Bruins' defenseman Mike Reilly discusses being placed on waivers

''Pretty shocked.''

''Sweens called me. Then talked to the coach. Told me the reason and whatnot. I don't know if it was performance-based as much. Really wasn't expecting it. But they said I'm still a big part of the team. Just kind of go on from here like nothing happened. But, obviously, that did happen. Just a positive attitude here moving on. I felt like I had a good preseason. Feel like I'm healthy and can make a difference.''

''Hard to say ... Anyone can just go look around at the teams and their cap. It's pretty obvious the majority of the teams, they're so tight at the cap. They're using money for certain things. That's why it's tough to get guys that make a little bit more than the minimum number. I didn't know for sure. I think we were just a little bit shocked. Maybe there wasn't much of a sign that it was coming. It's business.''