▁the ▁Sel ke ▁Tro phy ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 – 9 5 . ▁ ▁Philadelphia ▁Fly ers ▁Otto ▁hoped ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁Cal g ary ▁after ▁his ▁contract ▁exp ired ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁season , ▁but ▁with ▁the ▁Fl ames ▁facing ▁financial ▁difficulties ▁as ▁the ▁N HL ' s ▁sal ary ▁structure ▁rapidly ▁changed , ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁agree ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁contract . ▁He ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁sought ▁after ▁players ▁in ▁free ▁ag ency , ▁and ▁was ▁purs ued ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁R angers , ▁who ▁hoped ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁help ▁their ▁team ▁shut ▁down ▁Eric ▁Lind ros ▁of ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Fly ers . ▁ ▁Otto ▁considered ▁the ▁offer , ▁and ▁thought ▁if ▁the ▁R angers ▁thought ▁that ▁highly ▁of ▁their ▁oppon ent , ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁better ▁off ▁playing ▁with ▁Lind ros ▁than ▁against ▁him . ▁ ▁Otto ▁signed ▁a ▁three - year ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Fly ers ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁scored ▁ 4 1 ▁points ▁in ▁ 6 7 ▁games ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 – 9 6 , ▁including ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 th ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁when ▁he ▁not ched ▁a ▁goal ▁and ▁an ▁assist ▁in ▁a ▁ 5 – 4 ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Ed mont on ▁O ilers ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁Still ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁league ' s ▁top ▁def