Sportsnet: John Shannon "ROR's value is a 2nd round pick"

[Captain Mountain]

This is pretty clearly his opinion though, rumours from guys like LeBrun is that the price is significantly higher.

 

[Jumptheshark]

He can not be serious or he is being played

While some might call him over paid at 7.5 it is not that much of an overpayment--he can be counted on for between 55 to 60 pts and he plays a strong two way game

 

[Yatzhee]

This is pretty clearly his opinion though, rumours from guys like LeBrun is that the price is significantly higher.

Agreed. Although I will say, as a Sabres fan, his value in any trade will almost assuredly be dictated by the team trading for him, not the Sabres. I.E. slightly inflated.
It's merely my opinion but honestly, GM Botterill has no real reason to move him unless the deal works for the Sabres.

I guess we'll see this off season, if anything happens. Personally, my money is on next off season, when his actual salary for the remaining 4 years past this coming season is 6 mil.

 

[beowulf]

This is pretty clearly his opinion though, rumours from guys like LeBrun is that the price is significantly higher.

Exactly.

 

[Aggie204]

Done, and Buffalo can also do another favour to potential suitors, salary retention

 

[Captain Mountain]

Agreed. Although I will say, as a Sabres fan, his value in any trade will almost assuredly be dictated by the team trading for him, not the Sabres. I.E. slightly inflated.
It's merely my opinion but honestly, GM Botterill has no real reason to move him unless the deal works for the Sabres.

I guess we'll see this off season, if anything happens. Personally, my money is on next off season, when his actual salary for the remaining 4 years past this coming season is 6 mil.

All prices are set by demand, but they can be deflated too. If its deflated, it depends on if Buffalo thinks the offer still helps their plan moving forward more than keeping ROR.

 

[Maukkis]

Guys, follow your dreams. As Shannon has proved here, the bar isn't always that high.

 

[stokes84]

These insiders often say what they are told to say. They pay for their sources by doing favors.

It makes you wonder if another team wanted him to throw that out there trying to get Botterill to flinch, or if Botterill is throwing that out to temper expectations, so if he gets more he looks like a hero.

 

[Captain Mountain]

These insiders often say what they are told to say. They pay for their sources by doing favors.

It makes you wonder if another team wanted him to throw that out there trying to get Botterill to flinch, or if Botterill is throwing that out to temper expectations, so if he gets more he looks like a hero.

Shannon is more of a broadcaster and "pundit" than an insider.

 

[bert]

Just shows the quality of Sportsnet. Guy should be fired for such a dumb comment.

 

[KeziaTML]

2nd rounder? Here you go!

No take backs.

 

[rent free]

Wouldn't be shocked if he was traded for a 2nd round pick...

 

[N.Y. Orangeman]

Wow...he values draft picks more highly than people around here.

 

[93gilmour93]

Maybe Buffalo gets a mid prospect added to the 2nd round pick to complete a trade

 

[SI90]

Lol who is this guy?

If ROR value was a 2nd round pick you would have 30 teams offering a 2nd round pick and then the price would go up from there.

 

[tmlfan98]

Between this and the Babcock/Matthews thing, Shannon has lost a ton of credibility today IMO.

 

[Rasmus CacOlainen]

Are we allowed to take his journo license away?

 

[82Ninety42011]

Canucks offer up our 2nd rd pick its almost like a low 1st . Whoever this Shannon is he's out to lunch.

 

[Spirit of 67]

He can not be serious or he is being played

While some might call him over paid at 7.5 it is not that much of an overpayment--he can be counted on for between 55 to 60 pts and he plays a strong two way game

And he's a Pez dispenser in the face off circle.

 

[Spirit of 67]

Between this and the Babcock/Matthews thing, Shannon has lost a ton of credibility today IMO.

He had some to lose?

 

[habsgirl5000]

only somebody like Marc Bergevin would put ROR's value at a second rounder

 

[Gabrielor]

John Shannan is a reporter dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb.

He said OReillys worth a 2nd dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb.

 

[dkollidas]

I just don’t get his point about his contract.
If Buffalo waits till July 1st, he only costs $1M in actual money this year. The last 4yrs he’s making around $6M in actual cash, which is less then his cap hit.

Also, regarding his cap hit, I just don’t understand how $7.5 is overpayment for a good #2? And O’Reilly is really a mid-#1 C. I’d say if you lined up all the centers in the league he’s in the 17-22 range, depending on what you want out of your guy.

But if you look at McDavid/Eichel/Matthews (when it’s done) contracts, along with Toews & Kopitar that are a couple years old, $7.5M for a player like O’Reilly is definitely fair, if not a bit of a bargain.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

no he definitely meant ROR is worth a 2nd round pick not even a mid 1st rounder. he also said this about Auston Mathews and Mike Babcock

O' Reilly and a 2nd for Mathews.

 

[WSS11]

Well there goes my hope of hockey never having its own Skip Bayless