Rielly’s First

After the jump, take in Morgan Rielly’s first pro goal in his first pro appearance during last night’s Marlies-Wolves game (4-3 shootout loss).

It’s tough to tell how he looked in the run of play and in the defensive zone from this footage alone (adjustment period should be expected), as these are just highlights and the video was shot with a potato. I did notice on one of the replays he made a nice diagonal outlet pass across the neutral zone to set up a near-goal. The scoresheet says a goal, four shots on net and a -1.

Saturday Morning Links…

Morgan Rielly scores in debut with Marlies
Generic game story here.

Leafs/Bruins Preview from NHL.com
So badly want the Leafs to get the bear off their back tonight. Somehow someway.

Maple Leafs will have to defeat history to beat Bruins
Wonder if Kadri’s line gets the Chara matchup tonight.

Did the Leafs really miss out on Bobby Orr?
We drafted him 5th overall last June ;).

The passing of Frank Selke Jr.
From Michael at VLM.

Joffrey Lupul looking for answers on suspension
Rightly so.

Backhand Shelf Podcast
Justin Bourne and his gang talk about the Lupul suspension, the Nash non-suspension and more on their weekly podcast.