Morgan Rielly:
Morgan Rielly had a fantastic season recording ten goals and 58 assists for 68 points in 82 games, just four points off his career high.
Playing with Brodie on his right side allowed Rielly to play his style regularly. Knowing Brodie would be there to back him up allowed Rielly to be more effective offensively. The Toronto Maple Leafs have a ton of offense up front but need production from the back end too.
Who knows what they were thinking when they split up their top pairing, but it pretty much made everyone worse and was not a successful experiment.
That aside, Rielly had a strong year: 54% CF, 53 Shots-For, 55% Goals-For, 53% xgoals-for, 55% scoring chances – for and 52% high-danger scoring chances-for.
Those are stellar numbers, and Rielly probably doesn’t get enough credit for how good he is.
Rielly recorded three goals and three assists for six points in the seven games against Tampa in round one. He also played very well defensively in that series. His stats show that he averaged over 22 minutes a game in the 2022 playoffs and only had one giveaway.