After a quiet day of no trades on the 23rd, there have been a pair of deals made today.
After Anaheim picked up Dan Ellis (see post below) the Pittsburgh Penguins have traded for Alex Kovalev. Why?
They only gave up a seventh round pick, so hey certainly didn’t overpay – although I’d be willing to debate that point too.
What perplexes me about this deal is that the Pens just picked up a very good left winger in James Neal. I suppose they needed to fill their one-way Russian player quota since Evgeni Malkin is out for the year.
The only way his makes sense is if Kovy regains his form from 2008 while playing for a competitor. It wouldn’t surprise me if he was being a typical Red by dogging it in Ottawa.
For the Sens, the firesale continues as they look to completely retool thief roster. The only two left to be moved are Chris Neil and Chris Phillips. I wonder when they will be shipped out?
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