Watch Morgan Rielly's Game Three assist with Russian commentary
Cam Charron
August 13 2012 08:47PM
2012 Maple Leafs first rounder and No. 5 overall pick Morgan Rielly is in Halifax this week for Games Three and Four of the Canada-Russia challenge, the last two of the four game series designed to honour the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series. Rielly had an assist in the first game and a goal in the second, but this assist in the third game is a very pretty play.
Rielly intercepts an Anton Slepyshev breakout, dekes around Kirill Kapustin but doesn't have a lot of space or options. He sees Jonathan Huberdeau breaking to the net and fires a pass that eludes both Russian defenders. It really is a thing of beauty.
Wow, that goal was all Rielly.
I'm sure that Brian Burke expects more from the "First Overall" pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft! Can you say Credibility Gap?!?!