“I felt the move was important considering the market, going through all of our options, continuing to watch where our own team was at, and where we’re headed,” Dubas told reporters at a Saturday morning press conference in the bowels of Scotiabank Arena.
“I’d be lying to sit up here and say that isn’t a concern,” Dubas, who pounced Friday after watching the likes of Bo Horvat and Vladimir Tarasenko come off the trade board in recent weeks, said of emptying his draft-pick bin.
O’Reilly, 32, had 12 goals and 19 points in 40 games with St.
There’s a lot of points along the way and people will laugh at that, scoff at that.