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NHL ceases operations for Olympics
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, NHL, Olympics, Trades,
The NHL is going into its final weekend of play before they shut down operations for the Olympics. With the amount of players leaving their clubs to represent their home countries, many NHL players will have a chance to play for something a little different, while many more are being given a two-week break from play to recover and become stronger for the playoff stretch. At the same time, trades will also cease across the board, putting the entire spotlight on not-so-snowy British Columbia.
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Devils add Kovalchuk as trade week continues
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, NHL, Trades,
Another big trade has been completed and the New Jersey Devils have another captain among their ranks. Devils GM Lou Lamoriello completed a trade to bring in All-Star Ilya Kovalchuk from Atlanta. The 26-year-old has scored 31 goals in 49 games this season. Since debuting in 2001, Kovalchuk has netted 328 goals and 615 points in 594 games, so there’s certainly no surprise that he was as sought after as he was, and just when it seemed like the Kings would win the Kovalchuk Sweepstakes, the Devils swooped in and landed the Russian-born superstar.
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Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke can sleep soundly. His widely publicized trades on Sunday saw his team acquire goalie J.S. Giguere, defenseman Dion Phaneuf, and forward Fredrik Sjostrom. All three players made their Leafs debut on Tuesday night, and each contributed in their own way to a 3-0 Leafs shutout victory against the slumping New Jersey Devils. Fans were excited by the trade announcements, and with introductions out of the way, both on and off the ice, it’s back to business for the Maple Leafs organization.
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Blockbuster breakdown: Calgary Flames
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, Front Office, NHL, Trades,
The Calgary Flames were part of the first of two bold trades involving the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. The blockbuster trade saw the Flames give up defensive strongman Dion Phaneuf, as well as right winger Fredrik Sjostrom and prospect Keith Aulie. In exchange, they picked up forwards Niklas Hagman, Matt Stajan, Jamal Mayers, and defenseman Ian White. Calgary’s offensive woes have plagued them in January, and the addition of three mid-level forwards, they hope to provide a shot of adrenaline that will carry them through the playoffs.
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Blockbuster breakdown: Anaheim Ducks
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, Front Office, NHL, Trades,
As part of Sunday’s blockbuster trades, Ducks GM Bob Murray added a couple of key pieces from Toronto to his struggling team. The Ducks picked up forward Jason Blake and goaltender Vesa Toskala. Blake is the key piece for Anaheim as they’ll try to make a late push to grab a playoff spot from one of the other slumping teams in the West. They had to give up former Stanley Cup winner and current backup goaltender J.S. Giguere to get them, which in their eyes was a bargain.
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Blockbuster breakdown: Toronto Maple Leafs
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, Front Office, NHL, Trades,
It seems blockbuster trades aren’t entirely a thing of the past in the NHL. But it took a blockbuster GM like Toronto’s Brian Burke to do it. With two colossal trades on Sunday, Burke added defensemen Dion Phaneuf, winger Fredrik Sjostrom and prospect Keith Aulie from Calgary, giving up forwards Niklas Hagman, Matt Stajan, Jamal Mayers, and defenseman Ian White. The second deal sent forward Jason Blake and goalie Vesa Toskala to the Ducks in return for goaltender J.S. Giguere.
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Philadelphia’s original number 32
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, MLB, Trades,
Now that the dust is starting to settle around the Roy Halladay move to Philadelphia, the breakdowns and analyses of the trades have begun to take precedence among sports headlines across North America. Halladay was revealed as the newest Phillie in a media conference on Wednesday afternoon where, for the first time, he donned his new red and white jersey. An unnoticed piece to anybody outside of Toronto’s fanbase was the large “34” on the back of the jersey. Doc’s number 32 had to be replaced thanks to Philadelphia’s retiring in 1989 the number in honor of one of the greatest pitchers of all-time - Steve “Lefty” Carlton.
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Lee was part of the trade, too
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, MLB, Trades,
Cliff Lee has been traded. Everybody knows it, but nobody is talking about it. Cliff Lee is arguably one of the 10 best pitchers in baseball, but was just a pawn in the Philadelphia Phillies’ attempts to secure Roy Halladay as a long-term piece of the pie. In 2008, Lee finished ahead of Halladay in voting and won the Cy Young Award, largely because the voters weren’t paying attention, but since then, Halladay has shown that he is in fact the “one” to Lee’s “one-A”.
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New kid Anthopoulos had the best toy
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, Front Office, MLB, Trades,
Toronto Blue Jays General Manager Alex Anthopoulos is like the new kid in school with all the best toys. As the most recent man in baseball to be given the “GM” title, all eyes were on the 32-year old former scouting coordinator. However, that’s not why other GMs were interested in the kid. The fact that he held Roy Halladay, arguably the most valuable player available this offseason, made Anthopoulos and his Blackberry the most important man of the hour.
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Canada’s team may not be for Canada’s Bay
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, MLB, Trades,
Jason Bay has a history of success. Being a 22nd round draft pick by the Montreal Expos, not many expected much of him. He was traded from the Expos to the San Diego Padres to the Pittsburgh Pirates between 2002-2003, making his MLB debut along the way. However, 2004 was the year he made the greatest impact. He hit .282 in 120 games, and lead all rookies 26 home runs, 82 RBI, .550 slugging, 54 extra base hits and 226 total bases. His accomplishments earned him the 2004 NL Rookie of the Year Award; the first time for any Canadian. In 2008, he was traded to the Red Sox to replace Manny Ramirez, and he has fit in perfectly.
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