A look back at Ryan O’Reilly’s career year

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesRyan O’Reilly was losing his love for the game. The Buffalo Sabres were losing often and O’Reilly felt the team was becoming okay with that. He was at the lowest point of his career. But then a switch went off.

The Love Came Back

We all remember the trade that brought O’Reilly to the Blues. In fact, no one can ever forget just how little they had to give up in return. We don’t need to go too much into that, but it’s clear to see who won that trade. The biggest factor that came out of that was O’Reilly very clearly found his love for the game of hockey again.

“It’s the most fun I’ve ever had playing hockey,” he says. “(Playoffs) are also the toughest hockey…