Ryan O'Reilly

A big part of went right in that first year in St. Louis for Ryan O'Reilly was the realization that his ideal winger is David Perron. In the regular season ...

Ryan O'Reilly has opened his goal-scoring account with the Maple Leafs in statement fashion, scoring twice inside 37 seconds in Buffalo.

I still can’t believe it. On his first few days as a Leaf, O’Reilly said earlier today, “I still catch myself at times… For O’Reilly, who played three seasons for the Sabres between 2015-16 and 2017-18, it was his first-ever two-plus goal game in Buffalo (120 games) and a career-high-tying four-point night. The breakthrough arrived in a big way in Buffalo. “At times, I think we are still trying to read each other and see how things are playing out. “For me, it is just going to the net hard.

Tavares has seen shifts on the wing with the Leafs. Sometimes coach Sheldon Keefe will load up a top line with Tavares on the left side of Auston Matthews and ...

"The fact that he wanted to get out there today and was able to move around a bit is a positive sign," said Keefe. "That's something I wanted to work on in the off-season and still work on in it during practices as well," Bunting said, "kind of being a threat farther away from the net instead of being right in front of the net. "A hard day in the s--tter," he said. He's going to be in and around the net, but the more versatile you can be as a scorer, it helps you, of course. "He went to Newman a little before me," said Bunting. "For me, it's pretty cool and just a lot of fun to have that challenge." "I was kind of curling back there and had a bit of speed," Marner recalled. "I don't know about that," the 20-year-old said with a laugh. "It's going to be fun," the Mississauga, Ont. "I have to continue to do a good job of adapting to a lot of wall play," Tavares said. When we get the puck back, it's going to take probably another game or so or a couple practices to really find our rhythm there and finding each other throughout the middle of the ice, through the slot and the O-zone." "It's less of a workload," Keefe noted.

We also can't put much stock into the line combinations. They will change and evolve down the stretch. After the trade, Sheldon Keefe was quick to mention ...

I’m not sure if they can score much, but I think they can keep the puck out of the Leafs’ net and also be a pain in the ass for opponents to play against. Dubas probably needs to add on defense still, and if the core shrinks in the playoffs again, I think he has to wear some of it (he has actively decided to stick by them, obviously). He can play the left and right sides, and when he keeps it simple in limited minutes, he can be effective. At the bottom of the lineup, he can bounce between center and wing, he can grind, he can chip in the odd goal, and he can even penalty kill a bit. Beyond them, the Mark Giordano – Justin Holl shutdown pairing is not particularly formidable, and the idea of a “kid” third pairing in the playoffs is worrisome. – It seems fairly obvious the Leafs really value Conor Timmins’ shot – and they try to get him on the power play when he’s in the lineup – but it is difficult to fit him in on the man advantage this season. Acciari also went to the Stanley Cup Finals with the Bruins and lost to Ryan O’Reilly and the Blues. Instead, it was much of the same before he loaded up the top forward with big minutes in the final minutes of the game. In the first game of the playoffs, John Tavares was knocked out of the series. If the power play is struggling again, is he actually going to take one of the “big four” off of it? This is going to be an important storyline for the rest of the season and playoffs. It’s never going to be perfect – and we’re always going to wonder “what if” on certain aspects – but without question, the coaching staff did a solid job for perhaps the first time in the playoffs.

Ryan O'Reilly is still dreaming after becoming a Toronto Maple Leafs player just a few days ago. He lit up the crowd in Buffalo by scoring his first two ...

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As the postseason races heat up and the trade deadline approaches, the NHL is only getting more intense, and this past weekend was no exception.

[Kraken](https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/teams/SEA/seattle-kraken/) [Rangers](https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/teams/NYR/new-york-rangers/) at Capitals [Kings](https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/teams/LA/los-angeles-kings/) at Islanders [Golden Knights](https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/teams/LV/vegas-golden-knights/) The Stars and Golden Knights are currently tied for the most points (72) in the Western Conference and both have a lofty ceiling. Late in the second period, O'Reilly recorded his first point in Toronto with a nice secondary assist on a goal by [Michael Bunting](/nhl/players/2197812/michael-bunting/). [Patrick Kane](/nhl/players/1240390/patrick-kane/) generated a lot of interest on Sunday with an excellent performance against those Maple Leafs. 21: The Maple Leafs made a huge splash by acquiring Ryan O'Reilly and are attempting to position themselves to finally make it out of the opening round of the playoffs. The first outdoor NHL game in North Carolina was a rousing success. That sent Raleigh into a frenzy, and the atmosphere never died down the rest of the night. Bergeron choked up on his stick and laid down a bunt into the back of the net. Bergeron processes the game quicker than the other players on the ice, and he used his elite awareness to tally a goal over the weekend.

O'Reilly had one assist over his first two games with the Leafs after being acquired along with Noel Acciari in a trade with St. Louis late Friday night.

It's definitely beyond his years." It's putting the details in every day and, and competing and doing things the right way. It's a very exciting team. And it's a great team. I thought each game we're getting pucks back and we're close, I think soon we're going to start to take off." It's at a different level than any team I played on." O'Reilly, of course, led the Blues to a Stanley Cup and won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2019 after he was acquired the previous year from the Sabres. It's a little surreal. "It's going to be good. Obviously, I've still got to get used to the team and such, but that's gonna be exciting." O'Reilly had one assist over his first two games with the Leafs after being acquired along with Noel Acciari in a trade with St. The other Sabres' home game against the Leafs last season was actually in Hamilton, a 5-2 Buffalo victory in the Heritage Classic outdoors in Tim Hortons Field.

He was selected by the Avs with the 33rd overall pick in the 2009 NHL Draft - a class highlighted by former New York Islander and now-linemate John Tavares. O' ...

"Just to get on the board like that, to contribute tonight, get the first one out of the way … “They were just at their best from the start,” Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said. “I still haven’t had a full practice with the team yet, which is kind of weird.

O'Reilly has centred the new line, which has moved Tavares to the wing for the first time in his long career.

John Tavares felt through two games, his new line was "maybe just a hair off." Well, all the hairs fell into place on Tuesday, as the Toronto Maple Leafs' ...

“I was kind of curling back there and had a bit of speed,” Marner explained. “It’s a good sample of what we're capable of,” Keefe said. “Gave me a chill,” O’Reilly said. The Vancouver defenceman has been bubble-wrapped while he awaits a trade. So often, he was on the Sabres' side of the QEW rivalry. The hats on the ice in an away arena is pretty cool. Mitch was really feeling it early in the game.” But I'll tell you, it’s a lot of fun, that's for sure,” said the new Leaf, flashing his tooth-deprived hockey smile. “It’s awesome.” So, it was tremendous to see,” Keefe said. At that point, the Sabres had just three shots on net. Just the plays he’s making, it's so dynamic, so dangerous.

L'attaquant des Maple Leafs a inscrit un tour du chapeau dans une victoire de 5 à 3 face aux Sabres au Keybank Centre de Buffalo.

Michael Bunting, qui s’était illustré samedi contre le Canadien avec ses deux buts, en a remis lors de la rencontre. Alors qu’ils tiraient de l’arrière par cinq buts, les hommes de Don Granato ont fait scintiller la lumière rouge à trois occasions en 11 minutes. Les Sabres ont bien failli jouer un mauvais tour à leurs adversaires.

Selon ce que rapporte Arpon Basu, sur les ondes de TSN, le Canadien de Montréal était intéressé à acquéris Ryan O'Reilly avant que la transaction à trois ...

Rappelons que récemment, Renaud Lavoie a affirmé que le Canadien n’allait pas tenter de retenir du salaire pour des raisons salariales. Dans le fond, Kent Hughes voulait jouer le rôle du Wild. [February 22, 2023]

Ryan O'Reilly buries first goals with Leafs in hat-trick effort vs. former team. O'Reilly, along with new linemates Mitch Marner and John Tavares, found some ...

The newest Leaf combined with Mitch Marner and John Tavares for three goals in the opening 7:14 of Tuesday's big win in Buffalo.

“The advantage (for Tavares) is it’s less of a workload,” Keefe said. “Obviously it’s not going to happen like that every night.” To that end, I think there’s some advantages for anybody who plays on the wing there that could help them on offence, especially, just to have a little extra gas in the tank.” “He’s getting used to it, it looks like,” Marner said of Tavares on the wing after it was over. But it was the slick-passing work of the O’Reilly centred line in the game’s early going, putting the Maple Leafs up 3-0 before the game was eight minutes old, that was the story. If Tuesday’s first period was an impressive flex, let’s not kid anyone: Tavares, as much as he’s a team-first guy, wasn’t exactly talking about the move to the wing without expressing a few reservations. Three games into his Toronto tenure, O’Reilly scored his first three goals as a Leaf, potting the opening two goals of the game before adding a garbage-time empty-netter for his fourth career hat trick and a four-point night. Marner, meanwhile, assisted on all three of O’Reilly’s goals en route to a five-assist night while Tavares, who assisted on both of O’Reilly five-on-five goals, had a goal and three assists. “This isn’t something that’s going to be a one-off or anything like that,” Keefe said. Combined with the line centred by Auston Matthews, flanked by William Nylander and Michael Bunting, certainly it gave the Leafs a formidable top six. After the newly aligned trio combined for three goals in the opening 7:14 of Tuesday’s win and 13 points all told, Keefe’s player-deployment brainwave certainly looked as though it’s backed by sound reasoning. But as much as Keefe is possessed of a well-earned reputation as an adventurous hockey mixologist, tossing lines into the proverbial blender at will, the coach let it be known that this particular move was not some fleeting whim.

Sort of dull really. Not a lot happened. Omar. ·. Feb 21, 2023 · @TicTacTOmar. ·. Follow. RYAN O'REILLY LET'S GO! FIRST AS A LEAF!

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Le nouveau membre des Maple Leafs mène les Torontois à la victoire contre les Sabres.

Ses compagnons de trio John Tavares et Mitchell Marner ont également gardé le marqueur officiel occupé. Barrie a créé l'égalité 1-1 avec seulement trois secondes à faire en première période. McDavid a ensuite inscrit son deuxième filet du match avec 2:25 à jouer. [les Maple Leafs ont acquis ses services des Blues de St. McDavid a réalisé le but gagnant à 12:39 de la troisième période avec un tir qui a dévié sur le défenseur Travis Sanheim. Carter Hart a repoussé 23 des 26 tirs dirigés vers lui.