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Ryan O'Reilly a BIG X-Factor. Millertime Yet? Rumor Podcast at 1pmET

June 16, 2014, 12:13 PM ET [102 Comments]
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Quick hit this morning with more to come this afternoon after the show.

The Avalanche have filed for the rare "team arbitration" and Ryan O'Reilly will be locked into a 1 or 2 year deal based on the arbitrator decision come the end of July... This is not something the players like very much and could really open up O'Reilly for an offer sheet as we have discussed earlier...There is a much higher likelihood that O'Reilly gets an offer sheet now because such an offer sheet would enable him to dictate the deal if Colorado is willing to match.

There are some who see this as a play by Colorado to force him to get a high offer sheet and therefore assure the Avs to get several great picks for him in a trade. This combined with the new rumors swirling that Stastny may be close to an extension in Colorado really puts the whole thing into the "not hard to read into it" category...

We already know, and have reported on, the fact that Calgary may once again make an attempt to offer sheet O'Reilly, but add to that several other teams as well now...including possibly Toronto and Carolina.

Miller not on the Rumor Chart?

Lots of questions on this one. Ryan Miller will absolutely be on the Rumor Chart and I have written about plenty of rumors invoking Ryan already. The reason he is not yet on the Rumor Chart is because I am waiting on another scenario I was told about before I put my percentages on where I believe he will end up. That scenario could occur as soon as this week, and then I will have a 100% better idea where he could be headed.

New HockeyBuzz Anaheim Ducks Writer

Please help me to welcome Ed Stein as our new Ducks writer. His first piece is here.

And our new Washington Capitals Writer

Eric Mellin begins today covering the Caps for us here at HockeyBuzz! Read his first article here.


The Hockeybuzz RumorCast Podcast return for the Draft/UFA Season Today at 1pm ET.

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