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GM Pat Faith has been a very busy man this week.

The first deal was with GM Ravi and the Ducks

TO ANA:
Ethan Moreau
2.5 mill
TO COL:
Byron Bitz

"Byron is a guy who has potential to be a solid 3rd or 4th liner" said GM Faith. "We want to thank Moreau for all his help with mentoring our younger players and wish him the best."

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The 2nd deal saw the Avs newest addition in the rights to Jochen Hecht:

TO ATL:
2009 3rd(chi)
TO COL:
UFA Rights to Jochen Hecht

This deal made sense with the loss of Moreau, Hecht will bring solid 2-way play and will chip in with some solid point for the Avs.

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The next deal saw our nominee for underrated player of the year Fredrick Modin go to Florida.

TO FLA:
Fredrick Modin
1.5 mill
TO COL:
2010 3rd (fla)
2009 3rd (buf)

This was a cap saving move. Modin is a great sim player but we needed to move him because of the addition of Hecht.

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And the biggest deal of them all: Brad Stuart is now an Av.
TO NAS:
Radim Vrbata
Benoit Pouliot
2009 2nd (col)
TO COL:
Brad Stuart
2009 2nd (tor)

"We needed a #1 D-man" said GM Faith. "It was very obvious that was a position we were lacking, Stuart is still very young and I expect him to be great for us". There is no question about it that defence killed the Avs last year, Huet stood on his head. "Stuart is playing nearly 25 minutes a night for the Wings in the playoffs, we really like him"

So basically this is whats in and whats out:

IN:
UFA Rights to Brad Stuart
2009 2nd (tor)
2010 3rd (fla)
2009 3rd (buf)
UFA Rights to Jochen Hecht
Byron Bitz
OUT:
Ethan Moreau
2009 3rd(chi)
Fredrick Modin
Radim Vrbata
Benoit Pouliot
2009 2nd (col)
4.00 mill

These moves save us a total of 5.00 mill which will go towards our free agents.