...awaiting details.
Toronto's 2nd best defenseman for the Thrashers 3rd pairing guy. I like it so far. Kubina makes $5 million which means less $ for a top six forward.
Thrashers 2009-2010 Defense
- Bogosian-Enstrom
- Hainsey-Kubina
- Valabik-Salmela
ummm, tasty respectable?
UPDATE: Colin Stuart heading to Toronto as part of the trade. I'm sorry to see Stuart depart. He brought speed and size to our checking line and was a solid PK guy. I was really hoping he would help improve our PK this coming season.
I know that a member of the Stuart family is a regular blog reader back in Minnesota so please pass along my best wishes. He should get a great opportunity to become a NHL regular heading into NHL camp this fall with Toronto.
A quick and dirty revision to the Thrashers salary chart, post-trade
| 1st Line | Kovalchuk | 6.4 | White | 2.4 | Little | 0.9 |
| 2nd Line | Kane | 1.0 + bonus $ |
Peverley | 0.5 | UFA | ??? |
| 3rd Line | Kozlov | 3.7 | Reasoner | 1.2 | Armstrong | (2.2) |
| 4th Line | Boulton | 0.6 | Slater | (0.8) | Thorburn | (0.6) |
| 1st Defense | Bogosian | 1.0+ bonus $ | Enstrom | 3.8 | ||
| 2nd Defense | Hainsey | 4.5 | Kubina | 5.0 | Lewis/Kulda | 0.5 |
| 3rd Defense | Valabik | (0.9) | Selmela | 0.6 | LaValle/Macheck | 0.5 |
| Goalies | Lehtonen | (4.0) | Hedberg | 1.1 |
Projected team cap number: $42.0 million
Projected team budget $46 million
Projected money available: ~$4.0 million
Could they get Antropov to sign for $4.0-4.5 million?
Does this open the door for prospects like Lewis and Kulda to compete for th 7th D slot and LaValle and Macheck for the 13th forward position?
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