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Now Austin Fort Jersey that is behind them ( ), the are going to look like a real NHL team this upcoming season, and is going to be a huge part of that.After acquiring him with the , the Sabres announced on Friday that they have signed O'Reilly to a seven-year contract extension that will reportedly pay him $7.5 million per season.He is entering the final year of his current deal that he signed with the Avalanche that will pay him $6 million.The Avalanche traded him a week ago after some rocky contract negotiations in recent years that were never able to result in a long-term deal . In return, Brian Orakpo Jersey the Sabres sent Mikhail Grigorenko, , J.T. Compher and the 31st overall pick in the 2015 draft . That trade was preceded by the Avalanche signing Carl Soderberg to that pretty much pushed O'Reilly out the door.It's obviously a huge deal for the Sabres to commit $52 million to him, and according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman Aaron Brewer Jersey the deal is made which means it's pretty much buyout proof in the future. But O'Reilly is still only 24 years old and has already established himself as one of the top two-way centers in the NHL.He is never going to be an elite scorer, and if you're expecting him to be that you're only setting yourself up for disappointment, but when you combine his defensive play with the fact he has turned into a 55-60 point player he is an extremely valuable Jamarco Jones Jersey a set. Especially for a Buffalo team that is going to rely him to play the heaviest minutes every night while they allow their previous two top draft picks, Jack Eichel and , to get their feet wet in the NHL. Along with O'Reilly and Eichel, the Sabres will also have joining the roster this season after he was acquired this past season in a trade with the . should also be an upgrade in net from the Ottawa Senators.The defense still needs quite a bit of work before they can seriously think about returning to the playoffs and competing, but with O'Reilly, Kane, Eichel, Reinhart and together for the foreseeable future they definitely have a great foundation to start building around.If nothing else they are going to Khari Blasingame Jersey be a heck of a lot more entertaining to watch this season.