Notable Quotable of the Day

"There is a price for everything, and if we have a chance at an impact player, we would evaluate the cost and see what happened."

- Habs general manager Bob Gainey discussing the Vincent Lecavalier to Montreal trade rumours.

Blockbuster Trade In The Works?

Now I don't claim to be a hockey insider with multiple inside sources. I'm just a handsome, witty, hockey fan/secret agent who writes things on the internet. But I just came accross this rumour of a big trade in the works which seems to be pretty legit. Though if it isn't, don't come to me complaining. Because I will tell you to talk to the hand like it's 1998.

According to the Toronto Sun, the Minnesota Wild and Atlanta Thrashers are discussing a deal that would swap stars Ilya Kovalchuk and Marian Gaborik. I'll give you a second to recover from your mind being blown.

The Sun goes on to say there's a belief the sides have been talking about sending Gaborik and Kim Johnsson to the Thrahsers in exchange for Kovalchuk and Colby Armstrong. It's believed Waddell was in L.A. last week to see the Wild play the Kings and Ducks and scout Gaborik and Johnsson.

But here's the kicker in this all. In the article The Sun actually says "Denials will come from Thrashers GM Don Waddell and Wild counterpart Doug Risebrough (they always do)" Way to cover your asses guys.

That way down the road if this trade doesn't happen, the news rag can say, 'Well we also said that the GM's denied it so therefore we weren't saying it would happen for sure.' All things you learn in Media B.S. 101. Taught at MBSU (That stands for Media B.S. University for those of you who weren't aware.) And after doing a quick Google search, it is also short for the McGill Biology Student Union. Sorry to drag you guys into this.

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Trade Deadline Day Delayed One Day

Take a break from making inappropriate harassing advances towards your secretary and tell her to change your schedule for next March, because the NHL is changing things up.

The NHL trade deadline has officially been moved one day later from Tuesday March 3, to Wednesday March 4.

The League and the Players Association came to the agreement largely because there are 12 games on the NHL slate on the 3rd and only two games on the 4th.

Last season there were 25 deals on deadline day that saw 45 players change sweaters.

So great, frauds like Eklund and Al Strachan have an extra day to make rumours up from sources that don't actually exist. That's just fantastic.

Because it's never too early to shamelessly self promote yourself, make sure you check into The Power Play for all your Trade Watch 2009 needs! Some of your other needs I can't take care of, but when it comes to Trade Watch 2009, I'm your man!

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