Departures: Danny Syvret
Arrivals: Matt Walker, Sean O’Donnell, Andrej Meszaros
Look who’s new in the neighborhood!
The big acquisition, with regards to salary and cap hit, is Andrej Meszaros. However, the big acquisition, with regards to likely effect on the team, is Sean O’Donnell.
Though Meszaros was a highly-touted prospect in 2005-06 when he posted 39 points and a plus-34 rating as a rookie on the Ottawa Senators, his stats decreased almost every year, reaching a career low of 11 assists last season with Tampa Bay and a minus-14 rating that many defensemen would be ashamed of.
O’Donnell, on the other hand, served as a well-respected member of the Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks and Boston Bruins (in addition to brief stints with New Jersey, Minnesota and Phoenix). Known as a rugged, tough defensive defenseman, O’Donnell has not had a negative plus/minus rating since the 1996-97 season.
In fact, last year he posted 15 points and a plus-14 rating with Los Angeles—including 70 penalty minutes. With almost 1,700 career PIM, O’Donnell will intimidate ...
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