MLH
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- Feb 6, 2003
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Roy: (2nd Line duty with PP and some PK minutes)
When Roy was called up he was playing on the 4th line and the Sabres really don't have conventionally labeled lines. I don't think it's neccesarily fair to say he was playing 2nd line duty, he was often used defensively. There was a stretch towards the middle/end of the season where he was arguably the Sabres best forward.
The +/- doesn't mean all that much as nearly everyone on Ottawa had a great rating. Roy's a great defensive center, an agitator, a consistent offensive contributer, and likely a future captain. Vermette is a great young player, but considering they're similar defensively and Roy is much more dynamic offensively, I don't think you can really say that Vermette is better now, especially considering Roy was a force in the postseason while Vermette was a no show.
Wouldn't Mike Fisher be the best comparison anyways?