Jordan LaVallee was moved to Columbus' system today. He was a RFA this summer and according to Wolves fans, he was very unhappy with the Thrashers. He waited to the last possible moment to re-sign. Reading between the lines, I'm guessing that he asked for a trade and the Thrashers granted him his wish.
The Wolves add defensemen Tim Filangieri from Syracuse. This might be the "future considerations" of the LaVallee trade. Yet another D on the AHL roster. Then Chris Chelios signs with the Wolves which only further jam packs the blue line.
Having organization depth is a wise strategy, however if that depth impinges on the development of young players who have a realistic shot of becoming NHL regulars, then that hurts the organization. If Paul Postma and Arturs Kulda don't receive decent AHL minutes--that is a bad outcome. I never understood why Scott Lehman was re-signed this summer. Adding Steve McCarthy at least was a depth move.
Here are the D on the Wolves roster--that's enough D for 2 AHL clubs:
- Chris Chelios
- Steve McCarthy
- Nathan Oystrick
- Arturs Kulda
- Grant Lewis
- Jamie Hunt
- Mike Vernance
- Paul Postma
- Scott Lehman
- Brian Sipotz
- Brendan Buckley
- Tim Filangieri
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