How The 2015 O'Reilly Trade Led To A Blues Stanley Cup & Years Of Disappointment For The Sabres 

Watching this 2 years later, Thompson has been amazing and I think it was worth it for Buffalo

Couple notes: Saad is now a teammate of ROR and O’Reilly is now the captain of the Blues

I literally said "Oh, hell no" when I saw the title, yet still clicked and watched the entire video. Pain.

Revisit June 2022, Tage Thomson comes off a 38 goal 68 pt season. Makes it sting a little less.

31st overall pick in 2015. They could have drafted Sebastian Aho with this pick...

The clear winner is Ryan O'Reilly for getting the hell out of Buffalo.

The year ROR lost his love for the game he SET THE RECORD FOR MOST FACEOFF WINS IN NHL HISTORY

This Blues Trade Tree is great, but you seriously need to go back and look at the Brendan Shanahan trade from the early 90's that had Brendan Shanahan traded from the St. Louis Blues to the Hartford Whalers. This tree eventually leads to the Blues drafting Jordan Binnington, who was another BIG reason why the Blues won the Stanley Cup in 2019. Thank me later!

Blues fan here. Regardless of who ends up "winning" in this trade, getting ROR in 2018 was the best thing to ever happen to the Blues.

O’Reilly now traded to the Leafs, the tree keeps growing! Crazy to see where it’ll be when it ends

This trade feels like 3 years ago. Slow these damn days down.

Berglund walking away from 13 million should tell you all you need to know about the toxicity of hockey in Buffalo.

A year later, Tage Thompson looks like he could be a 40 goal scorer with a really good playmaker playing with him.

Episode two of asking for the Brent Burns trade tree

Watching this years later, Thompson is all that Buffalo could’ve asked for

On the day the trade happened, Buffalo won. Ever since, though, this has been a big W for Colorado.

My favorite trade tree ever. ROR to the blues which led to a Cup, Selke and Comn Smyth for ROR who is now the Captain. Also, Saad is now a Blue too. The Blues could win both sides of this trade tree

Woooooh! A video on the Blues! Thank you Steve and producer Drew

Quick update to Tage Thompson. The last season (21-22) he found his stride. In 78 games he had 38 goals and 30 assists for 68 points. NICE.

Jeremy Roy was a stellar defensive prospect that had injuries completely stop his career. could have been a great pick but we will never know

Compher might not be hugely important in the Avs roster, but you could kinda say that trade also led to their cup

Crazy looking back at this now only a little bit into the season and seeing how much Tage Thompson had developed only in the last year

JT Compher is a phenomenal player for the Avs. I was at game 6 vs the sharks in 2019 and that dude BALLED out that night. He drew ALL the attention from EVERYONE in that building every time he stepped on the ice. And last night vs the blackhawks he was centering the 2 youngsters newhook and Raanta. He’s totally underrated great guy to have on your 4th line

Berglund also fired his agent for not filing the NTC-list of teams on time (Buffalo was on it, according to what Berglund said to Swedish media) - and he's still playing in the SHL, so he clearly was just not going to play in Buffalo regardless of the money.

Tage has actually been looking pretty good hopefully that keeps up

I’m surprised that Steve didn’t mention the turmoil that was Ryan O’Reilly’s last years with Colorado.

I still remember the exact moment the Blues got O’Reilly. I FREAKED out because I knew instantly we were going to win that trade. The Blues and fans needed ROR and he needed the Blues💙 our Captain we trust

On the Tage Thompson front, he was moved to center this year and is actually playing pretty well. So, maybe he's not a complete bust. Possibly a career 2nd or 3rd center when all is said and done.

Love these, keep up the hard work. I'll keep up my hard work by continuing to be a Die-Hard Sabres fan!

Mannn the buzz in the air in st.Louis that post season was so special … they say you’ll never forget your first cup celebration!

I really like the positivity you have when you're talking about any team that is not the Leafs.

Hey the Craig Rivet trade involves the Sabres. Can we do that one?

As a Blues fan, all I can say is: Oh Captain, My Captain!

What a difference a year makes. That trade getting Tage Thompson back... not that bad

I was so sad when the Avs got rid of O'Reilly. The story was that he wanted more money than Duchy was making to re-sign, and they weren't gonna do that for fear of insulting their star player (and probably some other cap issues at the time). Looking back, I think it's no question that ROR has had a much bigger impact for his teams in the NHL than Duchene, and I would love it if the Avs still had him. I do love me some JT Compher though, and didn't realize this is how the Avs got him.

The 1st they got from the blues is the same number as the 2nd they gave up to get o rielly

The Blues essentially gave up their 3rd line from the previous season to get O'Reilly. As a Blues fan, I was thrilled that Doug Armstrong pulled off this deal. O'Reilly has been everything the Blues could have hoped for both on and off the ice.

This one should go way back…as in back to when Rick Martin was traded to Los Angeles in March 1981, with LA hoping Martin’s knees would cooperate. ROR sprouted a new branch from that trade tree.

I’m a Sabres fan…Thompson has panned out since this was made. Buffalo is a tough market and need players who want to play there. Thompson has shown he wants that.

Just a note. Patrik Berglund retired from the NHL but he has since played in the SHL. So he continued to play Hockey

It’s possible for more than one team to win a trade. Blues definitely won. One Stanley Cup for a franchise that had never won in 50+ years is worth any trade. As a Blues fan I say that with certainty. I said (before they won) that IF they got a Cup they could go winless for five straight years and that’s ok. I got what I wanted (and won a $40 bet in Vegas that paid $1600) so yeah I’m good. Thompson could still make Buffalo a winner, and given your comments about how O’Reilly lost his love of the game I would love to see someone thrive in Buffalo. Also since you said how the trade is still evolving I’d love to hear when this one is updated (when Buffalo is relevant). Hope you’re enjoying O’Reilly. I miss him in STL, and I’m watching more Leafs streams with you because of (your passion) and the desire to see STL’s first Conn Smythe winner succeed. Enjoy the ride. However far it takes Toronto. I am signing “thank you” as I post this. Thank you for your passion, your love of the game, and everything you do to promote the greatest game on Earth.

You should do the Craig Rivet/Josh Georges trade tree! It's really interesting and lots of great players are involved

Love the videos thanks a bunch

Would be nice to have a rerun of this with the season Thompson just had.

Tage Thompson's 38 goals this past season make this trade a lot more even nowadays, I'd think, no?

Not to mention O’Reilly is now the captain!

JTC is a very important piece now for depth scoring, especially after losing Saad and donskoi.

Well Steve was spot on in his assessment of Tage Thompson by saying "There is lots of career left for him to play" 13:40

*Steve dangle saying as of now he hasn’t performed well* Me watching this after Thompson 68 points in 78 games: Soon, Steve dangle. Soon

Dude, I've been waiting for this tree!

Ben Bishop trade tree vid would be great. STL to OTT to Tampa to LAK

I'm I the only Avs fan that wants to see what producer Drew looks like, or if he is a real person?

Life long Sabres fan here. These trades were a big factor in how "hockey heaven" that they tried to create in Buffalo has turned into hockey hell.

You need hockey players for your hockey team? Tell that the coyotes!

As a Blues fan, this trade tree is the best sequence of trading ever made in the NHL. We got a Cup because of it, and Ryan helped end our misery in a big way. Thank you Colorado (never thought I'd say that) and Buffalo for making these trades.

As a Blues fan, hearing analysis of this trade makes me SO happy. Ryan O’Reilly is a beast. But that team that won the cup was a full team with lots of depth. O’Rei is a solid leader, though, and he’s a pretty awesome coach for the younger guys

Well looks like tage Thompson finally showed up for this deal.....we'll see how he does after signing his monster deal

We Stan Tage Thompson our big awkward forward

I was hoping very much for Steve to mention that Roy plays for HKM Zvolen in the slovak league since that is my team :,(

Still waiting for the Trevor Linden tree to NYI. It is long, epic, and contains potential hall of fame players

You missed the part of the trade tree where O'Riley traded his trucks front end for the wall of a Tim Hortons

Tage Thompson nearly scored 40 goals this year on a poorly-performing team. Ryan O'Reilly's career best is 28. (Thompson also scored more goals in a season than Jack Eichel. But that's not really pertinent. Just wanted to point it out.) Only saying that this trade still has the possibility of paying off for both sides. Just took a little longer for the Sabres to see the ROI.

I think we need a part 2 to this trade tree going down the buffalo/STL rabbit hole in a few years

i'd love to see a trade tree on the MIN-WSH 1989 trade of Gartner and Murphy for Ciccarelli and Rouse. 3 future hall of famers, (Rouse no slouch either), 18 teams involved, lasted until 2007 (arguably 2010), both teams got lots of great pieces out of it over the years.

Saad and o’reilly are now teammates 😂 #goblues

Love the trade tree videos a good one to do would be the Heatley for Hossa deal

It's starting to look a little better now for Buffalo, Tage is starting to come into his own.

@ 15:15 this and every Blues fan were rolling! 🤣🤣

That 2009 draft really did pay for like half of the Avs’ 2022 Cup win.

A Blues fan for 40+ years and a Sabres fan for 35+ years I got both edges of the sword here. ROR got one of my teams a Cup at the expense of setting the other back a decade. The irony is Saad signed a few weeks ago with the Blues for next season.

How about covering the Trevor Linden trade between NYI and Vancouver. I'm pretty sure it led to the formation of the West Coast Express and the Canucks 2011 Stanley Cup run.

Ryan O'Reilly is actually a branch on a still going after forty years trade tree for the Sabres starting with the Rick Martin trade. If you haven't done that one yet, you should look into it. It would be a two hour long video with several Hall of Famers included

coming back to this in february 2023, tage thompson has become a goal scoring god

2 years later, this tree is amazing for the sabres. Tage thompson is one of the best player in the league with one of the best contract in the league

This is the trade tree I've been waiting for you to do ,Steve, so thanks for this.....All I know is the Sabres got hosed on the deal with the Blues--the Blues got a Stanley Cup and the Sabres got a bag of pucks.

If you want to split hairs, the 2nd that Vegas got for Colin Miller was actually flipped along with another 2nd when they acquired Alec Martinez. That same pick was dealt again as a draft move to Ottawa, who is the team that drafted Ben Roger.

Bergland's retiring broke my heart for the kid. So much potential, he just never kept it consistent. And Saboka, he was having trouble even coming to play for the Blues at the end there. I think he came back just to finish out his contract and to get traded...which ended up to Buffalo which sucked so easy out.

Coming back to this in 2022 Tage Thompson finished the season leading tue Buffalo sabers in points with 38 goals and 68 points in 78 games (maybe it wasn’t so bad for them after all)

I’m here after Tage Thompson is on pace for 110+ points

This turns out to be an almost perfect win-win. No Blues fans would trade their cup and the Sabres are perfectly happy today with Thompson. A rare win-win

I’m a Sabres fan and it’s easy to forget on this one, halfway through the season the Blues were dead last and that first round pick was looking like a really good part of the deal … then the Blues brought up this fulla called Binnington. Without that move unrelated to this tree, this trade probably would never look so bad

This trade tree gave a cup to the Blues, it might have played into Colorado's cup and it gave Tage Thompson to the Sabers who's breaking the league in half as off now

I'm curious how deep the temmu Selanne to Anaheim trade tree goes. Worth a look for a video?

The trade tree of the AJ Greer trade actually extends a bit further: AJ Greer was included in the trade for Kyle Palmieri at last year's trade deadline to the Devils.

Watching this video after Tage Thompson had a ridiculous season. I'm a Blues fan and was sad to see him go, since you could see him developing slowly into what he was in 2021-22. I am absolutely more than satisfied with the return O'Reilly has provided, though. On the ice, he's fantastic, but seems like a dang good guy, too.

We need this updated fast. Tnt is a beast

Tage Thompson might turn out to be pretty good in the end, so at least there's that

8:45 i though it was the Latvian Denis Smirnov for a moment and i had to look it up

Surprised he called what Patrik Berglund did "retiring". He got injured and just flat out refused to return to Buffalo afterwards, so they voided his contract. In fact, he now plays hockey in the SHL, so that's very much not retired.

Anyone else here after Tage Thompson's 6 point night?

I’m an Avs fanboy. I’m still waiting to get another cup..I remember the other 2 fondly..

For those who want it continued, I think we might need a separate trade tree, for when ROR was traded to STL for the pieces concerned, then put a branch putting the Leafs trade for ROR.

Tage Thompson had a breakout season this past year... so I guess this trade isn't looking as bad on Buffalo's end as of now.

This video is gonna have a huge update down the line because the O'Reilly trade to Toronto has 3 teams, 4 players, and 4 draft picks.

You should consider the trade between Montreal and Philadelphia which involved John LeClair and Eric Desjardins for a possible trade tree.

Hey Steve, can you do a Shea Weber trade tree? I know you hate the canadiens but shea weber is retiring and he's one of the best d-men in the league. Please, out of respect for him could you do a Shea Weber trade tree because he's clearly near the end of his career and he's one of my favorite players. :)

Does anyone know if the Trade trees are available on podcast (like the Steve Dangle podcast)

I love how this video was recorded just before Tage Thompson went from underperforming first rounder to genuine superstar overnight.

Tage Thompson suddenly looks pretty good, huh

Could you do the Blake Wheeler trade tree (bonus it’s also the Tyler Seguin trade tree)