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Originally Posted by Fire of the Phoenix
O'Reilly's a fine player but how does someone only get 2 PIMs over a whole season? You would think he would accidently take more penalties than that. For $6.5m+ I would expect more toughness or more scoring. He might be a great 2way player but that's a lot of coin to dish out for a complimentary player who clearly never mixes it up.
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If there is one concern about acquiring O'Reilly his "toughness" would be at the very bottom of the list. He is disciplined, but doesn't play conservative by any means - he was one the league leaders in takeaways last season. His lack of PIMs doesn't necessarily mean he doesn't stick up for teammates. Monahan took very few penalties last season as well but I wouldn't question his toughness either.
I agree with you that the cost to get him would likely be too much, and would likely involve a first rounder.