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01/03/2011   TRADE   

Winter Claassics to Mackhawks:
F Teemu Selanne (ANA)
G Ondrej Pavelec (ATL) [Free agent acquired under exception per email Jan 7]

Mackhawks to Winter Claassics:
F David Perron (STL)
G Cam Ward (CAR)

Analysis: The rebuilding Claassics get younger with Perron, a presently concussed 22 year old French Canadian who has yet to reach his potential. They also lock up a legitimate number one keeper for years in Ward, possibly signalling an end to the Brodeur era for the Claassics.

The Mackhawks are looking to lay claim to the MacKenzie Cup. An optimist would say they just added a former 76-goal scorer that can still put the puck in the net and today sits 23rd in scoring. A pessimist would say they got Teemu Selanne. Teemu Selanne is 40 years old. I think he's still got it, but my one concern is that with Selanne going into Perron's slot, he starts with just seven points, meaning it will be a while before Selanne cracks the scoring roster. 

Either way, with Jonathan Quick as their number one, the Mackhawks don't have to worry if Pavelec doesn't turn out to be a stand up guy (*yuk yuk).