Just got off the phone with Gregor:
“The Oilers have traded Dustin Penner, Ladislav Smid and Andrew Cogliano for Dany Heatley. This will add $2.1 million to the Oilers’ payroll.”
He also mentioned that Hossa talks with LA have broken off.
Finally, the handsome devil teased me with this one: the Oil aren’t done dealing yet.
OH EM GEE
Which is pretty much what Jonathan at The Copper & Blue had told us we might expect. And it certainly wasn't a surprise to see the deal done tonight, given that the Sens would've had to pay Heater a bunch of money tomorrow, July 1.
The intrigue now is "the Oil aren't done dealing yet". As we mentioned yesterday, Spector indicated that Oilers D Sheldon Souray might be on the move. Today, Spector indicates that out of the 4 offensive defensive (Souray, Visnovsky, Grebeshkov, Gilbert) the Oilers are willing to part with Gilbert, also saying that the Oil unsuccessfully tried to trade Gilbert to move up in the draft. Jonathan at the Copper & Blue has the links and some thoughts.
The intrigue now is "the Oil aren't done dealing yet". As we mentioned yesterday, Spector indicated that Oilers D Sheldon Souray might be on the move. Today, Spector indicates that out of the 4 offensive defensive (Souray, Visnovsky, Grebeshkov, Gilbert) the Oilers are willing to part with Gilbert, also saying that the Oil unsuccessfully tried to trade Gilbert to move up in the draft. Jonathan at the Copper & Blue has the links and some thoughts.
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