Saturday, June 26, 2010

Sens & Blues Swap


2009-2010 NHL Statistics2011 Cap Info
To St. LouisPositionAgeGPGAPYearsCap Hit
2010 1st Round Pick (16th overall)
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To OttawaPositionAgeGPGAPYearsCap Hit
David RundbladDefense19000000

As interesting as the 1st round of the Entry Draft was... and it was... the Ottawa Senators were another team that didn't love what they saw in the talent that was on the board and decided to move out of the 1st round with a deal with the St. Louis Blues.  The Blues picked up the 16th overall pick, where they selected Vladimir Tarasenko from Russia and the Senators acquired the Blues 1st round pick in 2009, Swedish defenseman David Rundblad.  This deal doesn't have a lot of impact right away, since Rundblad still has another year in Europe left on a contract, while Tarasenko may still be a year or two away from joining the NHL, due to his smallish size.

Some may look back at this deal a number of years down the line, but for now, it's a footnote in both club's history.

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