Sharks Move Defenders

			2008-2009 Statistics		2010
To Vancouver	Pos	Age	GP/MIN	Points	Cap Hit
Christian Ehrhoff	D	27	77	42	2 years/$3.1 million
Brad Lukowich	D	33	58	8	1 year/$1.566 million
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			2008-2009 Statistics		2010
To San Jose	Pos	Age	GP/MIN	Points	Cap Hit
Patrick White	F	20	0	0	RFA
Daniel Rahimi	D	22	0	0	1 year/$648,000

The Sharks and Canucks have consummated a deal that sees some questions being answered and maybe a few more being asked. The Sharks have moved a couple veteran defenders for a couple of prospects that were not being able to crack the Canucks line-up.

The Sharks have now moved over $4 million in cap space in this deal, picking up no one-way contracts in the process and should now have opened the flood gates for more to happen.

With two one-way deals out of San Jose, it now gives them 15 players signed on to their immediate roster at an approximate cap cost of $51.6 million, which still isn't quite enough to be comfortable, but it's definitely a start. There could be a huge onus on bringing up some of their younger talent to fill in some gaps at the moment, which may not bode well for the chances in the Pacific Division standings.

The Canucks on the other hand, picked up that same $4+ million in cap space, but they didn't really have that much room left to fill, so there could be a little more on the horizon for them. The Canucks now have 22 regulars signed on for the coming season at an approximate cap number of $59 million, well over the cap ceiling. This doesn't include Cody Hodgson's likely arrival into the line-up as well, which becomes fairly scary.

The Canucks did well to move two unlikely prospects for a couple of veteran defenders, including one to be in the team's top pairing. Christian Ehrhoff is a power play defenseman, while Brad Lukowich is a good stay-at-home defenseman, who also has a Cup ring.

The Canucks may have improved their power play, which could mean good fantasy things for the Sedin twins and could also translate into a few more wins for Roberto Luongo.

The Sharks fantasy value may have dropped a little on this deal right away, but if they can make good of the two prospects, then the salary dump could very well be worth it.