O'REILLY
O'REILLY HAD ANOTHER NICE NIGHT AT THE OFFICE WITH A GOAL AND THREE ASSISTS.
HE'S AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING
PLAYER WHO COMES FROM
AN AMAZING FAMILY.
TONIGHT WE TALK LIFE AND HOCKEY
WITH THE CAPTAIN THAT IS OUR
CARDINAL VUcIc SUNDAY
CONVERSATION COVIDE RYAN THERE
CAN'T BE A BETTER STORY
OF GRATITUDE IN SPORTS THAN
YOUR MOTHER BONNIE DONATING HER
KIDNEY TO THE FORMER RINK
MANAGER GRAHAM NESBITT.
I'M WONDERING WHEN YOU FIRST
HEARD THAT NEWS, WHAT WAS YOUR
REACTION AND IS SHE TOUGHER
THAN ANY TEAMMATE YOU'VE EVER
HAD?
WELL, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY SHE IS
SHE'S JUST AN INCREDIBLE
PERSON.
I KNOW I WASN'T I WASN'T REALLY
SHOCKED OR SURPRISED BECAUSE
THAT'S JUST THE PERSON SHE IS.
YOU KNOW, SHE'S SO GENEROUS.
EVERYONE IN HER FAMILY AND HER
MOM WAS THE SAME WAY SO
GENEROUS.
I KNOW YOU DON'T WISH ANY ILL
WILL TO YOUR FORMER TEAM
BUFFALO BUT THAT ORGANIZATION
RIGHT NOW IS A MESS YOU EVER
THINK ABOUT.
HERE YOU ARE WITH A STANLEY CUP
RING STANLEY CUP MVP, THE SEA
ON YOUR JERSEY.
DO YOU EVER HAVE TO PINCH
YOURSELF?
I CAN'T BELIEVE THE SITUATION
THAT I'M IN.
YEAH, I THINK I GET BACK
REALLY.
DOUG AREN'T STRONG ENOUGH FOR
LET ME BE A PART OF THIS
ORGANIZATION OF BLUES AND HOW
AMAZING THEY ARE.
YOU KNOW, I TRY NOT TO THINK
OF BOOKS.
I KEEP TRYING FOCUS AND STAY IN
THE MOMENT AND FOCUS ON GETTING
BETTER AND WINNING THE NEXT
GAME AND GETTING OUR TEAM BACK
ON TRACK.
BUT THERE ARE THOSE TIMES WHERE
YOU LOOK BACK AND THINK WHO YOU
KNOW SOMETHING COULD HAVE
HAPPENED AND COULD HAVE BEEN
SOMEWHERE ELSE AND NOT I'D GET
TO ST. LOUIS THAT ARE SUCH A
GREAT ORGANIZATION IN TERMS
OF GETTING YOUR TEAM BACK ON
TRACK.
IS IT A CASE WHERE AS SOON AS
WE'RE HEALTHY WE ARE GOING TO
BE JUST FINE?
IS THAT THE WAY YOU LOOK AT IT
?
OH NO, NOT AT ALL.
OBVIOUSLY MISSING KEY PLAYERS
WHICH IS ALWAYS DIFFICULT BUT
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE GREAT DEPTH
AND YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO
SAY TOO MUCH ON IT BECAUSE I
YOU KNOW, IT'S BETWEEN US GUYS
IN THIS ROOM BUT YOU KNOW, SO
IT'S ON MYSELF AND THE LEADERS
THE GUYS THE TEAM BEING NICE
GUYS HAD BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE
.
WE HAVE TO STEP UP AND GET THIS
GET THIS THING MOVING IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION.
HAS YOUR ROLE CHANGED AT ALL
SINCE YOU OFFICIALLY PUT THE C
ON THERE?
ARE YOU DOING THE EXACT SAME
THINGS THIS YEAR AS YOU DID
LAST YEAR?
NO, I THINK IT'S DIFFERENT.
I THINK I FEEL MORE
RESPONSIBILITY.
YOU KNOW, YOU SEE YOU YEAH.
I THINK AUTOMATICALLY YOU JUST
SOMETHING'S GOING WRONG.
I THINK IT'S MY JOB TO FIND A
FIX FOR IT BUT IT'S A GOOD
CHANCE I'M EXCITED FOR IT.
I COULD SEE THERE'S GROWTH TO
BE HAD AND YOU KNOW I CAN DO
THAT AND BUILD THIS BETTER.
YOU KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE IN A
MUCH BETTER POSITION.
OUR FORMER GREAT QUARTERBACK IN
ST. LOUIS, KURT WARNER USED TO
SAY THAT WHEN HE GOT TO A
CERTAIN LEVEL HIS COACH STOP
YELLING AT HIM.
I'M WONDERING DOES CREG RUBY
STOP YELLING AT RYAN O'REILLY
AFTER THE SEASONS YOU PUT
TOGETHER FOR NOT I THINK IT'S
DIFFERENT NOT THE WAY WHAT DO I
GUESS MAYBE A YOUNGER PLAYER
BUT SHE'S VERY RESPECTFUL BUT
HE'S VERY HONEST TOO.
AND I THINK HE LEANS ON MYSELF
AND LEADERSHIP GROUP AND
SOMETIMES MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW,
DIFFERENT WHETHER IT'S YELLING
OR OR JUST TALKING TO US.
BUT HE'S GOT A GREAT FEEL AND I
THINK FOR MYSELF I CAN HANDLE
KIND OF ANY APPROACH THAT'S
THERE.
HEY, YOUR CAR SHIELD
COMMERICALS ARE A BIG SUCCESS.
EVERYBODY LOVES THEM.
I'M WONDERING WHAT SHOULD THE
THREEE YOU PATRICK MARONE OR
DARREN PANGU WAS THE BEST ACTOR
WHO NEEDED THE MOST TAKES TO
GET THEIR PARTS RIGHT.
WELL I GOT GHIORSO SORUM BUT
YEAH THE BIG RIG HE STRUGGLED
WITH A FEW THINGS ON THE
PROMPTER TOOK HIM A LITTLE
WHILE FOR THAT AND I THINK I
WAS SECOND I HAD A FEW FEW
MISTAKES THERE BUT THERE WAS
OBVIOUSLY LIGHTS OUT.
HE WAS JUST SO YOU KNOW HE ONLY
TOOK A FEW TAKES FOR EVERYTHING
SO YEAH WE'RE TRYING TO LEARN
FROM HIM.
I HAVE TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE
GUITAR TOO.
HOW GOOD ARE YOU COULD YOU GO
ON TOUR EVENTUALLY A FULL TIME
?
OH, I WOULD NEED A LOT OF WORK
BEFORE THAT BUT I DO LOVE
PLAYING.
IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN A LITTLE
DIFFICULT SINCE KIND OF MY KIDS
AND HAVING TWO KIDS NOW AND
THEN GETTING A BIT OLDER.
I DON'T HAVE AS MUCH TIME TO
PLAY IT BUT I STILL TRAVEL WITH
ONE AND I'VE GOT A LITTLE
LITTLE UKULELE I BRING WITH ME
AND TRY TO YOU KNOW, TRYING TO
LEARN THAT A BIT BETTER ON TIME
TRAVEL FOR LARGER WANT TO
TRAVEL GUITAR AND MESS AROUND
BUT IT'S IT'S A GREAT HOBBY
MIGHT NOT VERY GOOD OLD GOLOS.
THEN FINALLY HOW WOULD RYAN
REALLY LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED
SAY TEN YEARS FROM NOW?
THAT'S A VERY TOUGH