Botterill is not shopping OReilly from xingwang's blog

O'Reilly is overpaid at a $7.5 million cap hit, but former GM Tim Murray was negotiating against himself on O'Reilly's long-term extension in 2015. The deal is heavily bonus laden, with the Sabres having already paid $20 million of the $52.5 million out in the first two years. Starting in 2019-20, the final four years would cost you just $6 million per season ($5 million in bonuses and $1 million in salary).

Botterill isn't shopping O'Reilly, but the feeling here is he's being prudent. If you call the Sabres GM these days, he'll listen on anybody you're asking about except Eichel and Mittelstadt. Montreal and Vancouver are well-known to  Cheap NHL 19 Coins be interested in O'Reilly, and Carolina is looking to completely retool its team under new owner Tom Dundon.