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Originally Posted by calgARI
The problem is that this seems to be Feater's mentality. I applaud his efforts to get Richards and O'Reilly but those are not the only options that would improve the center ice position of this hockey club. There are plenty of centers he can be going after that are not as glitzy or as good as those guys, but the team has one center on the team. The only way to address the position is not just by swinging for homeruns and it continues to be an embarrassment that there is one center on the ice night in and night out for this team.
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Dude, we are not that far from the cap. If we try to get another C before we offer sheet O'Reilly, we may not have cap room for him. Management made the call that he was the best C out there so after trade talks fell through, they tendered in an offer sheet. Avs matched, off to plan B.