Riley Cooper is staying with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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reports that the 26-year-old wide receiver will sign a four-year deal with the
team on Thursday. Cooper had a career year in 2013, stepping up in the absence
of Jeremy Maclin and developing quick chemistry with quarterback Nick Foles. The
2010 fifth-round draft pick out of Clearwater Central Catholic finished the year
with 47 receptions for 835 yards and eight touchdowns. He was tied for third in
the league in most yards per catch with 17.8. The season didnt start well for
Cooper. A slow start on the field was compounded by a preseason incident in
which Cooper was caught on camera making racial slurs at a concert. He was fined
by the team and left the club for a period to seek counseling. Financial details
of Coopers new deal have not been disclosed. The re-signing of Cooper could be
followed shortly after by the re-signing of Maclin. The Philadelphia Inquirer
reports that Maclin, who missed all of last season with a torn ACL, is close to
re-upping with the team on a one-year pact.
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minute when Joaquin Sanchez Rodriguez headed back a long ball from David Pizarro
and Pasqual smashed home an angled volley.
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under Paul Maurice. Its the Jets second four-game winning streak of the season,
the other coming in mid-November.
http://www.billigairmaxthea.com/herr-dam-superstar-2-svart-adidas-skor-g14748.html . -- The Jacksonville Jaguars are bringing back quarterback Chad Henne -- and
making him the starter.In a previous life, when I spent more time in an arena
writing about hockey than in a TV studio talking about it, I would drive home
from games at Maple Leaf Gardens listening to the post-game radio call-in shows.
Disgruntled Leaf fans – are there any other kind? – would phone in their trade
suggestions. Hilarity would often ensue. Joe from Woodbridge – not to be
confused with the Joe from Woodbridge who now works behind the scenes on Thats
Hockey (although, now that I think about it...) - would inevitably come up with
something along the lines of: I think the Leafs should trade Bill Berg for Joe
Sakic. Uh...okay, then. Still, it was damn fine fun. And now, with the NHL trade
deadline just six weeks from today, I want in on some of that action. Hi, Im
Bob, long-time listener, first-time caller...I think Colorado should trade Ryan
OReilly to Buffalo for Tyler Myers. One for one. Boom. Done. Ill hang up and
listen. If only it were that easy. *** Where to begin? If the Colorado Avalanche
and soon to be 24-year-old centre Ryan OReilly were on Facebook, their
relationship status would be tagged as complicated. Not surprisingly, that would
also characterize the ongoing trade talks involving OReilly. Former Denver Post
hockey writer Adrian Dater, on Dec. 28, was the first this season to tweet
Colorado was offering OReilly around the league in exchange for a quality
defenceman. In the wake of that, some NHL clubs with interest in OReilly said
they hadnt been contacted by the Avalanche, so OReilly certainly wasnt being
auctioned or shopped league-wide. What has apparently happened, though, is the
Avalanche have quietly targeted a few specific teams – Buffalo and Toronto are
the ones mentioned most often in rumours, but absolute confirmations have been
hard to come by and its been suggested to me Toronto and Colorado have
previously had conversation about OReilly but nothing recently – they see as the
best fit in terms of having both significant interest in OReilly and also the
requisite blueline piece or pieces that Colorado wants and needs in return. For
the right price, its believed that Avalanche executive vice president and
general manager Joe Sakic and head coach Patrick Roy are prepared to trade
OReilly before the Mar. 2 deadline. But that isnt to say OReilly is certain to
be dealt before then. Maybe it will happen in the summer. Maybe it doesnt happen
at all. That, too, gets awfully complicated. Before we can go all Joe from
Woodbridge about the prospect of OReilly becoming a Sabre or a Leaf, or Tyler
Myers or Jake Gardiner becoming a member of the Avs, we really are obliged to
look at the history of the relationship between OReilly and the Avs because that
- and how it plays out in the weeks and months to come - impacts every aspect of
a potential trade. *** The first and most important thing you must know about
OReilly is his contract status. When this 2014-15 season ends, OReilly has one
year left on a deal that will pay him $6.2 million next season with a cap hit of
$6 million. When that 2015 -16 season is over - as long as he doesnt sign a
contract extension before then - OReilly will become an unrestricted free agent
a year this July. And at the ripe, old age of 25. And thats a really big deal.
Any team looking to trade for OReilly now and giving up significant asset(s) in
the process, has to be wary of the players impending UFA status in 2016.
Imagine, for example, if Buffalo surrendered their 6-foot-8 defenceman (Tyler)
Myers for OReilly, only to have the latter skate into UFA status a season and a
half from now. Its not necessarily an insurmountable issue. It may be in
Colorados best interests to give a team trading for OReilly permission to talk
to the players representation to see if they can work out a long-term contract
extension. Thats how Colorado can get maximum yield on an OReilly trade, but it
can also give the player undue influence on the trade process. So whether
permission and/or a contract extension happens or not, well, thats a significant
and as yet unknown variable. Equally as interesting as OReillys contract status
is the long, winding and often bumpy road he and the Avalanche have travelled
together for the past three seasons in particular. On that note, its difficult
to talk about OReilly and his contract(s) without mentioning teammate Matt
Duchene and his contract(s). It would seem the two have been inexorably linked
from the get go, on and off the ice. Duchene was chosen third overall by
Colorado in the 2009 NHL draft. OReilly was taken 30 slots later, 33rd overall,
in the second round. To no ones surprise, Duchene used his electrifying speed
and skill to make the Avs as an 18-year-old (24 goals and 55 points in 81
games). To the surprise of many, OReilly, whose game is as complete, responsible
and detail-oriented as Duchenes is exciting and productive, also made the team
as an 18-year-old (eight goals and 26 points in 81 games). Both Duchene and
OReilly showed improvement in their second seasons. Duchene jumped up to 27
goals and 67 points in 80 games. OReilly posted 13 goals and 26 points in 74
games. In their third and final year of their respective entry-level deals,
Duchene took a major step backwards with only 14 goals and 28 points in 58 games
- while OReilly made a big leap forward to 18 goals and 55 points in 81 games.
If Duchene had designs on the big buck ($5 million to $6 million AAV), long-term
(five or six years) second NHL contract that have become something of the norm
for franchise building-blocks, his weak platform-year performance gave Colorado
the leverage to offer a two-year bridge deal with an AAV of $3.5 million, which
Duchene readily accepted the summer before the NHL lockout of 2012-13. That,
however, is where Duchene and OReilly hit the fork in the contract road. Sort
of. Colorado, initially anyway, wasnt offering OReilly the two-year, $3.5
million per year deal Duchene got and by the time the Avs did make that offer to
him, OReilly wasnt prepared to take it - not after his platform season was so
much better than Duchenes. The Avs argued Duchenes three-year body of work was
more prolific than OReillys, but the latter was sticking to his guns and even
after the lockout-shortened season began, OReilly stayed in Russia playing for
coach Paul Maurice in Magnitogorsk alongside Ryans older brother Cal. Thats when
the Calgary Flames swooped in with a two-year offer sheet to OReilly in late
February, which Colorado matched to keep him in the fold. But at a price. The
offer sheet gave OReilly $3.5 million in the first year, but jumped all the way
to $6.5 million in the second year. Most noteworthy, though, was that $2.5
million of his $3.5 million income in the lockout year was a signing bonus, paid
in full regardless of the fact OReilly played only 29 games in the 48-game
lockout season. The next season, Duchene continued to make $3.5 million while
OReillys salary jumped to $6.5 million. Duchene, though, received a five-year,
$6 million per year contract extension the year before his bridge deal expired.
When OReillys bridge deal expired last summer, the Avalanche took a hard line
with OReilly, taking him to seldom-used, club-elected salary arbitration. It was
widely perceived as a potentially hostile maneuver by the team. But immediately
before the arbitration hearing, the Avs and OReilly agreed too his current
two-year deal at $5.
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Dam. 8 million and $6.2 million with an AAV of $6 million, the same AAV as
Duchenes five-year extension. The difference is Colorado bought up the first
three years of Duchenes unrestricted free agency (until the summer of 2019) for
$6 million per year, while OReilly is on the verge of hitting his maximum
earning power in the summer of 2016 without having sacrificed any prior income.
In fact, because of the offer sheet structure, OReilly actually made millions
more than Duchene in three years since they came out of entry-level. You know
what all of that tells me? an NHL management-type told me yesterday. One,
(OReilly) will expect and is quite likely to get between $6.5 million and $7.5
million, if not more, per year on a long-term deal. Two, if youre trading for
him now and giving up what Colorado expects to get, you better know you have
(OReilly) signed to that extension. *** Technically, the Avs dont absolutely
have to trade OReilly. They have the cap room to keep him but theyre not going
to like the cost of potentially paying him more than Duchene, and they do have
an internal budget they adhere to. Thats why Paul Stastny was allowed to walk to
free agency (and St. Louis) last summer and why most feel its inevitable they
wont allow OReilly to do the same thing without getting something in return. So
conventional wisdom is even if OReilly isnt traded by this years deadline, hell
almost certainly be moved in the summer. Even if OReilly did a long-term
extension with Colorado in the summer, hed be leaving himself exposed to be
traded next season. A full no-trade clause wouldnt kick in for another year, so
signing an extension with the Avs would leave the player exposed and possibly
traded next season with no say on his destination. Thats just not going to
happen. The only way OReilly stays in Colorado for the long-term is if he signs
his extension there once his existing deal expires in 2016. Besides, with
Duchene as the established No. 1 centre and Nathan MacKinnon clearly emerging as
the No. 2 (MacKinnons entry-level contract expires the same summer as OReilly
goes to UFA), OReilly may simply be a luxury Colorado can no longer afford,
especially when there is such a glaring need on defence. If so, its still going
to be a painful decision. OReillys numbers this season – eight goals and 25
points in 46 games – are way off his career year in 2013-14. The Avs have taken
a considerable step backwards as a team, too. But OReilly continues to be
perceived as one of the more complete players in the NHL, whose versatility
(wing or centre), specialties (faceoffs, penalty killing, shutdown duties) are
way above average, as are the so-called intangibles (character, leadership)
that, with more than a modicum of offensive potential, make him Jonathan Toews
Light. Or something like that. OReilly appears to like playing for head coach
Patrick Roy and the feeling seems to be mutual, but both the Avs and OReilly
have repeatedly demonstrated to each other over the last few years that they
arent shy about using whatever business/CBA tools are at their respective
disposals. All of which suggests OReilly is likely to be dealt, whether its
before Mar. 2 or in the off-season. *** It isnt often theres an NHL trade fit
that seems so patently obvious as to be almost perfect for both teams involved,
but Ryan OReilly for Tyler Myers may be as close as you can get. Colorado is
believed to be looking for a right-shot defencemen to bolster a right side that
already features Erik Johnson and Tyson Barrie. A mobile, 6-foot-8 shutdown
blueliner with some offensive upside like Myers would fill a considerable void
on the Avs blueline. Having young building block forwards such as Duchene,
MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog would help to mitigate the loss of OReilly.
Myers, who turns 25 next month, is a year older than OReilly but is still not
yet even really in his prime. Hes had a lot of ups and downs since winning the
Calder Trophy as rookie of the year in 2010, but hes certainly demonstrated this
season that hes still capable of playing the game at a high level. Hes also a
fixed-cost asset, under contract for four more years after this one with a $5.5
million cap hit, but an actual cash outlay of only $15.5 million over those four
years. That would be an extremely dollar-friendly deal for Colorado. As for the
Sabres, OReilly would be a tremendous stabilizing influence on a very young team
in the middle of a massive rebuild. If the rest of the season and the draft
lottery go according to plan, theres an excellent chance Buffalo will end up
with centre Connor McDavid or centre Jack Eichel. Either one would represent a
potential No. 1 offensive centre. OReilly, with his versatility, complete game
and leadership, would be a wonderful mentor in the No. 2 slot, with last years
second overall pick Sam Reinhart as a great potential No. 3 centre. Buffalo
would miss Myers presence on the blueline, but with big youngsters Rasmus
Ristolainen and Nikita Zadorov already playing in the NHL, the Sabres would have
some big, mobile blueliners with significant upside to still build around. The
Sabres certainly have the cap space and Buffalo owner Terry Pegula has the deep
pockets to meet or exceed OReillys anticipated contract demands. The reality is
the Sabres could justify the premium required to keep OReilly in the fold
because they know a small-market, rebuilding team would have to overpay to take
a talent like OReilly out of free agency. Are there risks involved? Absolutely.
Perhaps Myers never fully rounds back into top-pairing form. Maybe OReilly never
matches his offensive output of last season. But each has enough attributes to
suggest neither would be a bust and whatever risk is involved, its equally
shared by both teams. I was curious to get a sense from some NHL GMs and
assistant GMs if they viewed OReilly for Myers even up as an equitable
transaction. The majority I talked to thought it was a fine fit, a one-for-one
that works from both sides and requires no additional picks or prospects. One
management-type who puts higher value on OReilly than Myers thought the Sabres
should also send a draft pick to Colorado. But another said the financial
discrepancy - Myers cost efficiency versus the more costly anticipated UFA
premium for OReilly – means Colorado should throw Buffalo a little something
extra. So there you have it - my Joe from Woodbridge moment. *** There are a lot
of moving parts on this Ryan OReilly scenario and it could still go in a number
of directions. All I think I know is hes unquestionably in the drivers seat. By
all accounts, hes happy in Colorado. If the Avs dont trade him, it will be no
punishment for him to remain exactly where he is, because he knows hes less than
1 1/2 seasons from calling his shot on where he wants to possibly finish his NHL
career. If the Avs see fit to move him before the deadline or in the summer, he
may have to decide a little sooner than 2016 if hes prepared to commit long-term
to a new home somewhere else. Or he can just wait everyone out, play whatever
cards are dealt in the short term in Colorado or elsewhere this season or next
and ultimately do whatever suits his fancy beyond that. Either way, you have to
figure the man is going to get paid and hell be playing long-term wherever he
wants to be.
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