Rielly Twist Could Put Toronto’s Whole Blueprint on Ice

Morgan Rielly’s latest situation is the kind of thing that makes a front office suddenly stare at the whiteboard a little longer. Toronto does not get many quiet days when one of its core defensemen is in the conversation, because every ripple around him tends to hit the cap picture, the blue line, and the pressure cooker all at once. The Leafs have built too much of their identity around getting this part right for this to feel like a small update.