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Hurricanes Sign Mike Reilly

July 1, 2025 at 4:27 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose 2 Comments

The Hurricanes made a big splash on the back end with the acquisition of K’Andre Miller today.  They also have added some depth on the back end as PuckPedia reports that Carolina has signed defenseman Mike Reilly to a one-year, $1.1MM contract.  The deal represents a small cut in pay after he made $1.25MM with the Islanders last season.

The 31-year-old was limited to just 18 appearances with New York in 2024-25 but the low number wasn’t performance-related despite notching just two assists.  Reilly suffered a concussion in the first game of November and while recovering from that, it was determined that he needed a procedure on his heart, leaving his availability for the rest of the season in question.  However, he was able to return to the lineup in mid-March, getting into a handful of games down the stretch.

Reilly is a veteran of over 400 career NHL games but has bounced around along the way, never spending more than three years in the same organization.  Overall, he has 18 goals and 106 assists to his name while logging a little more than 17 minutes per game on average.

The Hurricanes will be his fourth team in the last three seasons but the expectations should be the same when he gets in the lineup.  Reilly is typically a player who is capable of providing a bit of depth offense and has five years of at least 16 points under his belt.  The most recent of those came back in 2023-24 when he had six goals and 18 assists in 61 games between the Panthers and Islanders.

It’s likely that Reilly will start the season as Carolina’s reserve defender as it’s widely expected that top prospect Alexander Nikishin will handle a regular role after joining the Hurricanes for the playoffs.  But after the Hurricanes churned through Riley Stillman and Ty Smith through a high amount of recalls and promotions last season, it appears they’ll operate with a full-time seventh option in Reilly who is someone they should be comfortable relying on more frequently than the other two.

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  1. DaddyMidnight

    3 weeks ago

    He looked pretty good in his limited NYI appearances. Nice low risk move.

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  2. JG88

    3 weeks ago

    I thought he played well for the Islanders. They got great value out of him. Kind of sad to see him go but it does save some money.

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