10/22/2013 Trade
The Quebec Rordiques send:
Dustin Brown, Brendan Smith, 2014 6th round draft pick
to the Dicklas Lidstroms for:
Drew Stafford and Michael Del Zotto
The Quebec Rordiques noted, correctly, that they "needed a D with Boyle going down and [their] D being a mess generally." Clearly Del Zotto is struggling early but in most other years would be competitive for a keeper roster slot.
In exchange the Rordiques had to part with Dustin Brown, who could challenge for a scoring roster spot. Stafford, despite early struggles, is no slouch either, being barely removed from two consecutive 50 point seasons. Perhaps there might be some chemistry with Matt Moulson?
10/26/2013 FA pickup
The Los Samjawors Kings drop Ryane Clowe and add Mike Santorelli
Ryane Clowe sucks. I hate his name. Mike Santorelli is the hot hand right now. Has a much better name. Fun Fact: I learned, in adding this trade, that there is a dude named "Michal Macho" drafted in 2000 by the Sharks. He has not played an NHL game and is not a goon, both of which are disappointing.
10/28/2013 Trade
The Los Samjawors Kings send:
Ben Bishop and Tyler Myers
to the Teeyotes for:
Evgeni Nabokov and Brent Seabrook
Rumours have suggested that the busy Los Samjawors Kings have been trying to move Ben Bishop for some time - and for good reason. Bishop has seized the starting job in Tampa and has posted very good numbers. The Teeyotes - in desperate need of any goalie period - had to give up Brent Seabrook to get him. Look for the surprisingly engaged Teeyotes to attempt to shore up their defence corps if they wish to be a playoff team this year.
Seriously I am so excited to see Teehan make a trade.
The more significant transaction was a non-keeper one. Will be interesting to see if Vanek clicks with Tavares or whether they use Vanek as a second line winger to balance the attack. If he clicks with Tavares, look out.
ReplyDeleteI reckon Teehan did well to get Bishop - a goalie who helps him immediately but probably also becomes the Teeyote's keeper goalie this summer. Defencemen seem to be in high demand right now but I don't know about Seabrook. That 48-point season appears to be an outlier; the rest of his seasons have been pretty consistently around 30 points. That said, I would love 30 points from any of my shitty defencemen.
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