Well, that was certainly unexpected. For the past two seasons, fans of the Buffalo Sabres have all but begged the organization to address the team’s gaping hole at second-line center. Yesterday evening, Elliotte Friedman announced that first-year general manager, Kevyn Adams had executed his first trade, acquiring veteran pivot, Eric Staal from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for forward Marcus Johansson. As many of you likely recall, he and Adams were teammates on the Carolina Hurricanes 2006 Stanley Cup squad.
It is a straight-up trade: Johansson for Staal.