Roy Scores Six-Year, $24M Deal
July 30, 2007 by admin
Filed under Free-Agents
So the going rate for a second-line centre in the NHL these days is apparently $4-million based on the six-year, $24-million deal that Buffalo recently gave Derek Roy.
The Sabres have now committed about $75-million to two players – Roy and Thomas Vanek – after losing Chris Drury and Daniel Briere to free-agency earlier this month. Of course, Buffalo had little choice but to become more aggressive if it wants to stay competitive and give the faithful a good enough team to keep buying season tickets.
While some people may be concerned about the Sabres’ ability to remain a top-calibre team given the losses of Drury and Briere, the Sabres will likely remain within the top tier as they have a top-flight goaltender, Ryan Miller, and a solid group of young players such as Vanek, Roy, Maxim Afinogenov and Brian Campbell.
awsome for him