Cal O'Reilly, finally an NHL regular with Nashville?

by Dirk Hoag on Feb 8, 2010 7:48 PM EST in Appearances & Interviews

By sticking with the Nashville Predators after a number of injured teammates returned to the lineup, Cal O'Reilly now has enough NHL experience to qualify for waivers, and it appears that he'll stick in Nashville for the time being. It's a fine achievement for a guy who's ridden the Milwaukee/Nashville express quite a bit in recent years.

Today on the Thom Abraham Show, Cal (coming off a 3-assist night vs. San Jose) talked about his plans for the Olympic break, and how the Predators appear to be set up for a busy week on the road. You can listen to the segment via the following link:

Cal O'Reilly on Thom Abraham Show 20100208

It will be interesting to see how the ice time is split between O'Reilly and Marcel Goc. Cal's definitely here to contribute offensively, while Goc is valued for his defensive responsibility and faceoff skills. So don't be surprised if Goc's production tails off over the coming weeks; it may be more a case of O'Reilly getting more of that opportunity.

	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
2009 - Marcel Goc	51	10	9	19	6	8	0	0	0	0	82	12.2

	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
2009 - Cal O`Reilly	19	0	7	7	3	2	0	0	0	0	10	0.0

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meh

Goc is better…he doesn’t make careless rookie turnovers and has more goal scoring skill. I would rather Goc lose PT to Wilson.

by Sam Page on Feb 8, 2010 8:05 PM EST reply actions

I agree..

O’reilly looks real promising, but Goc has played great. I don’t like the idea of Goc’s ice time being cut, but, I guess you gotta work the new guys in sometime.

by hockeydekefreak on Feb 8, 2010 9:08 PM EST up reply actions