[arloiginla]

....and Gonchar has indeed been traded. His rights now belong to the Predators. Coming back is a 3rd round pick.

Frankly we had no plans to re-sign Gonch and are happy to get another roll of the dice in the draft.

Thanks to Vic for the easy deal.

This pretty much ends the "selling" portion of our off-season (unless someone wants Rypien). We are comfortably under the cap and have a solid roster that will contend for the Cup again albeit with many new faces.

Now we look towards the draft, to free agency (for a 4th line C and a 6th D) and for perhaps a small upgrade here or there if the opportunity presents itself. Open to any trades but they will be hockey trades, not salary dumps.