The title is fitting since Saturday and Sunday are the weekend. Anyway, all I know is that I'll be in classes Monday and won't be able to sit down to TSN or Sportsnet and attempt not to fall asleep over a potentially boring day, reasons why later.
So lets dust off the ole trade analysis machine and see what it has to say about the activities over the past dozen or so days.
To Anaheim: Riley Holzapfel
To Winnipeg: Maxime Macenauer
Trade Analysis:If you ever wanted to see a minor league deal, this is it. Is it bad that I only know of Macenauer through NHL Eastside Manager?
Anaheim: Ryan O'Marra
Edmonton: Bryan Rodney
Trade Analysis: Another minor league deal, but more major. At this point it's hard not to feel sorry for O'Marra. A former first rounder who seemed to have never got a decent shot in the NHL despite being more than a point-per-game AHLer.
Philadelphia: Nicklas Grossman
Dallas: 2nd-round pick (2012), 3rd-round pick (2013)
Trade Analysis: The Flyers really need scoring on the blueline. But this isn't the trade for that. Instead, they get a good shutdown d-man. Might have overpaid.
San Jose: Dominic Moore, 7th-round pick (2012)
Tampa Bay: 2nd-round pick (2012)
Trade Analysis: Note to self: if there is any trade rumours involving Dominic Moore, listen to this guy.
Nashville: Hal Gill, conditional 5th-round pick (2013)
Montreal: Blake Geoffrion, Robert Slaney, 2nd-round pick (2012)
Trade Analysis: Yes, that's exactly what the Preds need, another big d-man. But there is only one thing I care about in this deal/ Not Gill leaving the Habs, not Slaney (a career minor leaguer), not the picks, its the fact that THE HABS GOT A GEOFFRION!!! Um...still #FireGauthier
Philadelphia: Pavel Kubina
Tampa Bay: Jon Kalinski, 2nd-round pick (2012 or 2013), 4th-round pick (2012)
Trade Analysis: Well, it looks like somebody misses Pronger. Kubina (unlike Grossman) should add a bit of scoring from the blueline - despite it looking like a down year for him. Jon Kalinski was only added because of a dumb rule saying that teams are only allowed to have 50 guys under contract. More on that rule later.
Colorado: Steve Downie
Tampa Bay: Sebastien Piche, Detroit's 1st-round pick (2012)
Detroit: Kyle Quincey
Trade Analysis: Ooooh a three-way, how sexy. How this worked was the Tampa traded Downie to the Avs for Quincey. Then Tampa flipped him to Detroit for Piche and the 1st-rounder. Colorado gets the sandpaper they need, Detroit depth on the blueline just got deeper, and Tampa is set for a mini-rebuild. I wonder though if Yzerman wasn't the GM would he have gotten a 1st from Detroit.
Chicago: Matt Fornataro
Tampa Bay: Brandon Segal
Trade Analysis: Ok Tampa we get it, your in selling mode...even at a minor league level.
Phoenix: Antoine Vermette
Columbus: Curtis McElhinney, 2nd-round pick (2012), 5th-round pick (2013)
Trade Analysis: Yes, finally the franchise goalie Columbus needs. Ok, not really...and he;s injured for the rest of the season. Vermette although should be a welcomed addition to the Coyotes during there playoff push.
Los Angeles: Jeff Carter
Columbus: Jack Johnson, 1st-round pick (2012)
Trade Analysis: 2 ways of answering this trade:
1. Civilized: Los Angeles gets the scoring they need while Columbus can kick-start their rebuild. Of course with Carter gone, any Trade Deadline special just got duller.
2. Non-Civilized: OOOOOOH SNAP! NON-DRY ISLAND REUNION Y'ALL!
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