Rielly concerned about how Leafs match up against Blue Jackets

With news today that the NHL will officially open trainings camps on July 10th, players are beginning to come out of quarantine to join their teammates to train and get ready. Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly is one of those players who has recently returned to his team's home city and is wasting no time in getting ready for his team's first round matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Although, Rielly did admit to TSN's Kristen Shilton today that he has some concern for travel and the protocols put in place by the league due to COVID-19.

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Rielly admitted being a little nervous about traveling (and even grocery shopping) in COVID age, but, "After I got back in Toronto, I was just glad to be back here. I think this is where I feel the most at home and I'm just glad to be at the rink again and have something to do."
— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) June 11, 2020

Even more concerning though is the Blue Jackets, a well-coached and defensive oriented team who match up very well against the Leafs.

Morgan Rielly on facing Columbus: "They're a good team, they play hard, have their certain style and they're well-coached. That play-in round will be extremely competitive, with a lot of teams that understand what's at stake and don't want to be gone after a couple of games."
— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) June 11, 2020

Rielly and the Leafs have good reason to be concerned. The Leafs went 1-0-1 against the Blue Jackets this year and narrowly edged them out in goals scored. On paper the Leafs may have the superior lineup, but the Blue Jackets are no easy target. Remember this is a team that trounced the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round in 2018-19. They won't be pushovers.

Rielly knows though that his team won't take any opponent lightly and they're gearing up for a long playoff run.

Morgan Rielly on #Leafs level of urgency: "It's high. We're very motivated, we have a goal in mind. We have an opportunity here in the next month & after training camp gets going. We want to be as prepared as possible because there's a chance to come back and prove people wrong."
— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) June 11, 2020

Rielly on #Leafs urgency: "Going into this break, we didn't feel all that good about where we were at and I think we've all had some time to think about that and we have a chance to change the narrative a little bit and we have to take that opportunity."
— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) June 11, 2020

Let's drop the puck already!