Confirmed with Link: Canucks sign F Cal O'Reilly to 1-Year, $600K Deal (Two-Way)

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Vancouver Canucks‏@VanCanucks·19 mins
#Canucks sign centres Dustin Jeffrey and Cal O’Reilly & defenceman Bobby Sanguinetti.

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He played for Utica last year on an AHL contract. Was a solid veteran presence for them, nice to see the Canucks keep him around with a two-way deal.

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[The Stig]

More for Utica

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

More for Utica

Yup. He really helped get things on track last year on the farm, so I'm glad to see them retain him.

 

[Seatoo]

GMJB got the O'Reilly brothers mixed up, time for some new bifocals there JB

 

[UticaHockey]

Very happy Comets fan right now.

 

[Reign Nateo]

Happy he'll be back with the Comets.

 

[gobi]

Just change his name to Ryan.

 

[NoShowWilly]

team is looking like it is going to have a solid mix of strong prospects and AHL vets. love it!

 

[Bean in Charge]

I don't know much about him other than his above-average player in Utica. Is there ever a chance he seems NHL games again? He looked to have one relatively successful stint in Nashville (18pts in 38 games). At 27, you gotta think his NHL window is diminishing and he's almost locked into career AHLer.

 

[Free Edler]

Having a full season with him in Utica will do wonders for our talented offensive prospects.

 

[The Stig]

I don't know much about him other than his above-average player in Utica. Is there ever a chance he seems NHL games again? He looked to have one relatively successful stint in Nashville (18pts in 38 games). At 27, you gotta think his NHL window is diminishing and he's almost locked into career AHLer.

Gave him a 2 way deal so he'll probably be called up at some point.

 

[UticaHockey]

I don't know much about him other than his above-average player in Utica. Is there ever a chance he seems NHL games again? He looked to have one relatively successful stint in Nashville (18pts in 38 games). At 27, you gotta think his NHL window is diminishing and he's almost locked into career AHLer.

Cal is a tweaner. A very good top 6 AHL player but I don't think his game translates into a bottom 6 NHL role unless he were to be paired with skilled wingers on a decent 3rd line. He is a pass first pure playmaker and needs scorers to set up. He is not a high energy 4th line type.

 

[NoShowWilly]

very rough copy of lineup:

Forwards

Shinkaruk
Gaunce
Fox
Grenier
Jensen (if he doesn't make big club)
Lain
Zalewski
Friesen
Archibald
De Fazio (i believe was qualified)
O'Reilly
Jeffrey

Defense:

Saguinetti
Biega
Corrado(if he doesn't make big club)
McEneny (or does he get sent back as an overager)
Blain
Huskins ( hopefully )
Anderson and Tommernes?

Goalies:

Eriksson
Cannata

 

[Golden Boy]

very rough copy of lineup:

Forwards

Shinkaruk
Gaunce
Fox
Grenier
Jensen (if he doesn't make big club)
Lain
Zalewski
Friesen
Archibald
De Fazio (i believe was qualified)
O'Reilly
Jeffrey

Defense:

Saguinetti
Biega
Corrado(if he doesn't make big club)
McEneny (or does he get sent back as an overager)
Blain
Huskins ( hopefully )
Anderson and Tommernes?

Goalies:

Eriksson
Cannata

Markstrom will be down there most likely.

 

[Interior Cascadian]

Markstrom will be down there most likely.

I don't know how they can get Markstrom down there unless he can clear waivers or doesn't get invited to camp. If they can get him to Utica though, a Markstrom/Erickson tandem will look solid. Actually, that lineup as a whole should be pretty exciting to watch from the standpoint of youthful potential.

 

[Guardian452]

O'Reilly and Jeffrey are the type of players you need on the farm to help young prospects like Gaunce and Fox develop. They can also be pressed into service as 3rd/4th liners for a handful of games with the big club in case of injuries.