Tue 1/15/13 1:54 PM

The Avalanche are not considering trading Ryan O'Reilly while the RFA plays in the KHL, two league sources told the Denver Post's Adrian Dater. The two sides remain in contract discussions but are roughly $1.5 million apart per year in the Avs' latest offer, according to the report. O'Reilly's demands are hamstrung a bit by the contract teammate Matt Duchene signed last summer and we're not sure the Avs will relent. Only 21 and coming off a 55-point season, O'Reilly is one of the best young two-way centermen in the league and would be a solid depth option in the middle for fantasy owners when this impasse finally ends.