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Originally Posted by codynw
No thanks. O'Reilly is UFA next summer, and he will want to get paid.
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And the Flames have the cap space to pay him...
Look at the Flames scoring leaders... it is the first line, 4-D men then Bouma, not really intimidating. Backlund/Bouma/Jones is a great third line but the Flames don't have another offensive threat after the top line. O Reilly will not only be a huge help offensively, but he is a two way player who while on the road can match up against opposing top line to give Monahan a bit of a break.
As for D men being the issue, Engelland has played alright and with Gio back that is a pretty awesome top 5. Flames have Schlemko/Diaz/Wotherspoon who can be 6-7. I think the Flames are doing pretty well on the point. I don't think our D is the issue, it is actually the biggest strength on the team.