Ryan O’Reilly pens farewell message to Buffalo

After three years with the Buffalo Sabres, Ryan O’Reilly was traded a couple of weeks ago to the St Louis Blues for a mix of players and prospects as General Manager Jason Botterill decided he was looking to change things around.

Last night, in a statement posted to Twitter by the Sabres’ radio show ‘The Instigators’, O’Reilly thanked the owners, staff, players and fans of the Buffalo team, going on to add that he was even converted into a Buffalo Bills fan during his time here.

A popular figure among most fans and players, O’Reilly was unable to get the Sabres out of their funk over the last three seasons, and appeared disillusioned more so than ever during locker cleanout day last season.

“I…