Ryan O’Reilly was a complete success story for the Leafs. He gave them something that they were desperately needing and played a major role in getting them past the first round. There is no doubt they want to keep the pending UFA…
However, there are plenty of others who are interested and this could drive up the price to a spot that makes this a no-go for Toronto…
So far…less than a week calling around on this guy….New Jersey, the Islanders, the Penguins, LA, and Ottawa are al monitoring this.