The NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone. Scroll down for full analysis and reactions to the wealth of deals that went down on Wednesday.
Alexei Ponikarovsky Set To Be Traded To Pittsburgh
According to TSN, the Pittsburgh Penguins will acquire forward Alexei Ponikarovsky from the Toronto Maple Leafs for prospect Luca Caputi. The deal will be complete once the Penguins free up the necessary cap space to fit Ponikarovsky in their lineup.
The deal is not official and a draft pick or something similar could be heading to Toronto as well. Once Pittsburgh clears the necessary cap space, we will learn more.
Read Article >Nashville Acquires Denis Grebeshkov From Edmonton
In one of those moves that could lead to more moves around the league, the Nashville Predators have acquired defenseman Denis Grebeshkov in exchange for a second round draft pick, according to TSN.
Dirk Hoag, SBN’s writer at our Predators site, On the Forecheck, believes that the deal could be the precursor to the team trading soon-to-be-free-agent defenseman Dan Hamhuis.
Read Article >What Should The LA Kings Do At The Deadline?
Our Los Angeles Kings blog, Jewels From The Crown, took up the task of trying to decide what their team should do as the 2010 NHL trade deadline approaches.
Here’s some of what they had to say:
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