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Old 02-28-2013, 04:58 PM   #569
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Originally Posted by M*A*S*H 4077 View Post
Maybe I should clarify a little, I love O'Reilly. He is a great PKer, good defensively and someone who has (somewhat surprisingly) shown he can produce offensively. I think a fair comparison for what he could become is Ryan Kesler (without the diving) and a little less offense. If he signs a long term deal after this one around the 4.5-5M range I think that is where he belongs then this is a good trade. Anything more than that and I don't think he will have the offense to justify the contract (I hope he proves me wrong, be it on the Avalanche or on the Flames)
I'd say his upside is a bit ahead of Kesler who was a bit of a late bloomer, ROR development track has been very quick and he's still very young.
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