O'Reilly roasts himself for recent play: 'I've had one good year'

Nashville Predators center Ryan O'Reilly offered an extremely harsh self-assessment following the team's 3-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday.

"For myself, No. 1 center, just turning the puck over. Can't make a six-foot pass to save my life. Not going to have much success if I'm playing pathetic like that," O'Reilly told reporters postgame, including The Tennessean's Alex Daugherty. "I don't know the answer. I've had one good year in my career."

O'Reilly scored Nashville's only goal in the game. The only goal against he was on the ice for was Philadelphia's empty-netter in the waning minutes. He whacked his stick off the side of the post afterward.

His frustrations with himself have been mounting throughout the season.

"The last few games I've been making mistakes left and right that normally I don't do," he said. "Can't expect to win like that. It's frustration everywhere."

The Predators have one win in their last seven games and sit 12th in the Western Conference.

O'Reilly is tied for the team lead with six goals on the season and sits second with 10 points in 16 games.

The 34-year-old has accumulated 834 points in 1,168 games across his 17-year NHL career. He won the Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy, and Selke Trophy in 2018-19 with the St. Louis Blues. O'Reilly racked up a career-high 77 points that season, plus another 23 points in 26 postseason contests.