Kovalchuk traded to New Jersey

[Guest Howard He Do It?!]

St. Louis and Ottawa were players.

[esteef 2,679]

At least he didn't go to the West!

f*** You Hawks!

esteef

[hockey23 79]

Who would these players be for the wings?

Filppula-Bergfors

Stuart-Oduya

Nestrasil-Cormier

Don't know much about the bergfors, oduya, and cormier but is this comparable?

[Guest Crymson]

Here's where we get 50 armchair GMs bitching that Holland didn't give up players, and being completely oblivious to the fact that there's worlds more to GMing than just swapping around players on a roster.

Here's a pre-emptive 'shut up' to all who fit that category.

[Guest Howard He Do It?!]

Anssi Salmela goes with Kovy to NJ.

[Doc Holliday 1,888]

Here's where we get 50 armchair GMs bitching that Holland didn't give up players, and being completely oblivious to the fact that there's worlds more to GMing than just swapping around players on a roster.

Here's a pre-emptive 'shut up' to all who fit that category.

Well, can you blame them?

Holland has been completely clueless during the salary cap era.

[Guest Howard He Do It?!]

To New Jersey: Kovalchuk and Salmela

To Atlanta: Oduya, Bergfors, Patrice Cormier and a 1st-round pick

Edited February 5, 2010 by Howard He Do It?!

[robb himself 143]

worst...trade...ever...

[Rivalred 630]

Glad to hear Kovy went to a team who has a good chance at the Cup this year...

This should be a good SCF; Hawks versus the Devils.

[titanium2 867]

To New Jersey: Kovalchuk and Salmela

To Atlanta: Oduya, Bergfors, Patrice Cormier and a 1st-round pick

I don't understand how that's a legal trade. Don't the two teams have to match up salary wise to a certain percentage?

[Guest mindfly]

Atlanta now has 4swedes

Enstrom, Hedberg, Oduya, Bergfors interesting

[Guest Lidstromboli]

NJ wins

[Rice 42]

I don't understand how that's a legal trade. Don't the two teams have to match up salary wise to a certain percentage?

No. As long as both teams remain under the cap, it's fine.

[Guest Howard He Do It?!]

I don't understand how that's a legal trade. Don't the two teams have to match up salary wise to a certain percentage?

Not that I know of.

[Guest Howard He Do It?!]

Ouch

Hmm... just spoke with one of the players going to ATL and he hasn't been told by the Devils that he's been dealt

http://twitter.com/TheFourthPeriod

[GMRwings1983 8,794]

I'm going to start a "We Could Have Gotten Kovalchuk" thread just to piss of King Crymson here.

[Rivalred 630]

I'm going to start a "We Could Have Gotten Kovalchuk" thread just to piss of King Crymson here.

That would be baiting and you could be banned for it...

Yes, please go a head and do it.

[Travis 576]

Wonder what NJ gave up?

Per ESPN:

In exchange, the Thrashers get rookie forward Niclas Bergfors, defenseman Johnny Oduya, prospect Patrice Cormier and a first-round draft pick.

Oduya has two more years on his deal after this season at a $3.5 million salary-cap hit. Bergfors will be a restricted free agent July 1. Cormier was suspended for the rest of the season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for an elbowing incident but he's a highly regarded prospect.

In addition to Kovalchuk, New Jersey also also gets defenseman Anssi Salmela, who was originally a Devil and sent to Atlanta at the trade deadline last year.

[thegerkin 189]

Thank GOD he is staying in the East.

[thegerkin 189]

Also, if Atlanta did get Cormier, they could have inherited a potential cancer. Sometimes talent isn't everything, and from what Cormier has shown, his character and respect for the game/other players is suspect at best.

[GMRwings1983 8,794]

That would be baiting and you could be banned for it...

Yes, please go a head and do it.

Keep dreaming.

Me and mindfly are here to stay. Deal with it.

[Guest Howard He Do It?!]

That would be baiting and you could be banned for it...

Yes, please go a head and do it.

I don't think very many people get banned for baiting.

[pazzloski 7]

Has a team ever traded for a player before the deadline and then traded that player again before the same deadline? does anyone know if this has happened before? or is this not possible?

[Guest Howard He Do It?!]

To NJ: Kovalchuk and Salmela

To ATL: Oduya, Bergfors, Cormier and 2010 1st round pick.

Teams swap 2nd rounders in '10 draft.

[Guest mindfly]

Devils gets:

Anssi Salmela

Ilya Kovalchuk

Thrashers 2nd rounder 2010

Thrashers gets:

Patrice Cormier

Nicklas Bergfors

Johnny Oduya

Devils 1st rounder 2010

Devils 2nd rounder 2010