Yes this may bring up old discussions and beating a dead horse etc. The title of the thread is clear, and if you don't want to discuss the topic, no one is forcing you to look at this thread.
In an Athletic piece on offer sheets, RoR's agent revealed that there was another offer sheet on the table when ROR signed the Calgary one. He won't reveal the other team.
https://theathletic.com/435397/2018/...will-continue/
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Finally, it all came to a head at the end of February 2013, when O’Reilly signed a two-year offer sheet with the Flames worth $10 million. It became a huge story in the world of hockey. What wasn’t known at the time is that O’Reilly was sitting on a pair of offer sheets.
“It’s seldom known but Ryan O’Reilly was getting two offer sheets on the day he signed with Calgary,” Morris told The Athletic on Tuesday.
Of course, that raises a huge question.
“You’ll never know the other team,” Morris answered.
It all seems like a lifetime ago. Multiple teams involved in offer sheets. A good, young center nearly pried away from the team that drafted him. Of course, the Avalanche quickly matched. Good friend Chris Johnston later reported it would have been a disaster for Calgary if the Avs hadn’t.
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