Free Agent Swap

			2009-2010 NHL Statistics				2011 Cap Info
To Nashville	Position	Age	GP	G	A	P	Years	Cap Hit
Sergei Kostitsyn	Forward	23	47	7	11	18	0	RFA
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To Montreal	Position	Age	GP/MIN	G/W	A/SO	P	Years	Cap Hit
Dustin Boyd	Forward	24	78	11	13	24	0	UFA
Dan Ellis	Goalie	30	1,714	15	1	33	0	UFA
Future Considerations

A very interesting deal dropped on Tuesday afternoon as the rights to Sergei Kostitsyn, a potential restricted free agent, was dealt to the Nashville Predators from Montreal and in return, the Canadiens receive the rights to two potential unrestricted free agents in Dan Ellis and Dustin Boyd, plus future considerations.  This deal comes less than 48 hours until all three players become free agents, but luckily for the Predators, Kostitsyn was qualified as a restricted free agent, giving the club a chance to sign a new deal with the Predators.  The Canadiens now have negotiating rights for both Boyd and Ellis for tonight and tomorrow to get this all done.

Expect some signing blogs tomorrow if these deals get done right away.  Then I will have some salary cap information for both sides and likely some team updates as well.