JLewyB
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how about the Vanek deal, for Oreilly
Ennis (moulson), Conditional 2016 1st (top 5 protected), 2017 2nd
Yeah I would do this. We would have the best young top-6 in the game with a pretty blueline as well.
how about the Vanek deal, for Oreilly
Ennis (moulson), Conditional 2016 1st (top 5 protected), 2017 2nd
I would be worried about UFA. O'Reilly wants top $ and the Sabres could afford to pay, so they could make it work.
Amendment: The deal is worked on after July 1, Colorado gives us permission to negotiate an extension.
Once we have McDavid/Eichel in hand then I think Murray go full steam ahead with the building phase. O'Reilly would be a great piece. A young leader to insulate the kids the way the Oilers never have. One thing I found very interesting is that Murray is very tight with Oester, the agent for Kane who is also the agent for O'Reilly. If Murray makes a play for him then you know he knows he can workout a financial deal long term.
I would love to see the off-season unfold like:
1) Draft McDavid/Eichel
2) Send NYI 1st, Grigorenko, McCabe to Avs for O'Reilly, sign him long term
3) sign either Boychuk or Methot
4) Send NYI 2nd and a middle prospect to L.A. For Martin Jones
Probably a pipedream scenario but it would insulate the kids and set this team up to be competitive for a long time with Fashing, Bailey, Baptiste, Compher, Carrier still coming down the pipeline.
i am confident that if the guy Pegula hired to build a contender says, "this will help us win a cup", Pegula won't overrule him for some stupid fan sense of media/draft coverage.
seems it would be risky and costly to trade for him. why wouldnt we just wait and toss our pegulabuck filled hat into the ring when he hits UFA?
hahahah for real?One of Girgensons/Grigorenko would have to be involved in a trade for ROR, I would guess. As a matter of fact, I think Girgensons might be at his peak value right now, so assuming ROR is your priority for some reason, it might be a good idea to move Girgs as one of the core pieces.
Girgs + Pysyk + late 1st?
I'd love to have him on the team, but I don't think the Sabres currently have an expendable defenseman that the Avs would probably want to have in return.
Oreilly wanted to be paid long term and a bit more than Duchene
Duchene had a 5 year / 30 mil / 6.0 cap.
They finally settled on par with Duchene, but short term. 2 / 12 / 6.0 cap
I'd trade for him, and drop 6.25 over 8 years in his lap without thinking twice. Is he going to turn down the type of deal he was looking for 2 years ago? and risk a year on the ice? maybe... but i'd bet against it.... i'd also bump up to 6.5.... 6.75.
I don't see how he commands much more on the open market. yea, everyone needs an Oreilly, but no one has ever paid 7 million - 8 million for a player like him. Im not saying he's not worth it.
Callahan was months away from free agency, and signed 6 yrs / 5.8 per
Sure, he's older... but is someone paying Oreilly in a way that changes the entire landscape of contracts? i dont buy it. He's going to get a contract that will make him the highest paid 50 pt 2 way player since Bobby Holik went to New York.
Oreilly wanted to be paid long term and a bit more than Duchene
Duchene had a 5 year / 30 mil / 6.0 cap.
They finally settled on par with Duchene, but short term. 2 / 12 / 6.0 cap
I'd trade for him, and drop 6.25 over 8 years in his lap without thinking twice. Is he going to turn down the type of deal he was looking for 2 years ago? and risk a year on the ice? maybe... but i'd bet against it.... i'd also bump up to 6.5.... 6.75.
I don't see how he commands much more on the open market. yea, everyone needs an Oreilly, but no one has ever paid 7 million - 8 million for a player like him. Im not saying he's not worth it.
Callahan was months away from free agency, and signed 6 yrs / 5.8 per
Sure, he's older... but is someone paying Oreilly in a way that changes the entire landscape of contracts? i dont buy it. He's going to get a contract that will make him the highest paid 50 pt 2 way player since Bobby Holik went to New York.
I like him, but would he play wing? We have so many LW.
Ennis, Moulson, Kane, Des, Foligno, Larsson, Carrier, potentially one of the centers that we have too many of. And then you add another LW in ROR. Some players are going to have to either switch to their off wing, stay in Rochester forever, or get shipped out.
He could play center if we trade one of McEichel, Reinhart, Girgensons, or Grigorenko, and then put one of the remaining C on the wing.
The way I look at it, giving him anything more than six over that term is overpaying, not underpaying. Something under six on that term would be nice.
Getting ahead of things here, however.
He's not gonna take anything less than $6.5M from anyone, especially us. He makes 6 now and it trending upward.