Mike Reilly was shocked when he learned that general manager Don Sweeney had placed him on waivers prior to the regular season (as was much of the fanbase). Luckily, the defenseman cleared waivers on October 11th, but apparently, one team was close to claiming him, only if the money had worked.
Canadiens' GM Kent Hughes has been trying to move salary for months now, and he needed it, to claim the 29-year-old defenseman. Reilly has a cap hit of $3 million for the next three years. Hughes, however, couldn't make it work with only $1.8 million in cap space.
