Morgan Rielly isn't known for his toughness, but you can see the passion he plays with for the Leafs on any given night. This passion got him into a little bit of trouble over the weekend, as he took his frustration out on Ridley Greig after Greig did some showboating during his empty net goal.
This has sparked a ton of debate online about whether or not Greig broke the 'unwritten code' of the NHL and if Rielly overreacted to the goal. Now, Don Cherry has weighed in on the debate.
The issue many Leaf fans are having is that Morgan Rielly could be facing a suspension of over 5 games since he was offered an in person hearing for the incident. This would be pretty severe, especially considering the level of punishment for other, more violent crimes that have occurred this season.
We will see what the DoPS does when Rielly's suspension is officially announced.
As seen on Daily Hockey Dose - "Don Cherry Shares His Opinion On Morgan Rielly's Crosscheck"
POLL | ||
FÉVRIER 12 | 439 ANSWERS Don Cherry Shares His Thoughts on the Controversial Morgan Rielly Cross-Check Do you think Rielly should get more than 5 games? | ||
Yes | 197 | 44.9 % |
No | 242 | 55.1 % |
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G | A | PTS | ||
Conor Garland | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Dylan Guenther | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Nick Schmaltz | - | 2 | 2 | |
Jake Debrusk | 1 | - | 1 | |
Jack McBain | 1 | - | 1 | |
Alex Newhook | 1 | - | 1 | |
Mikhail Sergachev | 1 | - | 1 | |
Jayden Struble | 1 | - | 1 | |
Cole Caufield | - | 1 | 1 | |
Logan Cooley | - | 1 | 1 | |
Christian Dvorak | - | 1 | 1 | |
Barrett Hayton | - | 1 | 1 | |
Quinn Hughes | - | 1 | 1 | |
Clayton Keller | - | 1 | 1 | |
David Savard | - | 1 | 1 | |
Pius Suter | - | 1 | 1 | |
Arber Xhekaj | - | 1 | 1 | |
Josh Anderson | - | - | - | |
Joel Armia | - | - | - | |
Arshdeep Bains | - | - | - | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 22 | 18 | 4 | - | 36 | |
Devils | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 31 | |
Wild | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 30 | |
Golden Knights | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | |
Capitals | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 29 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 20 | 13 | 7 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |