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Ryan O’Reilly’s dad thinks the Avs don’t value character

Ryan O'Reilly

Last week, Ryan O’Reilly’s father, Brian, took to Twitter and blasted Colorado Avalanche management for the way the club has handled contract negotiations with his son.

Today, in a lengthy (rambling?) email to the Denver Post, Brian O’Reilly went on...and on.

Long story (830 words, to be precise) short, the professional life coach believes the Avs don’t value character players like his 22-year-old son.

“This is not about money and never has been,” O’Reilly wrote. “As you know you don’t build team based on dollars. If you did then the people with the most expensive players would be our champion. You build a team on its character. Ryan is not a superstar based on skill but character. I know this for a fact the players he was yesterday will not be the player he was tomorrow he will continue to grow learn and thrive. The world values it less and less, yet everyone is looking for those players that eat sleep and drink the game and are unselfish plus compete because they are intrinsically motivated for excellence. This is another trait humankind is slowly losing!”

And he was only getting started. We’ll let you read the rest at the Post’s website.

In the meantime, any NHL team interested in O’Reilly (Ryan, not Brian) should make their best offer, because it doesn’t sound like he’ll be wearing an Avs jersey again.

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