Transactions

One time in high school, me and my buddies went to the Laughing Llama, a local convenience/grocery store and decided to rent a porno. We picked the weirdest one possible. It was called "Transactions 2" and it featured, as expected, various transsexuals engaged in various actions. We put it on the TV at the top of the stairs which was our usual in-school hangout (for those who don't know, I went to a self-paced high school and this is why I took 6 years to graduate a 4 year high school program). Mrs. MacLeod was some upset when she came up the stairs that day!

Anyways, every time I type that headline, I think of that story and it makes me chuckle.

Two transaction to announce:

11/3/2013
The Los Samjawors Kings drop Eric Gudbranson and add Derek Morris.

11/3/2013
The Winter Claassics drop Olli Jokinen and add Andrew Shaw

Gudbranson has 1 point in 14 games, which hilariously puts him more or less on his usual career pace. The Kings needed some offence from their blue line and took a gamble on Derek Morris. Morris's best season was more than a decade ago when he scored 48 points with the Avalanche. In recent years he as been much more subdued, but is currently one of the hottest d-men in the league. Even if he reverts back to his usual pace, he is clearly a better point-getter than Gudbranson. 

The Claassics similarly identified some dead weight (Jokinen's 6 points in 15 games would put him at a career low 34 points) and the hot hand (Andrew Shaw has 9 points in 15 games, but 7 of those points have come in the last 9 games). 

If either or both of these guys defy expectations they will be great pickups, but given the players they are replacing, it is a win-win for both the Kings and the Claassics.