'There are a lot better players to worry about,' Ott said of Roussel before Game 1

Steve Ott gave Antoine Roussel some bulletin-board material.

In the hours before Game 1 between the St. Louis Blues and Dallas Stars, Ott was asked about facing pest Roussel, and after Dallas drew first blood in the best-of-seven series, Ott probably regrets his answer.

"There are a lot better players to worry about over there," Ott said, according to ESPN's Craig Custance.

Roussel had himself a game Friday night. He opened the scoring, tallying his second goal of the playoffs, and finished a plus-2 with three shots and four hits in 13:33, including 56 seconds short-handed.

Ott played 5:51 in Game 1. Roussel was a force. Oops.

The Stars took Game 1 by a goal, 2-1. Game 2 goes Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. ET in Dallas.

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