Around the League: Transactions

[the wicked child]

I don't get Philly's obsession with Boucher. He was amazingly bad in his last stint there (even for a Flyers G in the playoffs he was bad... I probably could have scored on him).

[penny lane]

saw on twitter, mark recchi is joining the dallas stars coaching group.

[Beveridge]

saw on twitter, mark recchi is joining the dallas stars coaching group.

Probably good since he is the age of about half their roster.

[SolidSnake]

That now completes the circle, Recchi has been involved with every team in the history of the NHL

[Tico Rick]

That now completes the circle, Recchi has been involved with every team in the history of the NHL

And Recchi and Jagr are reunited.

[llipgh2]

No one posted this?

@DarrenDreger #Breaking: #Habs trade rights to PK Subban to Blues in exchange for Kevin Shattenkirk. Confirmed.

I didn't see that coming at all.

[MRandall25]

Because Dreger didn't post it.

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[llipgh2]

I can't read Twitter from work, don't see a retraction on my phone or explantion from Dreger, What does this say?

[MRandall25]

I can't read Twitter from work, don't see a retraction on my phone or explantion from Dreger, What does this say?

It's the real, verified Dreger's profile. That tweet you posted isn't on it.

[llipgh2]

I have Dreger's real, verified account.

I'm thinking it was hacked.

[MRandall25]

I have Dreger's real, verified account.

I'm thinking it was hacked.

I think you read "DarrenDreger_" as opposed to "DarrenDreger", because a quick search gave me this:

@DarrenDreger_
#Breaking: #Habs trade rights to PK Subban to #Blues in exchange for Kevin Shattenkirk. Confirmed.

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[llipgh2]

https://twitter.com/DarrenDreger_" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I don't follow this person. I follow @DarrenDreger No trailing _ after the name, I follow the real guy.

So if this imposter is showing up in my timeline, it isn't because I'm following him.

[Gaucho]

Dallas Stars ‏@DallasStars
BREAKING: The Dallas Stars have traded defenseman Mark Fistric to @EdmontonOilers for their 3rd round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

[Gaucho]

Wait, Ralph Krueger coaches the Oilers?

[Digitalgypsy66]

The Westgarth to Carolina thing makes sense in that he is married to Bill Cowher's daughter, and the Westgarths make Raleigh their home. <shrugs>

[mikey287]

Dallas Stars ‏@DallasStars
BREAKING: The Dallas Stars have traded defenseman Mark Fistric to @EdmontonOilers for their 3rd round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

We probably should have done this. Fistric isn't God's gift to hockey, but it solves our #6 issue and he clears creases...nice job by Edmonton. For Dallas, this probably means Brenden Dillon has made the team...an undrafted free agent from the WHL that we could have had if we had scouts in the WHL...

[mikey287]

The Westgarth to Carolina thing makes sense in that he is married to Bill Cowher's daughter, and the Westgarths make Raleigh their home. <shrugs>

Carolina also saves a few bucks - which seems to be the point of the Boucher deal as well. They also didn't have a designated punching bag either...

[Tico Rick]

The Westgarth to Carolina thing makes sense in that he is married to Bill Cowher's daughter, and the Westgarths make Raleigh their home. <shrugs>

I guess that means we'll be seeing more of this crap:

[penny lane]

Pass it to Bulis ‏@passittobulis
Luongo: "I'm willing to stay here this season because it will be short. But I don't want to stay here long term." via @RenLavoieRDS

canucks fans are use to the short seasons bobby lou-lou.

[canaan]

Renaud Lavoie ‏@RenLavoieRDS
Kings lost 2 players on waivers today. Rich Clune now with Nashville. Thomas Hickey claimed by Islanders.

[penny lane]

briere out of saturday's game. cannot close hand to shoot the puck. he has a hairline fracture.

too bad, so sad~ he has given the pens all they can handle past 2 years.

[Gaucho]

Especially when he was offside.

[mikey287]

I'm surprised the board wasn't up in arms that we didn't end up with Thomas Hickey. We value the CSS number pre-draft more than the actual draft number? Wake up, LGP!

[Mr. Colby]

Dallas Stars ‏@DallasStars
BREAKING: The Dallas Stars have traded defenseman Mark Fistric to @EdmontonOilers for their 3rd round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

We probably should have done this. Fistric isn't God's gift to hockey, but it solves our #6 issue and he clears creases...nice job by Edmonton. For Dallas, this probably means Brenden Dillon has made the team...an undrafted free agent from the WHL that we could have had if we had scouts in the WHL...

Wait... we don't have scouts in the W? Why do we love drafting from there?

[mikey287]

We don't love drafting from there. I'm not sure who is in charge there now, but I'm assuming it's changed a bit in the last few years. Before Morrow, Pouliot, Uher in 2011 and 2012, we didn't pick from the WHL since the 6th round of 2004 (Moises Gutierrez) who was a nobody even then...like Sweden and Finland, it appears to be an under-scouted territory for us...because there isn't a shortage of talent there (both draftable and left undrafted) that we seem to be ducking around for various reasons. I just hope that we have the proper, competent personnel to cover this ground is all...