Stars acquire Derek Roy from Buffalo

[ThomasTomasz]

The Dallas Stars have acquired centre Derek Roy from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for forward Steve Ott and defenceman Adam Pardy.

Roy tallied 17 goals and 27 assists in 80 games with the Sabres in 2011-12.

The pesky Ott scored 11 goals and 28 assists adding 156 penalty minutes in 74 games with the Stars last season. His total was the sixth-highest penalty minute count in the league.

In 36 games with the Stars in 2011-12, Pardy scored three assists and added 16 penalty minutes.

Roy is expected to fill the void on Dallas' first line after the team dealt centre Mike Ribeiro to the Washington Capitals at the 2012 NHL Draft for Cody Eakin and a second-round draft pick.

More details to follow.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=399789

Roy is much better than he played last year, and is a few years younger than Ribeiro, so they essentially replaced one player with a younger one. Sabres get some cap relief and add some toughness at the same time.

 

[killgod]

Roy is much better than he played last year, and is a few years younger than Ribeiro, so they essentially replaced one player with a younger one. Sabres get some cap relief and add some toughness at the same time.

How do the Sabres get cap relief when they take on an additional 950K in salary?

 

[ThomasTomasz]

How do the Sabres get cap relief when they take on an additional 950K in salary?

Not cap relief, just some payroll relief. Just catching up on this and I am exhausted from work and the stuff stemming from a power outage in the area