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The speculation is that he could be had for an over-payment. What's his value and what would it take to get him out of Buffalo?
Unfortunately we've already been over this. All you'll get are fans offering 3 quarters for a dollar. No one wants to offer a good young defenseman with term straight across for O'Reilly and that's all he should be traded for.The speculation is that he could be had for an over-payment. What's his value and what would it take to get him out of Buffalo?
What team is asking?The speculation is that he could be had for an over-payment. What's his value and what would it take to get him out of Buffalo?
What pluses come with toffoli?in the Toffoli thread myself and another posted brought up ROR....thoughts here?
Off topic but would Sam Reinhart be available for the right price in Buffalo?
Off topic but would Sam Reinhart be available for the right price in Buffalo?
LOL. Buy out candidate.
The thread title is 'value of'. Doesn't mean what would you give up - it's what is his value. For instance, at one point Botterill was rumored to want a return for Kane of a roster player, an A prospect, and a first rounder. He was slapped around and only got a grade B prospect, and a conditional 2nd.
Would ROR have the same expectation for a return - maybe more considering he is under contract? Roster player, Grade A prospect, and high picks?
Spurgeon? He might be older than Sabres fans would like, but he's only about a year older than O'Reilly and has proven to compliment Scandella very well. He should be a top pairing defenseman for the next 5 years pretty easily.
The question for the Wild would be if we're not addressing one need by creating an even bigger one. I'm back and forth on it, personally.
Maybe? I dunno, this whole Suter injury thing has really shaken my resolve to consider trading any of our defensemen From where I'm sitting Spurgeon would probably do the Sabres more good, but if I wanted O'Reilly and they asked for Brodin I wouldn't hang up or anything.How about Brodin
Maybe? I dunno, this whole Suter injury thing has really shaken my resolve to consider trading any of our defensemen From where I'm sitting Spurgeon would probably do the Sabres more good, but if I wanted O'Reilly and they asked for Brodin I wouldn't hang up or anything.
Maybe? I dunno, this whole Suter injury thing has really shaken my resolve to consider trading any of our defensemen From where I'm sitting Spurgeon would probably do the Sabres more good, but if I wanted O'Reilly and they asked for Brodin I wouldn't hang up or anything.
Agreed, honestly.The sabres and wild need to stop trading with eachother lol.
Agreed, honestly.
If your looking for a steady defensive defenseman to play on that second pair you'd be better served making a big push for Calvin De Haan. He'd cost nothing but cash and you wouldn't open a gaping hole that no one in this organization is anywhere close to being able to fill at this point. Not a slight on Brodin, but I'm aiming a bit higher if I'm moving a guy who scores 60 points a year and does all the other things that O'Reilly does for this team.How about Brodin
Id take that deal. Dont think Buffalo should add anything, even cap retention considering Brodie only has 2 years of control on him and that ROR is the more valuable player anyway- Fox who is an excellent D prospect provides good balance. Of course thats assuming we dont draft Dahlin.If I'm the Flames I'm going after O'Reilly hard, I'd give up Brodie+Fox. I know Brodie gets a bad rap after a rough couple of seasons but I really think he needs a change of scenery, his wife has had health issues and Gulutzan has all but neutered him here. Buffalo is much closer to his hometown. I believe he can become that top pairing guy we thought we had a couple years ago, and he's only 27. Elite skater, really good offensive sense (multiple 40+ point seasons), has had a lot of brain farts the past couple seasons but I'll assume that his mind has been elsewhere with all that's going on. He's not in a good place right now.
I'm also not convinced Adam Fox wants to sign in Calgary, there are a couple guys ahead of him in the depth chart (Andersson, Valimaki). So if we get the sense he doesn't want to be here, I'd ship him out. He's also from NY state.
I really think the Flames and Sabres can be good trading partners, we're loaded on defence and need to add to our top 6. Honestly I'd throw in Backlund too but not sure if he has a NTC, and Buffalo would have to add a little bit.