ST. LOUIS — A person with direct knowledge has told The Associated Press that the Buffalo Sabres have traded center Ryan O'Reilly to the St. Louis Blues.
The person spoke to the AP on Sunday on the condition of anonymity. The Blues confirmed the deal on their website Sunday night.
The Blues will send Patrik Berglund, Vladimir Sobotka, Tage Thompson and two draft picks to Buffalo in the trade.
TSN.com first reported O'Reilly had been traded.
The move was completed before the Sabres were due to pay O'Reilly a $7.5 million contract bonus by the end of the day.
O'Reilly completed his third season in Buffalo since being acquired in a trade with Colorado, after which the Sabres signed him to a seven-year, $52.5 million contract. He's a dependable, two-way forward, who set the NHL record by winning 1,273 faceoffs last year.
