Ryan O'Reilly C NSH Fri 6/26/15 7:15 PM
Ryan O'Reilly
C NSH
O'Reilly was traded to Buffalo on Friday along with Jamie McGinn in exchange for Nikita Zadorov, Mikhail Grigorenko, J.T. Compher and the 31st overall pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, TSN's Darren Dreger reports.
O'Reilly has one year remaining on a two-year, $12 million contract that he signed with Colorado last summer. Colorado GM Joe Sakic was hesitant to extend O'Reilly at the money he was looking for, so he shipped him to Buffalo. It's an interesting fit. The Sabres are still in a rebuilding phase, but with O'Reilly, recently drafted Jack Eichel and prospect Sam Reinhart down the middle, Buffalo is definitely trending in the right direction. O'Reilly had 55 points last season in Colorado, and even though he's going to a weaker team, he's almost certain to have a bigger role on the Sabres. His fantasy value figures to remain about the same.
