Once upon a time, the NHL trade deadline was worth hosting day-long coverage of trans-action around the league. You may have woken up this morning early at 7 a.m. like I did to see on TSN, James Duthie crying for some action, and Jay Onrait talking to his plant (he named it finally, by the way: Sergei Bobovtree!). Sportsnet was even worse, with Mike Keenan and Pat Quinn (a match made in heaven) sharing their stories of once being relevant in the hockey world.
Regardless, the last few hours of trading does bring up some news, so keep up with Vancity Buzz to get a quick run-down on the day’s biggest deals.
Here’s what we know now:
Deals
Gaborik to Columbus
Gaborik to Columbus for Dorsett, Brassard and Moore……done pending paperwork according to #tradecentre on #TSN
— THE STATS GUY (@TH2NSTATSGUY) April 3, 2013
Pominville to Wild
Minnesota Wild acquire Jason Pominville from the Buffalo Sabres. thesco.re/12WPpZS
— theScore (@theScore) April 3, 2013
Penguins acquire Jussi Jokinen
CAR trading Jussi Jokinen to PIT for a conditional pick. Trade call pending. CAR is taking back some money in deal. #tradecentre
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) April 3, 2013
Lightning acquire Ben Bishop for rookie Conacher
. @nhl_sens receive Cory Conacher and a 4th round draft pic from Tampa for Ben Bishop. #TradeCentre
— NHL on TSN (@NHLonTSN) April 3, 2013
Sharks acquire Scott Hannan for a conditional pick
No Deals
Miika Kiprusoff announced he will not accept a trade, and plans to retire as a Flame this year.
As per @darrendreger, Miikka Kiprusoff struggling with changing addresses. Expects to stay in CGY til end of season, may retire then.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) April 3, 2013
Roberto Luongo looks like he’s staying past the deadline, as Toronto is unwilling to offer a tangible asset back to Vancouver.
On such a slow day, this is newsworthy: received confirmation Ribeiro and Luongo will NOT be moved. Trade deadline day takes another blow.
— Hockeyy Insiderr (@HockeyyInsiderr) April 3, 2013
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Vyas Saran is the Vancity Buzz Hockey Columnist. Follow him at @vyassaran
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