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Ryan O'Reilly

Corn Flake said:
Potvin29 said:
I'm not sure what PPP post you're talking about, but I posted one earlier that had comparables from their site and none of them are those players:

http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2013/2/4/3938826/why-the-maple-leafs-should-offer-sheet-ryan-oreilly

Lecavalier, Thornton, Spezza, Havlat, Bernier, Getzlaf, Tanguay, Wolski, Horton
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Sorry I should be more clear.. it wasn't a piece on their site it was a tweet with a link to a search result on hockey reference and it had O'Rielly in and amongst the guys I mentioned.  I don't really read their site so I hadn't seen this piece.
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Probably thinking of this: http://www.tsn.ca/fantasy_news/story/?id=416077

It is just comparing the number of minutes O'Reilly played at ages 18 and 19.
 
Leafs interested in O'Reilly...

Nick Kypreos   @RealKyper
#Avs putting out feelers on Ryan O'Reilly as they search for D help. 2 teams showing interest include #Sabres #Leafs

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/maple-leafs-interested-in-avalanches-oreilly/

 
AvroArrow said:
sickbeast said:
The leafs need to trade pretty much the whole team at this point for picks and they need to tank.
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This.
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I don't think anybody's holding their breath for this to happen. The best we could probably hope for is a few new faces and a few departures. Lets just hope they are bigger names that are coming and going and not just a couple of fringe players.

O'Reilly would be a real nice addition, but who goes back to Colorado to make it happen? Phaneuf, Rielly, Gardiner, Franson? A combination of defensemen and forwards?
 
I thought this was a pretty good read by Stephen Burtch (who I enjoy reading), who makes a case for acquiring O'Reilly.  Part of it is about Kadri's development and growth toward being a 1C, and the other is about O'Reilly as an upgrade over Bozak on the second line.  He could help upgrade the defence and drive more possession, and maybe shelter guys like JVR/Kessel. 

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/why-the-maple-leafs-should-trade-for-ryan-oreilly/

I kind of like the idea...  8)
 
Highlander said:
I would prefer to give up Franson over Gardiner and Bozak can go as well.
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How?  Gardiner makes way more defensive mistakes then franson.  Franson hits more, is bigger and has more points.  Franson this year is showing he is by far the better defense men.
 
Gardiner is a head scratcher. You can see the talent. And it's not the high risk plays that really bug me. At times he seems to not be moving his feet and watching the play develop instead of anticipating. Perhaps it's a lack of hockey sense?
 
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