Value of: Ryan O'Reilly to the Winnipeg Jets

[Filthy Dangles]

Yes, I know STL just traded for him only a few months ago...But there have been rumblings STL is looking to perhaps scorch earth rebuild and everyone not named Tarasenko could perhaps be had.

Player wise, I think he'd be a perfect fit. He's not a rental which Jet fans do not like and he gives them anther legit top6 center for 5 years in which Winnipegs window should be open for.

STL did not give up a lot to get him. What do you think WPG would have to give up to a division rival to get him if he was available in a trade?

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[Sabresruletheschool]

A first, an ok prospect, and 2 cap dumps.

 

[KirkOut]

why would we trade literally the only good thing about the team?

 

[Fogelhund]

why would we trade literally the only good thing about the team?

Colorado moves him... they improve.
Buffalo moves him.... they instantly improve.

Maybe there is a theme?

 

[Troy]

Id prefer Schenn over O'Reilly

 

[Filthy Dangles]

why would we trade literally the only good thing about the team?

Ottawa traded Karlsson, Rangers traded McDonagh within the last year...idk it's not that uncommon to trade your best player.

Speculation that they are looking to blow it up. I guess RoR could be apart of the rebuild or they could try and get as much future value back for him as well...

 

[KirkOut]

Colorado moves him... they improve.
Buffalo moves him.... they instantly improve.

Maybe there is a theme?

reducing hockey, a game with 10,000 variables, to just one. makes sense.

 

[Oberyn]

Colorado moves him... they improve.
Buffalo moves him.... they instantly improve.

Maybe there is a theme?

How did Colorado instantly improve? The year after they traded ROR they finished 21st in the league. The year after that they finished 30th.

 

[KirkOut]

Ottawa traded Karlsson, Rangers traded McDonagh within the last year...idk it's not that uncommon to trade your best player.

Speculation that they are looking to blow it up. I guess RoR could be apart of the rebuild or they could try and get as much future value back for him as well...

ok. It would take 1st+unexciting prospect you don't care about that much + generic 3rd line role player "for cap reasons"

i assume that's what your looking for

 

[Hunter368]

Cap wise can’t afford him, while being an upgrade over Little he doesn’t fill any big need......Little has been good at 2C.

 

[Fogelhund]

How did Colorado instantly improve? The year after they traded ROR they finished 21st in the league. The year after that they finished 30th.

I didn't say Colorado improved instantly, I said Buffalo did....

 

[Aladyyn]

I didn't say Colorado improved instantly, I said Buffalo did....

So there's no theme and you pulled it out of thin air? Good.

 

[Celtic Note]

This will end as poorly as it started

 

[67Blues]

A first, an ok prospect, and 2 cap dumps.

You win the sarcasm trophy of the day, and it is still early. Well done!

 

[JPeeper]

Colorado moves him... they improve.
Buffalo moves him.... they instantly improve.

Maybe there is a theme?

Colorado moved him and put up one of of the worst records of all time without him.

 

[Mike Liut]

Why would the Blues trade their best player who is signed for 4 more years and is in his prime? The Blues want to get better, not worse

 

[boredmale]

As an Islanders fan who views #2c as a huge need I would trade Wahlstrom or a top 10 protected 1st + Nelson and Eberle(both UFAs who you can turn around and trade at the deadline)

It should also be added we really need a guy who is good at faceoffs so O'Reilly is even more of a need in that regard as well.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Why would the Blues trade their best player who is signed for 4 more years and is in his prime? The Blues want to get better, not worse

Why would the Sabres trade their (2nd) best player who is signed for 5 more years and is in his prime? The Sabres want to get better, not worse

 

[Mike Liut]

Why would the Sabres trade their best player who is signed for 5 more years and is in his prime? The Sabres want to get better, not worse

One team was rebuilding, the other is not?

 

[Filthy Dangles]

One team was rebuilding, the other is not?

That was a quick rebuild by BUF.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Cap wise can’t afford him, while being an upgrade over Little he doesn’t fill any big need......Little has been good at 2C.

Disregarding the cap thing which I might agree with.....I feel like this is a pretty big understatement. Bryan Little is a solid middle-6 center, while most consider ROR a bonafide #1 perhaps even elite center. Upgrading from him to ROR is one of those things that could perhaps put you over the top.

 

[WeWentBlues]

That was a quick rebuild by BUF.

Winning the draft lottery, getting a 30 goal scorer for peanuts, a number 1 goalie and good health so far would do the same for any team.

 

[Dbrownss]

There are no rumblings about the Blues blowing it up, that's just fans foaming at the mouth.


The notion that Buffalo got better because they traded Orielly is asinine. There's a whole lot of reasons they got better, getting ride of a ppg centerman is NOT one of them

 

[blues hillbilly]

Why would the Sabres trade their best player who is signed for 5 more years and is in his prime? The Sabres want to get better, not worse

The Sabres just had to have Sobotka and the Big Swede.

Let's not forget that da Blues paid a multi-million $ bonus that the Sabres didn't want to pay. No one else in the league was willing either. Da Blues would want that money back also.

Sorry but not happening in the blue light special sale.

 

[ChuckLefley]

I didn't say Colorado improved instantly, I said Buffalo did....

I’m curious how long after a player is traded you can say his trade had something to do with the team improving? One season? Two seasons? Three seasons?

I also wonder if you honestly think that ROR, with 31 points this year, would not make the Sabres even better as a second center, when their center not named Eichel have 30 points combined. They’d be better just from having his 60% faceoff percentage helping their 48%. 273 faceoff wins would be tops and would be more than combining the third and forth highest on the Sabres.

Looking through various Blues trade threads I can’t help but wonder why you have a grudge against the Blues even though you don’t actually watch them play.