At least Joe is trying to change things up. We have had the same core players for 4 years and have not made the playoffs for 4 years. Time to do something different.
Not sure about the Ribeiro trade. I know he had locker room issues but he was a pretty darn good center. Him for Eakin (who?) and a second rounder... Roy is an upgrade offensively from Ott and I actually like the Jagr signing (consolation for not getting Jokinen). Whitney should also provide some veteran leadership for the youngsters.