What To Do With Ryan O’Reilly ?

[UltimateHKY]

One of the big questions is does the team need a top-two centre? Currently Colorado has Matt Duchene (who is signed until the 2018-19 season) and Nathan MacKinnon who is currently playing wing. Many believe that MacKinnon is slowly learning the defensive zone responsibilities, and everybody expects that MacKinnon will move back to centre sooner than later.

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[InjuredChoker]

make one last push to sign him after season is over and when declines that offer, trade his ass to the team with the best offer.

 

[BaconNater]

I feel like if you look at it for what's best for the team, you trade ROR at the deadline. It gives management time to evaluate where the team is at going forward. That way it gives them atleast 20 games to see what else they need to address in the offseason, rather than the Stastny situation where we had to find out the hard way where our team was at without him, and didn't have very many options to try to fix the issues.

 

[famicommander]

Trade him for Stastny!

But seriously, just trade him.

 

[cgf]

Sign him, and if we can't, trade him in the summer.

 

[cgf]

I feel like if you look at it for what's best for the team, you trade ROR at the deadline. It gives management time to evaluate where the team is at going forward. That way it gives them atleast 20 games to see what else they need to address in the offseason, rather than the Stastny situation where we had to find out the hard way where our team was at without him, and didn't have very many options to try to fix the issues.

THe you'll get more for him at the deadline than the draft logic I can at least understand, may not agree with it, but I at least get it, but this makes little sense to me considering we're expecting some serious changes to the defense and the core forwards bouncing back next season, finishing this season without ROR will tell us very little about where we really are other than giving us the knowledge that if you remove a pivotal part of a struggling forward core, they'll struggle even more.

 

[dahrougem2]

The only correct answer to this question is:

Bozak + 2nd

 

[freeboy]

long term deal

 

[Hasbro]

The only correct answer to this question is:

Bozak + 2nd

The 42 of this board.

 

[HockeyHead21]

If he says he will extend his stay in Colorado, do you give him the NMC I'm sure he will ask for?

 

[dahrougem2]

If he says he will extend his stay in Colorado, do you give him the NMC I'm sure he will ask for?

If he wants a NMC, he won't be getting all the money that he wants. If he wants security I'm sure the Avs would give it to him, but not at the expense of having to sign him for more than $6M/per

 

[HockeyHead21]

If he wants a NMC, he won't be getting all the money that he wants. If he wants security I'm sure the Avs would give it to him, but not at the expense of having to sign him for more than $6M/per

Can't see him taking anything less than 6M. I could be wrong and it would be great if I am but I just can't see it.

I also can't see him willing to reup with us and leaving the potenial of getting shipped out two years in if they don't fix the D. NMC might be a stretch so maybe a limited NTC? Either way, I hope they get this done soon.

 

[Lord Moriarty007]

Long term under 6mil a year. If not trade him he isn't worth above 6 mil.

 

[dahrougem2]

Can't see him taking anything less than 6M. I could be wrong and it would be great if I am but I just can't see it.

I also can't see him willing to reup with us and leaving the potenial of getting shipped out two years in if they don't fix the D. NMC might be a stretch so maybe a limited NTC? Either way, I hope they get this done soon.

He shouldn't be given a NMC if he insists on being the highest paid player here, because he simply isn't worth it. Why handicap yourself both in terms of cap space and in terms of who you can trade him to just because he'd ask for a NMC. It doesn't make sense, he gets one or the other. My preference of course would be to give him a NMC if he asked for it, but he won't because his 1st preference is money

 

[avsdesaulniers]

Just DO something.

Sign long term or trade, but make it quick! This team lacks confidence. How about management shows it knows where its going... Maybe that'll help everyone settle down a bit and get with the plan.

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

I'd say talk to his agency about a long-term deal, but given how the last negotiation went, I'm sure they'd tell us to wait until next season is over again, so trade him.

 

[StLAvsFan]

Does anyone in their right mind think that ROR is going to be easy to sign long-term in the offseason? This guy, his "life coach" daddy & his agent have shown themselves to be the worst kind of money-grubbers imaginable, so expect more of the same folks. I envision the O'Reilly camp to be looking for $7+ mil./yr. for 5 years---minimum! Oh yes, we'll hear yet again from his agent what a "generational talent" he is, how "incredibly unique" his 2-way skills are, and how Ryan is basically modern day hockey's version of Bryan Trottier. LOL. It will be nauseating...to say the least. As I see it, the Avs have no choice but to trade Yoga Boy ASAP. Resigning him in the offseason is gonna cost waaaaaaaaay more than what he's worth---and that's provided he even still wants to stay in Denver (which I doubt). I'm just hoping Sakic & Roy don't fumble the ball here, coz a screwup in this case will cost the Avs dearly.

 

[landy92mack29]

8 yrs 50 mil(6.25/yr) and give him mcleods "A"

 

[dahrougem2]

8 yrs 50 mil(6.25/yr) and give him mcleods "A"

I'd be more than happy with that.

Something tells me O'Reilly would want that 6 changed to a 7, though, if he's going to sign for 8 years

 

[TheStranger]

I'd be more than happy with that.

Something tells me O'Reilly would want that 6 changed to a 7, though, if he's going to sign for 8 years

Generally players take LESS money on longer contracts than more money.

 

[henchman21]

8 yrs 50 mil(6.25/yr) and give him mcleods "A"

I truly believe if that is all it took, the deal would have already been done.

 

[dahrougem2]

Generally players take LESS money on longer contracts than more money.

I don't believe that's true at all. We're eating UFA years, he's going to want more money if he commits longer

 

[AslanRH]

Get signed long term at <6.75m AAV for 6-8 years and offer a limited NTC for half the term (his choice of front, middle, or back half).

If he won't take it, trade him at the draft or by August 31.

 

[bohlmeister]

Generally players take LESS money on longer contracts than more money.

ROR is a special boy though. One of the best defensive players of the last 20 years.



I say fill his scooter with gas, give him a hug, and wave goodbye.

 

[cgf]

Long term under 6mil a year. If not trade him he isn't worth above 6 mil.

He is in 2015.