When it comes to some former Boston Bruins and their current team, it hasn’t all been rosy. However, for defenseman Mike Reilly, that is not the case.
Last season he joined the Carolina Hurricanes and ended up winning the Stanley Cup after playing in two playoff games. However, this season, like last season, he has struggled to secure a place in the reigning champions’ lineup. He has only played in eight games this season, and on Saturday, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, he was placed on waivers.
Former Bruins defenseman Mike Reilly placed on waivers
Reilly being placed on waivers wasn’t much of a surprise, but it would be even less surprising if he was claimed by a club. The 33-year-old, a fourth-round pick of the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2011 NHL Draft, has two assists this season, but a team looking for depth on defense and a veteran to boot would take a flyer on him on waivers.
Early in his career, Reilly played for the Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators before being traded to the Black and Gold during the 2020-21 season. What an addition he was for those teams, recording eight assists in 15 regular season games before collecting four assists in 11 playoff games while averaging a career-high 21:29 per night.
Reilly then played for the Florida Panthers in the 2023-24 season before ending up with the New York Islanders for the remainder of that season and part of the 2024-25 campaign. Now, in his second season in Raleigh, he’s on waivers.
As Bruins fans know, Reilly is a mobile defenseman who can play in any emergency situation, but he’s not a bad defender at moving the puck. His numbers are six years old since he joined Black and Gold, but it proves what he can provide in the right system to someone looking for help on the backend.
Carolina did this as a move after Reilly was scratched in 10 straight games and had nine shots on goal, six blocks and 15 hits this season. The move was made so the Hurricanes could bring back Jordan Staal for Game 2 of the Global Series against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday afternoon, which Carolina won 5-1, to sweep this week’s two games in Finland, which was an opportunity for players from both teams to play in their home countries.
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