SCHAEFER FOR DONOVAN
The Boston Bruins acquired winger Peter Schaefer from the Ottawa Senators for winger Shean Donovan.
What does it give the Boston Bruins
In Schaefer, the Bruins add a left wing that will likely fill a top-six forward role. He has good speed and two-way acumen, so he should fit in nicely with Boston's more offensive-oriented talent. In fact, he could be a perfect fit on the top line alongside Marc Savard and Glen Murray. GM Peter Chiarelli is very familiar with Schaefer from their days together in Ottawa, and this deal continues Chiarelli's trend of adding former Sens to the Boston lineup.
What does it give the Ottawa Senators
This move was a salary-cap move, pure and simple. The trade saves Ottawa over $1 million in 2007-08, and over $2 million the following season, since Donovan will be an unrestricted free agent a year before Schaefer. Sens GM Bryan Murray has several key players that will need new contracts after '07-08, led by Dany Heatley, Jason Spezza, Wade Redden, Andrej Mejzaros and Mike Fisher, so moving Schaefer's salary now was excellent forward thinking.
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