2011/2012 Stats | Contract Details | |||||||
To Montreal | Position | Age | GP | G | A | P | Years |
Cap Hit
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Tomas Kaberle | Defense | 33 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | $4.25 million |
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To Carolina | Position | Age | GP | G | A | P | Years |
Cap Hit
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Jaroslav Spacek | Defense | 37 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | $3.83 million |
Friday morning was met pleasantly with a trade in the NHL, as the Carolina Hurricanes and Montreal Canadiens swapped veteran defensemen in a straight-up deal, which will hopefully give each team a little bit of a spark, since both teams are currently out of the Eastern Conference playoff picture.
Going in the opposite direction, the Hurricanes will acquire Jaroslav Spacek, who has been out of the Canadiens line-up since the middle of November with an upper-body injury. Spacek, a more stable, stay-at-home defenseman might be able to provide a little more confidence in the blueline for the team's goaltending, without giving up a great deal of the offense that they got out of Kaberle. Spacek has been cleared for contact in practice and is close to returning to action, which is likely what allowed this trade to happen in the end.
The Canadiens will hope for the best out of Kaberle and if he can provide $4.25 million worth of good play (or the equivalent for the remainder of the season), they will certainly feel a bit more comfortable with Andrei Markov taking more time out of the line-up.
Spacek, on the other hand, is an unpopular defenseman in the sheet pool, who has no real bearing on the pool.
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