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Rumor Update...On O'Reilly, Stempniak, Roy, Thornton+, Friday's Buzzcast

July 11, 2014, 12:23 PM ET [159 Comments]
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Players Updated on the HockeyBuzz RumorChart so far today:
O'Reilly, Stempniak, Byfuglien, Thornton, Leino, Setoguchi, Roy, ...

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On Ryan O'Reilly...

There was a time when you could say that O'Reilly's bad feelings with the Avalanche were "pre-Sakic/Roy"...not so much anymore. As a source put it..."The fact is O'Reilly is now essentially a short-term player in Colorado. Two years tops. His value is extraordinary right now. I don't see him playing in Colorado for a full season...if at all."

Of course when Colorado puts out a memo he is available 29 teams will respond. That said, for now Toronto, Calgary, and now Ottawa are most aggressively working on trade options.

On Stempniak...

Reports are everywhere today the Bruins have interest in Stempniak, and with Brendan Morrow signing today a one year deal in Tampa, we are officially in the 1-year-deal zone...NJ, Montreal, Carolina, and to a small extent Nashville are among the others showing interest.

On Joe Thornton...

Call me among the most confused about Ottawa's interest in Joe Thornton based on the apparent "window" in Ottawa...yet they are perhaps the most interested..Nashville (perhaps as insurance with Lecavalier or as a counter), Toronto as well as Carolina are teams looking this way.

On Setoguchi...

The Leafs and Islanders have entered this fray in a big way I am told. They join Phoenix and Calgary. Setoguchi is the perfect kind of late UFA I would be looking to grab right now.

On Derek Roy...

Sources tell me Nashville is now not as strong on Roy as it may have appeared based on discussions I had yesterday. This could be Carolina's guy...San Jose and the Wild have kicked tires too.

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