Vermette to PHX

[timber09]

Jackets trade Vermette to the Coyotes as tweeted by Bob McKenzie - details to follow.

"Hearing a pair of draft picks are going from PHX to CBJ for Vermette..." McKenzie per twitter

"Yotes have gotten Vermette…this is a precurser only…(and not the big story)" Eklund per twitter
Note that Eklund has been primping the world for a huge pending trade coming - shocking I know coming from Eklund

 

[canucksfreak19]

A second in 2012, and a conditional fifth in 2013 going to Columbus.

 

[lovetheHABS]

A second in 2012, and a conditional fifth in 2013 going to Columbus.

as well as G Curtis McElhinney

looks like this

phoenix trades:
G Curtis McElhinney
second round pick in 2012
and a fifth in 2013

columbus trades:
vermette

 

[Bossy22]

Good pickup for the Yotes, Vermette could slip right onto the first line there!

 

[hederman]

as well as G Curtis McElhinney

Owp, looks like the BJs have solved their goaltending. You can take Bernier, Schnieder, Reimer, Gustavsson, Rask, Niemi, and every other goaltender in the league out of the Rick Nash discussions. :laugh:

 

[sfladan]

Nice pickup for the Coyotes playoff push

Dan

 

[Metrags]

Nice pickup for the yotes

He was one of the few guys I wouldnt have minded on the Rags.

 

[punkoholic]

Curtis McElhinney was added because Phoenix was at the 5o contract limit. McElhinney is having surgery and is out for the season.

If Columbus is using the money saved during the off season, then I don't mind the trade. If theyre cleaning house and going for a complete rebuild, not a fan of this trade. Yes Vermette was getting over paid and under acheiving but still....