(REP) Morgan Rielly or Griffin Reinhart?
 

From people who've been watching these two guys play, can someone give me a brief summary of what makes each D man unique, and which guy I can count on to be the better fantasy player moving on? League is in sig.

I could be wrong in the long run but I'd say Reinhart is going to be more of a stay at homer in the nhl .

he'll be the dman partner of a more mobile guy and still put up some points (kinda like a Seabrook situation)

This could be right.

Reinhart projects to be a top pairing defenseman who crunches a lot of minutes. His size, reach and skating could really serve him well in the NHL. The jury is still out on him offensively - he has a big shot but isn't a riverboat gambler in the mold of Reilly. He could end up a Weber, Seabrook, Bouwmeester, Carlson or a hybrid of any.

Reilly is a free-wheeling, offensive defenseman who loves to carry the mail and jump into the play. He also has a nice shot and crafty passing skills. In a points only format I would take Reilly over Reinhart any day of the week. This kid has the tools to be a high-end offensive D-Man if his game translates to the NHL like most suspect it will. Think Karlsson, Shattenkirk, Keith, Letang, Enstrom, Fowler, etc.

I just watched Reinhart the other night and he didn't standout offensively, but very well on the defensive side. If I had my choice between these two I'd pick Reilley, as he appears to be ready and a much more offensive weapon.

This pretty much sums it up nicely. I see Seabrook as a good comparable for Reinhart, a defensive defencemen with some offensive upside.

Rielly is an offensive minded d-man who can instantly create scoring chances for himself and others, so I would project him to outpoint Reinhart.

Reinhardt hasn't really consistently shown offense even in juniors, though once in a while he shows flashes of upside. Fantasy-wise he doesn't intrigue me much at all.

Rielly is your guy here by a mile.

Between the two, MG is a viable fantasy Dman. I don't see GR ever being that. He may end up being the better NHL defencemen, though. He just won't put up the same points as Rielly.

while reilly reminds me a bit of brian leetch - reinhart reminds me a bit of adam foote.

Rep given, thanks for the input.

Another question:

Is Rielly a shoo in to crack the leafs lineup next year?

Rielly by far IMO. I don't know if I can say he will be in the lineup for sure to start next season, but he will crack the lineup at some point next year.