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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
I really like Ryan O'Reily but he's an awkward player to find a fit for. Is he a bonafide number one center? Probably not. 2nd line center? Probably better then that. Whoever pays him to be a number one guy is probably going to be disappointed but he'll make too much to slot into a 2nd line role.
A team could probably live with 5-6 million, "elite" 2nd line money like Kesler makes, but he's going to get 2-3 million more.
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He almost has to play that Patrice Bergeron role, where he's good enough to be the top-line scoring center but you give him the heavy defensive responsibility instead. Obviously he's not on the same level as Bergeron, but he has a pretty strong defensive game.