I love that Feaster had the cojones to pull this move and play the offer sheet card. I can't say that I'm in love with the offer itself.
I agree that O'Reilly is a quality 2nd line centre, and I'd love to have him on this team. But $6.5 mil seems like a significant investment for this kind of player. What happens after next season when he goes into free agency? I haven't seen a whole ton of examples of guys taking less money off their RFA deal. Do you resign him at 4 years, 6.5 or 7 million per? Yikes.
My opnion, for all that it's worth, would be to make this kind of offer sheet to Tuukka Rask at the end of the season if Boston doesn't sew him up, or spend it on a Perry or Getzlaf in free agency.
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