Shakeups In Calgary & Toronto
Phaneuf:"If Wayne Gretzky can get traded..." Leave it to Brian Burke to captivate the hockey world once again with not one but two deals. Just like he did in Anaheim; Burkie is putting his stamp on the Maple Leafs with another blockbuster. Check out TSN's recap of both deals . Darren Dreger was the first to tweet the Phaneuf deal. Per Dreger Phaneuf, Sjostrom and Auley to Toronto for Hagman, Stajan, Mayers and white!! The Leafs also added J.S. Giguere who is reunited with Burke, Beauchmin, and goaltending coach Francois Allaire. Unfortunately, Phaneuf doesn't play center and won't be able to help Phil Kessel much. The Leafs just traded three of their top six forwards. The Flames add scoring depth and cap relief but is that really the best return they could get for Phaneuf? I think THN's Ryan Kennedy agrees with me. Per Kennedy Calgary gave up the best player in this deal, not to mention a prospect in Aulie who was very strong at the world jun...