The ROR Beatification Station and Exclusion Zone (Discussion of ROR trade goes here!) Part 2

[Buffaloed]

Oh yeah if you want to knock ROR leadership qualities, I forgot to mention that he is the captain of a Stanley cup championship team.

I don't think they'd label him that if they labeled him a selfish player.

ROR said it himself:
O'Reilly blamed the Sabres' troubles on season-long struggles with consistency and players falling back into bad habits. He also blamed himself for a failure to assert himself more in a leadership role.

"I think I really didn't step up and hold guys accountable and be a voice, and it's tough," he said. "I think at times I didn't say enough, and at times I maybe said too much."

His time with the Blues isn't relevant to his time with the Sabres.

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

ROR said it himself:
O'Reilly blamed the Sabres' troubles on season-long struggles with consistency and players falling back into bad habits. He also blamed himself for a failure to assert himself more in a leadership role.

"I think I really didn't step up and hold guys accountable and be a voice, and it's tough," he said. "I think at times I didn't say enough, and at times I maybe said too much."

His time with the Blues isn't relevant to his time with the Sabres.

He is putting blame on himself rather than on teammates like a good teammate would. How is he selfish?

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

The reality is somewhere in between. ROR wasn't a rah rah leader in Buffalo but he wasn't somehow selfish or wanted out because of it. I don't think he needed to be that type of player but you believe he had to be to justify the acquisition and contract. I believe he justified being here by giving everything he had and performing like the best player on the ice.

 

[Buffaloed]

He is putting blame on himself rather than on teammates like a good teammate would. How is he selfish?

He's admitted he failed as a leader in Buffalo. No matter what spin you try to put on it those are his words.

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

He's admitted he failed as a leader in Buffalo. No matter what spin you try to put on it those are his words.

And I am saying I don't think it was a requirement for him to be that kind of leader here to justify him being on the team.

 

[WeDislikeEich]

How Taylor Hall's prior career stops led to his 2021 renaissance with the Bruins

Taylor Hall joining the club...

“When the trade deadline came, my priority just as a person was to get back to really loving the game as much as I could. I hope that doesn't make it seem like Buffalo made me hate hockey, that wasn't the case at all. It was just a tough time for a lot of us there. I wish I would have played better for the fans and the organization; it just didn't work out."

 

[Buffaloed]

ROR wanted out before he was in. Driving his truck into Timmy's was no accident.