ROR arrested for driving while impaired..

[Crisis]

Seriously already??

http://www.am980.ca/2015/07/13/buffalo-sabres-centre-ryan-oreilly-charged-with-impaired-driving/?sc_ref=twitter

[JATMtheJATM]

*facepalm*

I want zad back. His transgression was waking up late.

[coastal]

Super d duper

[swiper]

Good Lord. The gods hate us.

First Kromer. Now this.

[swiper]

And he runs into a Tim Horton's of all things? Yeah. You couldn't write it better if you tried.

Somewhere in heaven, Mr. Horton is throwing daggers towards his old team.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o4dgF7XFTSs/TlQeyCf7TzI/AAAAAAAAADM/uuGgE21UECw/s1600/Tim+Horton.jpg

[YardRat]

Gotta love the off season.

[cookie G]

the Tim Horton's blocked his access and he was merely defending himself.

[Meathead]

Hmmmm...let's see...

A--Busted for racing and synthetic pot.
B--'Busted' for allegedly being present during an alleged date rape.
C--Busted for slugging a juvenile over a lawn chair.
D--'Busted' for converting a Tim Hortons into a drive-thru and leaving without his order.
E--'Busted' for a few innocuous messages to a porn star over a span of months.

Tough call, but I'm thinking I'm going with 'E' on this one.

[Meathead]

o'reilly is claiming former equipment managers jim mcnally and john jastremski were behind the wheel

[Meathead]

way to start out that leadership tenure ryan

[coastal]

Very disappointed.

[Skooby]

Wow, thank God we signed him to a long term deal that is guaranteed and pays him a fortune. Cheers to that and everything else until impairment.

[JATMtheJATM]

Oh well. Not like people never get busted for driving drunk. It doesn't define him.

[JATMtheJATM]

http://deadspin.com/police-ryan-o-reilly-drunk-drove-his-1951-chevy-into-a-1717616950

LOL. Ah well, good for a laugh, I suppose.

[SpikedLemonade]

It never happened.

Just like the past 2 years.

Never happened.

[JATMtheJATM]

He and pastrnak should hang out. Oreilly can supply the booze, pastrnak can supply the hookers.

[JATMtheJATM]

Ok, some research done. Impared driving in Ontario is a BAC of .05 to .08... so in the US, he wouldn't have been arrested.

On the other hand, how did he hit a ****ing tim Hortons of he wasn't that hammered.

[YardRat]

"52.5 million dollars on the wall, 52.5 million dollars...
You take one down, pass it around, 52,499,999 dollars on the wall."

[YardRat]

"Waddya mean you don't have Big Macs? What the hell kind of McDonalds is this anyway?"

[DetDannyWilliams]

April 3, 1995

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Dominik Hasek was charged with drunken driving early Sunday after being stopped for speeding.

Police said Hasek, 30, was driving irregularly and at a high rate of speed when he was stopped by police in suburban Amherst. A roadside test showed his blood-alcohol content was at least .10, the legal limit in New York.

http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-24998609.html

[ICRockets]

At least he didn't kill a teammate.

[Meathead]

ouch

[JATMtheJATM]

At least he didn't kill a teammate.

For the record, because I hate this myth, Heatley wasn't drunk. Was just driving too fast.

[ICRockets]

For the record, because I hate this myth, Heatley wasn't drunk. Was just driving too fast.

Sigh...I knew I was going to have to post a disclaimer that I know that.

[JATMtheJATM]

Sigh...I knew I was going to have to post a disclaimer that I know that.

Hey man, I like heatley, and I just hate seeing people throw that in when talking about the incident. We already had one poster assume he was drunk, who knows.

[gebobs]

From WGRZ (http://www.wgrz.com/story/sports/nhl/sabres/2015/07/13/sabres/30110865/):


The Ontario Provincial Police announced Monday that O'Reilly had been charged with driving while ability impaired - motor vehicle (alcohol) and care or control over 80 mgs on July 9.

What the heck does "and care or control over 80 mgs" mean?

[ICRockets]

From WGRZ (http://www.wgrz.com/story/sports/nhl/sabres/2015/07/13/sabres/30110865/):



What the heck does "and care or control over 80 mgs" mean?

It means you're in control of the vehicle but not actively driving it. So basically, it's a charge for if you're drunk and trying to sleep it off in the car or something, since the idea is that you COULD at any time drive impaired because the vehicle is in your "care or control". I don't know how it pertains to ROR's circumstances,but that's what it is.

[gebobs]

What's the "80 mgs"?

[JATMtheJATM]

The scene involved a broken window. That's about it

[Meathead]

What's the "80 mgs"?

‘O’Reilly’s blood alcohol reading was over 80 mg, equivalent to .08 in the United States, thus meaning he is subject to an immediate 90-day suspension of his license. If convicted, he faces a fine of $1,000 & license ban of 1 year.’

[rbochan]

It's a damn shame he couldn't afford a cab.

[gebobs]

It's a damn shame he couldn't afford a cab.

Pay the cabbie off with a knuckle sandwich. That works in Buffalo I hear.

[trapezeus]

this is a problem limited to just buffalo hockey players, right spike?

hockey players are notorious drunks and until the league cracks down on this, it'll keep happening.

but if you can two hand a guy in the face and get a couple games, it's hard to send a message with a drunk driving suspension.

"oh you purposely aimed for a guys head while he wasn't looking? first time offender and no one got hurt, 1 game. you drove drunk at or around the legal limit?"

what can you possibly do? anything higher than intent to injure in a game and you get into the goodell school of random punishments.

[WagonCircler]

It's a damn shame he couldn't afford a cab.

$52 MIL could buy you dozens of cabs. Or limos.

When Jim Kelly came to Buffalo, he bought a limo and hired a driver. I think ROR might want to consider that plan.

[Downinfloflo]

It's no big deal, We all drive drunk and crash into buildings and walk away from the scene.

[swiper]

‘O’Reilly’s blood alcohol reading was over 80 mg, equivalent to .08 in the United States, thus meaning he is subject to an immediate 90-day suspension of his license. If convicted, he faces a fine of $1,000 & license ban of 1 year.’

How's he gong to drive to practice now?

:D

[swiper]

It's no big deal, We all drive drunk and crash into buildings and walk away from the scene.

Stop channeling JATM

[JATMtheJATM]

Stop channeling JATM

?

[Downinfloflo]

Stop channeling JATM

BRAVO!!!! :bf1:

[Downinfloflo]

How's he gong to drive to practice now?

:D

Eichel??

[JATMtheJATM]

I honestly don't care much. He made a mistake, he will pay for it, and will continue to be a good hockey player for the sabres. **** happens

[swiper]

?

If you can't figure out he's ridiculing post #13, then there's no hope for you. In that one you defend him. In at least three others you minimize what he did.

O'Reilly just became the face of Buffalo hockey, then went out and did something incredibly stupid.

Didn't your parents ever say, "son if you're going to steal, then steal big?" This is stealing small, looking bad for running away from it, and looking stupid. It is magnified because he swooped into the Buffalo hockey market like the second coming of a beloved Chris Drury or something just a week prior.

[JATMtheJATM]

If you can't figure out he's ridiculing post #13, then there's no hope for you. In that one you defend him. In at least three others you minimize what he did.

O'Reilly just became the face of Buffalo hockey, then went out and did something incredibly stupid.

Didn't your parents ever say, "son if you're going to steal, then steal big?" This is stealing small, looking bad for running away from it, and looking stupid. It is magnified because he swooped into the Buffalo hockey market like the second coming of a beloved Chris Drury or something just a week prior.

Oh, I didn't read it. I have that idiot on ignore.

I agree it's dumb. Really dumb. Thankfully, he was caught, no one was hurt, damage was absolute minimal (broken window) and he will hopefully learn from it.

[JATMtheJATM]

Check out @news4buffalo's Tweet: https://twitter.com/news4buffalo/status/621025609079222272?s=09

The "damage"

[Downinfloflo]

From JATMS link...

This guy gets it..


Gary ‏@gary_beaty (https://twitter.com/gary_beaty)<small class="time" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(136, 153, 166);"> 2h (https://twitter.com/gary_beaty/status/621038895426351106)</small><small class="time" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(136, 153, 166);">2 hours ago (https://twitter.com/gary_beaty/status/621038895426351106)</small>
@news4buffalo (https://twitter.com/news4buffalo) replace the Timmys with a car full of YOUR family and see if it isn't a "big deal". Driving drunk is always a big deal...smh

[JATMtheJATM]

I shouldnt say it like that, because it downplays his stupid action.

But it could been so much worse. Glad it's nothing big at all

[Ginger Vitis]

Andrew Peeters on Hockey Hotline tried to downplay it as well and Kevin Sylvester you could just sense he wanted to smack Peeters as hard as he could

[coastal]

Um jamjam...

ROR just became the highest paid player in the history of the franchise... without ever having had played a game for us.

He's the number 1 center from day one and a probable candidate for the captaincy and a slam dunk for at least wearing an "A".

hes supposed the be the mature leader for all of the young kids that are growing into this organization.

oh... and no DUI is "not a big deal".

[JATMtheJATM]

Um jamjam...

ROR just became the highest paid player in the history of the franchise... without ever having had played a game for us.

He's the number 1 center from day one and a probable candidate for the captaincy and a slam dunk for at least wearing an "A".

hes supposed the be the mature leader for all of the young kids that are growing into this organization.

oh... and no DUI is "not a big deal".

He's not going to jail, he's not going to have his contract voided. It's a big deal, sure, but let's not pretend this is some major thing like beating his wife. He got the DUI, he will pay a fine, and life goes on, hopefully with a lesson learned. It's a big deal, but not the biggest, worst thing in the world and thankfully, no one was hurt and it wasn't bad. I'm not going to hate the guy for it.

But you are right. Should have kept zad and grigo

[coastal]

Should have kept zad and grigoyou r completely helpless.

[JATMtheJATM]

you r completely helpless.

I know. And I love it

[Skooby]

Bruce Smith never drove sober & got caught many times, it didn't seem to effect his career & success much now did it ??

[JATMtheJATM]

No, ROR will be fine and I hope he learned something today. If he did, no sweat. But at the end of the day, I really only care what he does in a sabres uniform. If he gets a DUI every night, but helps the sabres win, I don't care about the DUIs

[OpIv37]

Buffalo sports can't catch a break.

I've never been a big fan of athletes facing big sanctions for off-the-field/ice behavior, but the reality is that they exist. I can't support actions that jeopardize the success of the team. ROR put himself in a position to get injured/incarcerated/suspended for his off-the-ice actions. And that affects the organization that pays him, his teammates who want to win and the fans that support him. Stupid, irresponsible, and inexcusable for someone who has so much bread.

[JATMtheJATM]

I have several friends who got DUIs in college. It's dumb, but it's not the end of the world. I forgave them (not that they asked for it, as friends I helped pick them up and dust them off) and they learned a lesson. I'm gonna give ROR the same treatment. It's a mistake that hopefully he learns from and moves past.

[OpIv37]

I have several friends who got DUIs in college. It's dumb, but it's not the end of the world. I forgave them (not that they asked for it, as friends I helped pick them up and dust them off) and they learned a lesson. I'm gonna give ROR the same treatment. It's a mistake that hopefully he learns from and moves past.

People make mistakes. One of my good buddies got arrested for dealing drugs back in the day.

But unlike my buddy and your college friends, he's getting paid $52 million to not make mistakes. If my friend had money, he wouldn't have been dealing drugs. If your college buddies had money for a cab, they wouldn't have gotten DUI's. ROR has a lot more responsibility and a lot fewer excuses.

[JATMtheJATM]

People make mistakes. One of my good buddies got arrested for dealing drugs back in the day.

But unlike my buddy and your college friends, he's getting paid $52 million to not make mistakes. If my friend had money, he wouldn't have been dealing drugs. If your college buddies had money for a cab, they wouldn't have gotten DUI's. ROR has a lot more responsibility and a lot fewer excuses.

They had money for a cab. We did stupid stuff in college. All of us. Some of us got caught, most didnt. But like you said, it's not the end of the world and I'm not going to act like it is.

Some people look at athletes like they are perfect and any misstep is some sort of massive insight to their whole world. It's not. Personally, I don't care much about athletes personal lives. I just care about what they do on the ice for the most part. Or on the field. Look at miggy cabrera for the tigers. Off field hiccup but otherwise an awesome dude.

[Skooby]

When you just started a new high paying job, your decision making processes need to protect you from making poor choices / stupid decisions. So much for that happening here.

[OpIv37]

They had money for a cab. We did stupid stuff in college. All of us. Some of us got caught, most didnt. But like you said, it's not the end of the world and I'm not going to act like it is.

Some people look at athletes like they are perfect and any misstep is some sort of massive insight to their whole world. It's not. Personally, I don't care much about athletes personal lives. I just care about what they do on the ice for the most part. Or on the field. Look at miggy cabrera for the tigers. Off field hiccup but otherwise an awesome dude.
I don't care what he does in his personal life either, until it starts affecting what happens on the ice. He risked suspension, injury and incarceration, and likely will be suspended. The Sabres figure to be a bubble playoff team this year, and a couple of losses may mean the difference between playing hockey in April or playing golf.

[Skooby]

I don't care what he does in his personal life either, until it starts affecting what happens on the ice. He risked suspension, injury and incarceration, and likely will be suspended. The Sabres figure to be a bubble playoff team this year, and a couple of losses may mean the difference between playing hockey in April or playing golf.

Agreed, our current margin for error is almost nothing & we can't afford to be paying a drunk to miss games & get suspended / be our highest paid player.

[trapezeus]

the sabres should do something (suspension/ benching/docked pay etc). the coaches should talk to him (reclarify what is expected out of him and that it can't go on moving forward) and hopefully he responds to it positively.

If not, this is a complete disaster. seeing that we are less than 2 weeks away from the infraction, it's not minimizing how stupid he is. but we do have to see how he responds. if it never occurs again, he's a poster child delivering the message that what he did was dangerous and not a small deal, then some good comes out of it.

[WagonCircler]

When you just started a new high paying job, your decision making processes need to protect you from making poor choices / stupid decisions. So much for that happening here.

What a lovely, self-righteous platitude.

But what would 90% of human beings would do after scoring $50 MIL? They'd party their balls off.

Was what he did stupid? Undeniably. If he had it to do over again, would he hire a cab or an uber? I'd bet my lungs on it.

But I wonder how many people on their high horses defended Marshawn Lynch when he fled the scene after hitting an actual person. How many whined that the Bills should never have traded him after seeing his success with the Seahawks?

And better yet, I wonder how many of you condemning him to 99 years in the slammer have ever driven at or above the legal limit.

He will pay an appropriate price. He will recover. Hopefully he will learn from this and never do it again. Hopefully others, especially young people, will learn from this.

Not defending O'Reilly or his actions. They were off-the-charts stupid, especially considering the resources available to him.

But the high horse hypocrisy is blinding.

[Skooby]

What a lovely, self-righteous platitude.

But what would 90% of human beings would do after scoring $50 MIL? They'd party their balls off.

Was what he did stupid? Undeniably. If he had it to do over again, would he hire a cab or an uber? I'd bet my lungs on it.

But I wonder how many people on their high horses defended Marshawn Lynch when he fled the scene after hitting an actual person. How many whined that the Bills should never have traded him after seeing his success with the Seahawks?

And better yet, I wonder how many of you condemning him to 99 years in the slammer have ever driven at or above the legal limit.

He will pay an appropriate price. He will recover. Hopefully he will learn from this and never do it again. Hopefully others, especially young people, will learn from this.

Not defending O'Reilly or his actions. They were off-the-charts stupid, especially considering the resources available to him.

But the high horse hypocrisy is blinding.

I celebrate at my mansion and order out catered food, maybe that's just to easy. How about Tahiti or Bora Bora, get hammered out of the country. There's smarter ways to behave & there's $50 Million reasons to think.

[trapezeus]

i've never driven drunk or under the influence. i am paranoid about it and don't want to get caught. so i haven't done it. and i won't do it. so i am fine saying what he did was stupid and inexcusable.

at the same time, it is a first offense, and if he doesn't do it again based on light punishment, i'm fine with it. but alcoholics are the ones who won't change and can't gauge when they are impaired. and that's a big issue. especially when you are married to the guy for 7 years and you can't move him.

if he brushes this off, it really will be a nightmare. If he thinks its a non issue, can't see that he is a leader who shouldn't put the team in this situation, and potentially gives ownership/coaching staff the feeling that this probably will happen again, it has the potential of being Leino but worse. it's 7 years of a guy who may see himself as too good to follow rules.

if he can put this behind him and face the consequences for breaking the law and endangering others, then yeah, great he learned from his mistakes. and it's hockey as normal.

i already said earliers, what the sabres can do is limited by the low level penalties the NHL provides for cheap shots and nearly killing people with their sticks. an off ice incident where no one is harmed (the NHL key point on assessing suspensions) makes it seem like all the sabres can and should do at this point is a missed game after discussing with him on why this is occuring.

and Wagon, i was all for the ML trade at the time. i thought he pushed it too far, kept getting into trouble when it was obvious that he was on the cusp of a serious suspension. i didn't think it was worth it and i know we got beans for a guy who ultimately still plays at a high level, despite being a diva. i still don't mind that trade.

[JATMtheJATM]

i've never driven drunk or under the influence. i am paranoid about it and don't want to get caught. so i haven't done it. and i won't do it. so i am fine saying what he did was stupid and inexcusable.

at the same time, it is a first offense, and if he doesn't do it again based on light punishment, i'm fine with it. but alcoholics are the ones who won't change and can't gauge when they are impaired. and that's a big issue. especially when you are married to the guy for 7 years and you can't move him.

if he brushes this off, it really will be a nightmare. If he thinks its a non issue, can't see that he is a leader who shouldn't put the team in this situation, and potentially gives ownership/coaching staff the feeling that this probably will happen again, it has the potential of being Leino but worse. it's 7 years of a guy who may see himself as too good to follow rules.

if he can put this behind him and face the consequences for breaking the law and endangering others, then yeah, great he learned from his mistakes. and it's hockey as normal.

i already said earliers, what the sabres can do is limited by the low level penalties the NHL provides for cheap shots and nearly killing people with their sticks. an off ice incident where no one is harmed (the NHL key point on assessing suspensions) makes it seem like all the sabres can and should do at this point is a missed game after discussing with him on why this is occuring.

and Wagon, i was all for the ML trade at the time. i thought he pushed it too far, kept getting into trouble when it was obvious that he was on the cusp of a serious suspension. i didn't think it was worth it and i know we got beans for a guy who ultimately still plays at a high level, despite being a diva. i still don't mind that trade.

Yeah, but you can't assume he's an alcoholic because he got caught once. That's the mistake people keep making. If you like to party occasionally and make a mistake, you are labeled a drunk with a problem.