill.

Why can't Reilly "penalty kill"? If you want to talk about usage, Reilly (0:55 SH TOI/GP) has played more on the PK over the past three seasons than Leddy (0:29 SH TOI/GP).

Winning the Stanley Cup or just winning a hockey game is a team achievement, not an individual one. With this logic, Nick Leddy is better than Henrik Lundqvist, Connor McDavid, Joe Thornton, Erik Karlsson, Pekka Rinne, Claude Giroux, Jarome Iginla, Mats Sundin, Peter Stastny and several other great players, right? After all, he's won one more Cup than them.

Leddy ended up being traded to a team that was a Cup contender and helped them win a Cup. He did not win the Cup or a round alone. Reilly had played on 2 mediocre teams and 1 bad team before arriving to Boston.
Now, let's put Nick Leddy on the 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 Wild, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 Canadiens, 2019-20 and 2020-21 Senators and let's see how he "advances to the second round or better".

No player in NHL history has ever won a Stanley Cup or a playoff round single-handedly.

Leddy wasn’t traded to the hawks that season.

I’m just telling you that imo Reilly doesn’t help you win. There are lots of guys who grade out well like Reilly and Dadanov who aren’t winners. Not sure why you are comparing McDavid to Leddy. That has nothing to do with what I said.

He was traded in February 2010 to the Blackhawks. Signed his ELC in July. Played 3 years and helped them win the Cup in 2013. I never said he helped them win the Cup in 2010. He helped them win in 2013 while they were a Cup contender just like they were in 2010.

I thought you were implying he was a deadline acquisition. My bad.

“Leddy ended up being traded to a team that was a Cup contender and helped them win a Cup.”

Your argument is that Leddy is a "Stanley cup winner and has advanced to the second round or better in each of his last four seasons" unlike Reilly who has not won a Cup or advanced to the second round or better in each of his last four seasons. Connor McDavid also has not won a Cup or advanced to the second round or better in each of his last four seasons. With this argument, Leddy is better.

Again, you have absolutely no argument as to why Reilly doesn't help his team to win. You just keep repeating your opinion with no facts to back up your point.

Reilly’s a bottom pair guy who has been on a lot of bad teams over the years. Personally I’ve never been a fan of his game. You can say Reilly is better than Salo rn, but I don’t think that’s true. Either way this deal doesn’t make sense for the isles

McDavid made the conference finals last year and is a generational talent. Mike Reilly is an overhyped depth piece. That’s not an opinion it’s a fact.

If Mike Reilly was worth a third he would’ve been dealt by now. He hasn’t been.

McDavid:
-Has not won a Cup
-Has not advanced to the second round or better in each of his last four seasons

Nick Leddy is better according to your initial argument against Reilly.

"Mike Reilly is an overhyped depth piece. That’s not an opinion it’s a fact." Once again, no justification. Another opinion.

I guess thinking Mike Reilly isn’t good could be considered an opinion. I’m very passionate about the fact he isn’t tho lol.

Mike Reilly can’t play a big role on a contender. He just hasn’t done it. He does well as a third pair guy doesn’t penalty kill. How much value is there in that?

That's your opinion. Again, Reilly has averaged 0:55 on PK over the past three years and he's fine when he's on it. Bottom-4 D are important too, just ask the Lightning who added Shattenkirk and Savard for their Cups wins.

They were expiring which is different. Again I think Reilly would’ve been traded by now if he had value.

Reilly isnt gonna be moved. Not because nobody wants him but the Bruins actually need the depth on the back end with the injuries to McAvoy and Grizz. Maybe come the Bruins full health that changes but I dont think Reilly is one of those if he had value he'd already be moved by now players. I also think FA hurt his trade market a tad. But once the season gets going and teams may want to improve/replace injuries and the Bruins regain their depth is when Reilly would likely be moved. At least IMO thats where the whole Reilly situation is at right now

That doesn't have anything to do with Reilly. Most teams don't have much money because of the flat cap. Also, Bruins don't have to move Reilly.