I don't understand everyone flipping out about how this doesn't help a rebuild. The guy is 22 years old and has a 55 point season under his belt. Yeah if they don't match we lose our 1st and 3rd but we dont even know where this team will be drafting. Maybe this move puts us into a playoff spot. I dont see this team finishing in the bottom 5, they're too good. They will likely be a 20-16th place team even without O'Rielly.
This is a solid move, the only way this would turn out to be a bad move is if our 1st rounder turned out to be a top 5 pick.
At the moment I would rather have a 22yr old centre who got 55 points last season then the "hope" that we get a player that even makes it into the NHL and registers a 55 point season.
Who knows, maybe him and Baertschi work out well together...
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