Ryan O'Reilly called the Colorado Avalanche deciding to file for arbitration against him a "smart" move on their part. O'Reilly admitted that he's a little frustrated that he's stuck in contract limbo again, but he's confident something will be worked out. The reason the Avalanche filed for arbitration was probably so that they could lock him up to something less than the $6.5 million he earned in 2013-14.