Im talking about when leaf fans made proposals avs fans laughed at them and now those proposals are considered more than fair. If I were the leafs I wouldnt trade gardnier for stastny.
If anything, O'Reilly should fire his agent. He let him play those games in Russia which made him privy to this rule, and still allowed him to negotiate and offer sheet when he really had no power to. Could have ended up playing 2 years in Columbus, a team he didn't negotiate with at all.
That's crazy. If I'm Ryan O'Reilly, I might give my agent a contract for the rest of my playing career. They stuck to their guns and he's either going to get a $6.7m qualifying offer next summer, or become the most coveted Unrestricted Free Agent ever at 23 years of age.
Why in the world would he fire him?
That's crazy. If I'm Ryan O'Reilly, I might give my agent a contract for the rest of my playing career. They stuck to their guns and he's either going to get a $6.7m qualifying offer next summer, or become the most coveted Unrestricted Free Agent ever at 23 years of age.
Why in the world would he fire him?
That's crazy. If I'm Ryan O'Reilly, I might give my agent a contract for the rest of my playing career. They stuck to their guns and he's either going to get a $6.7m qualifying offer next summer, or become the most coveted Unrestricted Free Agent ever at 23 years of age.
Why in the world would he fire him?
Unless he lives up to the hype, I don't know that he'll become "the most coveted Unrestricted Free Agent ever at 23 years of age".
26, 26, and 55 points isn't the kind of production that will have people lining up to pay 6.7M, regardless of his other intangibles or character.
I hope you'll answer this question, and I hope that it hasn't been asked (I've been at work all morning and had no time to skim the threads).
In your opinion only, based on what limited talks you've had with Ryan, he's saying the right words publically, that he's happy to be back playing for the Avalanche fans. Do you feel that there's a legitimate chance that whatever "bad blood" that had come up during negotiations CAN be smoothed over?
He will be an UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT. The $6.7m is irrelevant at that point; that was the number the Avs would choose not to submit a QO for. He could sign a 10 year/$50m contract with a team, the $6.7m is irrelevant.
As a UFA, he hits the market and is instantly the most attractive UFA at that age... EVER. No bones about it. Schultz multiplied by 10.
Really? Even if he stays on the 3rd line, and puts up another 26 point season next year?
Really? Even if he stays on the 3rd line, and puts up another 26 point season next year?
O'Reilly better put up 35 points the rest of this season and be a damn PPG player next year.
I still don't think in any universe is this guy worth $6.5 mil.
The bad blood is with Sherman and the suits.
I've said it many times... Sacco loves O'Reilly and O'Reilly loves playing for Sacco. How Sacco values players is VERY DIFFERENT from how our management values them. They are not on the same page with that.
I don't think the bad blood goes away just like that, but the faces he will be seeing are those of people who appreciate him and recognize his importance; not the suits.
Sucks to be you then. I think I'll just ask that O'Reilly make this team substantially better. I don't give a damn how many or how few points he puts up.
Well obviously I don't expect him to show up to Denver today and shake Greg Sherman's, and all the other "suits" as you put it, hand and have a smile on his face and say "All is now forgiven".
But I guess mine was more of a question of you knowing him and if you believe if there's a chance that he and the Avs can now be grown ups about this and move forward, keeping him on the team as a legitimate Core player (as Sherman even identified him as last night)?
Basically I'm glad he's back with us, but in 2 years I don't want to go through this again, and I doubt Ryan or the Avs Brass do either, so I was curious your opinion on if it can be smoothed over over that time?
Well obviously I don't expect him to show up to Denver today and shake Greg Sherman's, and all the other "suits" as you put it, hand and have a smile on his face and say "All is now forgiven".
But I guess mine was more of a question of you knowing him and if you believe if there's a chance that he and the Avs can now be grown ups about this and move forward, keeping him on the team as a legitimate Core player (as Sherman even identified him as last night)?
Basically I'm glad he's back with us, but in 2 years I don't want to go through this again, and I doubt Ryan or the Avs Brass do either, so I was curious your opinion on if it can be smoothed over over that time?
O'Reilly better put up 35 points the rest of this season and be a damn PPG player next year.
I still don't think in any universe is this guy worth $6.5 mil.
6.5 is far from the bad part considering it evens to the 10 million. The QO is the brutal part and have no idea why effin Feaster would do that, to screw his team (Not in terms of ROR, but their cap situation and the amount of NTC/NMC on that team) over if we didn't match.
That's crazy. If I'm Ryan O'Reilly, I might give my agent a contract for the rest of my playing career. They stuck to their guns and he's either going to get a $6.7m qualifying offer next summer, or become the most coveted Unrestricted Free Agent ever at 23 years of age.
Why in the world would he fire him?
I assume Stastny is available now? If he is,what are you looking for?
Ellis/Blum+Gaustad+____ as a start from Nashville. We can add more if you eat some salary.
I assume Stastny is available now? If he is,what are you looking for?
Ellis/Blum+Gaustad+____ as a start from Nashville. We can add more if you eat some salary.
I can't imagine Stastny being available. We are a much better team with our 3 top centers, the only way he is available is what happens with contract negotiations with ROR and him come next year. We can't afford to trade him away, only to have O'Reilly leave at the end of next season.