Overview
- An insider report says the Chicago Blackhawks, San Jose Sharks and Seattle Kraken are expected to contact Toronto about acquiring Morgan Rielly.
- Toronto missed the playoffs for the first time in a decade and is preparing a roster reset under a new head of hockey operations who could ask Rielly to consider a move.
- Rielly carries four more years at a $7.5 million cap hit with a no‑movement clause, which tightens the market and could force salary retention to make a deal work.
- San Jose stands out for its cap space and need for a puck‑moving veteran, Chicago offers a mentor role for a young defense corps, and Seattle likely needs money retained to fit him in.
- He finished the season with 11 goals and 36 points with a minus‑18 rating, so teams must balance recent defensive struggles against his leadership and power‑play value.