I thought Dobber was out of his mind when he wrote in his guide before the season started, that he considered Yann Danis a better goalie than Joey MacDonald and would steal the latter’s job. Over his last five games, Danis only has three wins, but his ancillary numbers have been spicy hot, sporting a sweet 0.968 save percentage, a 1.00 goals-against-average and two shutouts.
Interesting note - the Leafs have signed Jeff Hamilton as an unrestricted free agent. I suspect that his impact will be a big one early on, then fade away. That's his M.O. Rostislav Olesz will be back in the lineup in about two weeks. Jiri Hudler has just one point in his last seven contests. Lost [...]
The Oilers acquired Ales Kotalik from the Sabres for a second-round draft pick.
Chicago has traded James Wisneiwski and Petri Kontiola to Anaheim for Sami Pahlsson.
Carolina traded Justin Williams to the Los Angeles Kings for Patrick O'Sullivan and a second-round pick.
Carolina then traded O'Sullivan and a different second rounder, plus a fifth rounder to the Oilers for Erik Cole.
Tampa Bay has traded defenseman Steve Eminger to Florida for Noah Welch.
The Ducks have traded prospect Eric O'Dell to the Thrashers for center Erik Christensen.
Toronto has traded center Dominic Moore to the Buffalo Sabres for a second-round pick.
Phoenix has traded defenseman Derek Morris to the Rangers for defenseman Dimitri Kalinin and forwards Petr Prucha and Nigel Dawes.
The Leafs have traded Nik Antropov to the Rangers for a second-round pick and a conditional draft pick.
