On Tuesday, the Nashville Predators sent their all-time leading scorer, Scott Walker, to the Stanley Cup Champs for winger Josef Vasicek. Walker, coming off an injury-plagued year is a Top 50 type scorer, finishing 40th in 2003/'04 in pool rankings. His speed and grit will go a long ways to help defend the title the Hurricanes got in June. Scott Walker could be a sleeper pick in the 3rd round of any pool, barring injury of course. Vasicek, on the other hand, is also a decent scoring winger who came off an injury plagued season as well, missing 59 games to a knee injury. Although he may not have the same sort of grit that Walker has, he does come with the speed and European style the Predators have in other players, making him somewhat of a good match. It's unclear whether he'll match his career-high 45 points, but he probably will come close. A late-rounder for sure.
15-year veteran, Geoff Sanderson signed with the Flyers on Wednesday to a 2-year contract. Sanderson, generally a 20 to 30 goal scorer in a season, should fit in well with the Flyers and their free-wheelin' sort of game. It should be expected that he'll produce his usual 40 to 60 points, the latter more likely with the offensive Flyers.
Nils Ekman and a goaltending prospect were sent to Pittsburgh last night for a 2nd round draft pick from San Jose. Ekman, going into his 5th NHL season, has made a splash in the league, reaching the Top 100 in scoring in his first season with the Sharks and just shy of the mark last season. There's always the possibility that he'll find himself along side Sidney Crosby, as he was on a line with Cheechoo and Thornton for some of the time last season, but it remains to be seen what the lines will look like.Technorati Tags
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