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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
I agree, it is impressive. However, he has NEVER scored more than 19 goals professionally or in junior. You don't pay a top flight defensive centerman $6.5 M per year. What's worse is what are you paying him when he is 28? $8M?
Someone compared him to Conroy. Great comparison. That's what he is and there is nothing wrong with that. But you don't pay him $6.5 M.
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The money is very concerning especially with the cap going down and the fact that they are basically tied to having to pay him that. I will say to the 19 goals, O'Reilly is absolutely a late bloomer. A second pick who had never put a PPG in OHL who makes the NHL at age 18 and puts up 55 at 21. A very mature, well-rounded game but it will hinge upon how much offensive upside he has. Definite late-bloomer.