Trade chip heading into deadline wants to stay with his team
The St. Louis Blues appear to be a team in transition, with two of their most popular players playing on expiring contracts, in Vladimir Tarasenko and Ryan O'Reilly.
O'Reilly has had his name in the rumour mill for a little while now. He isn't back on the ice yet, nearly a month after breaking his foot in a New Year's Eve game against the Minnesota Wild.
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In an interview with Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic The Blues' captain was clear:
O'Reilly went as far as saying he would give the Blues a discount, given his success there.
The soon to be 32 year old has seen his offensive production get cut in half. A player known around the league for his playmaking ability only has six assists and ten goals in thirty seven games. The the Selke trophy winner from 2018-2019 carries and ugly minus 28 showing his defensive game isn't where it needs to be.
O'Reilly carries no trade protection and has a cap hit of $7,500,000. With the current state of the Blues it might be too tough to pass up the opportunity to land some really good future assets for O'Reilly.
| POLL | ||
Do you think O'Reilly gets moved | ||
| Yes | 30 | 49.2 % |
| No | 9 | 14.8 % |
| To the east | 9 | 14.8 % |
| He wants to stay, he'll stay. | 13 | 21.3 % |
| List of polls | ||
