February 11, 2013 NHL Trade Rumors
Derick Brassard and Penner Available?
Who is available? Well, a few teams would love Ryan O’Reilly, but God knows how that ends. Once again, Derick Brassard’s name is coming up. That’s been an uneasy marriage, to say the least. The Columbus Blue Jackets have three first-round picks next year — their own and one each from the Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers. I can’t imagine they’d trade their own for anything less than a superstud, but the other two are strong commodities in a deep draft.
Another player of interest is Dustin Penner. He’s really in the doghouse with just three games played. If the Kings so desired, there would certainly be a market. He’s on a one-year deal. Hard to pin down many more names. Some teams don’t want to deal excess players because depth is critical. Very few teams are out of it, which prevents fire sales, and with the cap going down to $64.3 million US in 2013-14, you don’t want to add a big salary if you can avoid it. Maybe things loosen up in the next week or so.
Speaking of trades, rumours will heat up on Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, Stephen Weiss and Jarome Iginla. But the Anaheim Ducks have looked good with Getzlaf and Perry.
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Tyler Myers ($12M) will be healthy scratch for a 2nd game tonight. He has the worst plus/minus (-9) of the NHL… #Sabres
— Patrick Caisse (@PatrickCaisse) February 10, 2013
HTR Believes that this is leading to more speculation that he could be on this way out of town.
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Kessler to return to the Canucks lineup soon.
At #Canucks super skills, Ryan Kesler says he “can see the light at the end of the tunnel” and that his return is “just around the corner”
— Farhan Lalji (@FarhanLaljiTSN) February 10, 2013
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Flames claim goaltender Joey MacDonald off waivers from Red Wings
The Calgary Flames have claimed goaltender Joey MacDonald off waivers today.
MacDonald was cleared to play today after being out since March 14 due to a bulging disc.
The Flames needed a goalie after started Mikka Kiprusoff sprained his MCL last Tuesday in a game against the Red Wings. He is listed as day-to-day.
MacDonald, who turned 33 last Thursday, went 8-5-1, with a 2.16 goals-against average and .912 save percentage for the Red Wings in 2011-12. He stepped in when Jimmy Howard was injured and won seven games in a row at one point, winning the back-up job from Ty Conklin.
http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2013/02/flames_claim_goaltender_joey_m.html
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Depending on the cost I would be very interested in Brassard. I think with a fresh start he might be able to turn it around.
doorman you guys don’t need brassard as you know i’m not a leafs fans i really believe you have guys better than him weiss would be more of a fit for you guys !
I hear what you are saying but his age fits with our team and it may cost less to acquire him. That was my train of thought
So how good have Kadri and Frattin been. They’ve kept the chemistry they displayed through the Calder Cup last year and they work hard every game. Frattin clearly won’t continue at his pace scoring goals, but they’ve given the Leafs a third legit scoring line.
This is why I was a supporter of Kadri for so long. This is also why I wanted him to play center and was adamant he played better at center then at wing. He just knows how to play there so much more than the wing. He’s been aggressive, shown great vision and worked his ass off defensively.
As an aside, it’s nice to see that aggressiveness through the entire roster. Only took like 3 and a half years to finally see Burke’s vision for a truculent team lol.
Also random stat of the night. Mark Fraser is tied for second in plus minus in the league lol. He was on for every single Leaf goal tonight haha.
Still need a better top-line center, I dont think Toronto can contend for a cup until they get one. Weiss is not the answer, you need a large, physical center to overcome Kessel’s weaknesses.
Won’t be an easy find.
Josh you see my friend you were right, good call man. That being said we still need a big centre and a physical shutdown dman. I like that they are playing like a team, teams succeed. Good in Carlyle and Eakins for installing a work ethic in these guys!!