Sharks send Morris south

[therizzle]

The Sharks have shipped veteran defenseman Derek Morris down the I-5 to Los Angeles along with Washington's 3rd round pick in 2011 in exchange for prospect Brett MacLean and a 2nd rounder in 2011 and another 2nd rounder in 2012.

"Simply put, we made this deal because there are not a lot of good prospects in the San Jose Sharks system, and Brett MacLean is a good prospect," said Sharks GM therizzle. "A very good one. I mean, the guy scored 61 goals and added 58 assists for 119 points in 61 games in junior. And that's after a year where he scored 47 with 53 helpers for an even 100 in 68 games. We expect him to be a top 6 forward on this team within 3 years.

We liked Mo, but he's going to be a UFA at the end of the season, and when there was a chance of us picking up a guy like MacLean, we had to take it. Even if it meant trading him to a team in our division."

Thanks BJ for hammering out a deal quickly. And no thanks for being so stubborn about Luke Schenn.

[SweetDoc]

Both GMs serviced a need in this transaction and we're happy to welcome Morris to the Kings organization. After the injury to Schultz, the Kings were not comfortable with Marshall (54ov) as their 6th defenseman.

This will create a log jam when Schultz returns but that will be a good problem to have.

Thanks to the Sharks GM for the efficient trade talks.

[mbeauchamp76]

Nice job to pick up a 68OV D-man for a prospect and picks. A rental type deal so early in the season however the Kings will get the benefit of having him for the whole year. It looks like depth on defense will be a good thing to have. Kings fill a need and the Sharks get a good prospect and could land a few more with the pair of 2nds. Advantage, Kings

[Swayze11]

I really like this deal for the Kings. Any time you can get a 68OVR player for 3 2nd round picks who are minimum 3 years away is a steal.