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| Steve Ott |
Day two of the NHL Free Agency period produced no real fireworks, as Martin Brodeur signed with the Devils for two years, almost assuring that he remains a Devil until retirement. The biggest player to move? Olli Jokinen, who will be donning the Winnipeg Jets colors next season. The bigger news (besides Carey Price signing a 6 year extension) is the trade that happened between the Buffalo Sabres and Dallas Stars. Dallas gets Derek Roy, who becomes the offensive force that Dallas sorely needs with Mike Ribeiro getting traded to Washington on Draft Day. Roy joins Michael Ryder and Ray Whitney as the nucleus of next year's team in terms of offense. Roy came at the price of Adam Pardy and Steve Ott, which means Buffalo just got tougher. Pardy provides a little offense and a lot of toughness on the blue line. Ott instantly makes Buffalo tougher to play against by virtue of the fact that he gets into the heads of opposing players. He also provides a little offense, too (translation: he replaces Paul Gaustad).
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