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Kobasew Traded to Minnesota Wild

Jeanne Dupuis — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:33:17 +0000

Chuck Kobasew has been traded from the Boston Bruins to the Minnesota Wild after only seven games. I am a little surprised by this deal but it just seems like a move that was more motivated by the salary cap than anything else.

The Bruins picked up winger, Craig Weller, and the rights to prospect, Alexander Fallstrom, in exchange for the veteran forward.

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Overall, I don’t think it’s a bad move for Kobasew since I think he will fit right into their lineup and I actually think the Wild are getting the better end of this deal. They need all the help they can get at this point so hopefully this will get things started.

As a Calgary Flames fan, I wish he’d come back to our club. I thought he played pretty well with Jarome Iginla and I really don’t understand why they let him go in the first place.

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Heatley Going to the Sharks?

Jeanne Dupuis — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:32:39 +0000

Are you sick of hearing about Dany Heatley? I know that I am. Whether he’s staying with the Ottawa Senators or going someplace else, I want it to happen quickly so that everyone can move on with their lives.

The latest news is that Heatley could end up going to the San Jose Sharks (Sens GM Bryan Murray brought this “option” up) if third team gets involved and some are saying it will be the Montreal Canadiens. The Sharks are willing to ship Jonathan Cheechoo along with Christian Ehrhoff and a first-round selection but it’s unclear whether this is interesting enough for the Sens to consider.

A league executive is quoted as saying: “if the Sharks don’t have what the Senators want, then (GM) Doug Wilson might have to go get it from another team. ‘The Senators want a proven scoring winger in return and that means you might have to get a third team involved.”

In order for this to work, the Sharks would have to acquire someone from the Habs (presumably) but the player would need to be of interest to Ottawa. I just think this is too much effort to dump a disgruntled, ungrateful player like Heatley. I hope it works out for the teams but I don’t give a rat’s ass what happens to Heatley at this point.

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Calgary Flames Sign Brian McGrattan

Jeanne Dupuis — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:26:35 +0000

In a move that will likely boost their defensive lineup, the Calgary Flames have signed free agent, Brian McGrattan. The tough guy played for the Phoenix Coyotes last season and managed to rack up 22 penalty minutes in five games.

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It’ll be interesting to see what kind of chemistry he develops with fellow new acquisition, Jay Bouwmeester, Dion Phaneuf and Robyn Regehr. The details of the deal that brought the tough guy to Calgary has not been disclosed.

It’s awful but I always associate him with that silly fight he had with goaltender, Ray Emery, during practice while they were both playing for the Ottawa Senators. The former roommates claim to have laughed it off later. They exchanged blows after they bumped into each other, which seems like a pretty lame reason to fight, but they are both pretty hot-headed.

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2009 NHL Trade Deadline Deals In Review

Jeanne Dupuis — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:54:24 +0000

The Calgary Flames stunned fans and analysts by making some big deals today before the 2009 NHL Trade Deadline which added Olli Jokinen (Phoenix Coyotes) and Jordan Leopold (Colorado Avalanche) to their roster. They also sent the very speedy Matthew Lombardi to the Coyotes and I’m sad to see him go.

There were a couple deals that left people scratching their heads. Patrick O’Sullivan was actually traded TWICE while the Tampa Bay Lightning sent injured players, including goaltender Olaf Kolzig, to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Here’s a list of the trades today:

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Flames Send LeLande to Blue Jackets

Jeanne Dupuis — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:28:14 +0000

In addition to their huge deals earlier in the day which brought them Olli Jokinen and Jordan Leopold, the Calgary Flames have traded goaltender Kevin LeLande to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a fourth-round pick at the 2009 Entry Draft.

The Blue Jackets immediately assigned the young netminder to the Syracuse Crunch, which is the Blue Jackets AHL affiliate which isn’t too big of a change for him. He had spent time playing with both the Quad City Flames of the AHL and the Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL this season. With the Wranglers, he registered a 17-5-4 record with a 2.05 goals against average and a .932 save percentage in 27 games.

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San Jose Trade Kyle McLaren to Philadelphia

Jeanne Dupuis — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:18:01 +0000

The San Jose Sharks traded defenceman Kyle McLaren to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a sixth-round pick.

The 31-year-old was drafted by the Boston Bruins during the first round (9th overall) of the 1995 Entry Draft.

“In 719 games in the NHL, McLaren has amassed 46 goals and 161 assists with a plus- 27 rating.”

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Tampa Sends Kolzig, Heward and Rogers to Toronto

Jeanne Dupuis — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:07:19 +0000

On TSN, Brian Burke refused to comment on a deal that saw goaltender, Olaf Kolzig, defencemen Jamie Heward and Andy Rogers AND a fourth-round draft pick traded from the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a prospect Richard Petiot.

Clearly, this is a salary cap deal that will need to be reviewed by the NHL since the 26-year-old Petiot is not worth all of those players. He has three goals, 14 assists in 45 games with Toronto Marlies of the AHL so far this season.

Kolzig is set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer but will be off the roster for the remainder of the season due to an arm injury. In the eight games that he did play, he had a 2-4-1 record with an .898 save percentage.

Heward is also on the injured reserve list with a concussion. He has two assists in 13 games this season and is sidelined indefinitely.

Rogers has been in the AHL all season.

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O’Sullivan Traded Twice in Deal Involving Williams, Cole and Kotalik

Jeanne Dupuis — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:55:00 +0000

In the most confusing move of the day, Patrick O’Sullivan was actually traded twice in a pair of deals that involved four NHL teams. O’Sullivan was originally traded from the Los Angeles Kings to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for forward, Justin Williams.

It was soon learned, however, that the 24-year-old would be on the move again when he was swiftly traded by the Hurricanes to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Erik Cole, who was part of the Canes organization when they won the Stanley Cup in 2006. The Oilers then acquired forward Ales Kotalik from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a second-round draft pick.

O’Sullivan has 14 goals and 23 assists in 62 games this season. Cole has 16 goals and 11 assists. Kotalik has 13 goals and 19 assists in 56 games.

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Last Minute Deal: Anaheim Trades Pahlsson, Moen and Huskins

Jeanne Dupuis — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:26:55 +0000

In a surprise last-minute move, the Anaheim Ducks have traded away three players in the final moments before the NHL’s Trade Deadline. They have sent forward Samuel Pahlsson to the Chicago Blackhawks and then turned around and shipped Travis Moen and defenceman Kent Huskins to the San Jose Sharks.

In exchange for Pahlsson (who has five goals and 10 assists in 52 games this season), the Ducks acquired James Wisniewski and a draft pick.

The Moen/Huskins deal sent forward Nick Bonino, goaltender Timo Pielmeier and a conditional draft pick to Anaheim.

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Bouwmeester Stays With Florida Panthers

Jeanne Dupuis — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:17:48 +0000

Despite being the topic of so much speculation, Jay Bouwmeester is staying with the Florida Panthers. I’m surprised, I thought the Panthers were going to deal him away in a big trade but I guess I was wrong…

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