Tis the season for trades ? A good question. It appears so, last week we saw the Ottawa Senators acquire Mike Comrie from the Phoenix coyotes. Petr Nedved finally landed in Edmonton, after speculation that Ottawa would claim him, that was the plan as far as the Sens were concerned, but the Oilers were quicker. As Scott Morrison from CBC's Hockey satellite hotstove mentionned last week on his blog, the Senators are better off with Comrie than Nedved.
Is Kevin Lowe looking to acquire Brad Stuart from the Bruins ? According to Bruce Garrioch from the Ottawa Sun, the answer is yes. He also mentions that the Sharks, Avs and Wings have also inquired about Stuart, who becomes an UFA at the end of the season, but the Bruins have started contract talks with his agent, and unless the B's tank from now to trade deadline, I don't see Stuart being moved.
In the same article, Garrioch mentions that a fire is lighting up under both Lightning Gm, Jay Feaster and Coach,John Tortorella to bring the team within playoff contention or we could see a major fire sale in Tampa Bay, as in major salary dumps, ie: Richards, St.Louis and Lecavalier. If Feaster was put in the situation of doing so, would he find a taker for one of those hefty contracts ? I think Richards would stay, but either St.Louis or Lecavalier will have to go. Who has the cap room to absorb the remainder of those contracts ? Lecavalier becomes an UFA in 2009 and St.Louis in 2011. Lecavalier would be the easiest to move. But for who ? We might find out soon enough.
Getting back to the Comrie trade. Garrioch mentions the real reasons that they traded the center, was money, what else is new. The Coyotes ownership wanted Comrie's salary off the books as they are not going to make the playoffs. It's believed that Nagy (3m), Nick Boyton (2.95m) and Dennis Seidenberg ($750,000) could be the next to go.According to Garrioch, the Habs, Hawks, Canucks, Rangers and Flames gave the Coyotes a call about Comrie's availability. I guess the call that Habs Gm, Bob Gainey gave, did not last long when he heard who the Coyotes wanted in return.
Speaking of the Habs, they have been hit by the gastro bug, and had alot of players out in their game vs the Rangers. It's not the only bug hitting the team lately. Their poor performances in the last few weeks surely must have Gainey and coach Carbonneau worried. Gainey is not the type of Gm to make trades out of panic. The poor play of his team and two wingers, Samsonov and Ryder, don't give him much options.
Is Kevin Lowe looking to acquire Brad Stuart from the Bruins ? According to Bruce Garrioch from the Ottawa Sun, the answer is yes. He also mentions that the Sharks, Avs and Wings have also inquired about Stuart, who becomes an UFA at the end of the season, but the Bruins have started contract talks with his agent, and unless the B's tank from now to trade deadline, I don't see Stuart being moved.
In the same article, Garrioch mentions that a fire is lighting up under both Lightning Gm, Jay Feaster and Coach,John Tortorella to bring the team within playoff contention or we could see a major fire sale in Tampa Bay, as in major salary dumps, ie: Richards, St.Louis and Lecavalier. If Feaster was put in the situation of doing so, would he find a taker for one of those hefty contracts ? I think Richards would stay, but either St.Louis or Lecavalier will have to go. Who has the cap room to absorb the remainder of those contracts ? Lecavalier becomes an UFA in 2009 and St.Louis in 2011. Lecavalier would be the easiest to move. But for who ? We might find out soon enough.
Getting back to the Comrie trade. Garrioch mentions the real reasons that they traded the center, was money, what else is new. The Coyotes ownership wanted Comrie's salary off the books as they are not going to make the playoffs. It's believed that Nagy (3m), Nick Boyton (2.95m) and Dennis Seidenberg ($750,000) could be the next to go.According to Garrioch, the Habs, Hawks, Canucks, Rangers and Flames gave the Coyotes a call about Comrie's availability. I guess the call that Habs Gm, Bob Gainey gave, did not last long when he heard who the Coyotes wanted in return.
Speaking of the Habs, they have been hit by the gastro bug, and had alot of players out in their game vs the Rangers. It's not the only bug hitting the team lately. Their poor performances in the last few weeks surely must have Gainey and coach Carbonneau worried. Gainey is not the type of Gm to make trades out of panic. The poor play of his team and two wingers, Samsonov and Ryder, don't give him much options.
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