As home fans celebrated the Toronto Blue Jays advancing in the playoffs , they also witnessed the Maple Leafs get their first win of the year. A major part of that win was the performance of Morgan Rielly, who earned praise from head coach Craig Berube.

“I thought he had a really good game. He skated well, moved the puck well, made good reads. He defended well [too]. He was really solid tonight, “remarked Berube after Rielly's performance in the win.

After a disappointing 2024-25 campaign, Rielly was floated as a possible trade candidate . In the offseason, he met with Berube and general manager Brad Treliving to discuss his game. The response was to get his former style of play. It seems the blueliner got the message. He assisted on the game-tying goal to Calle Jarnkrok in the sec

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