Dion Phaneuf rumors

[dubbsco]

Leafs are asking for Brendan Smith and Stephen Weiss.

 

[UMRules06]

Red Wings trade for Marek Zidlicky instead for a third round pick in 2016.

 

[dubbsco]

Not bad. Couple of quiet moves for solid players, didn't give up much.

 

[everyoneneedsasmil]

The important point was that the team didn't give up much. Overall two prospects that had a good chance of not making the team and a third round pick (the pick swap doesn't change the pick that much). The return was relatively pedestrian, both offense-first players who shouldn't be playing on any of the top lines and who won't be re-signed at the end of the year. But both provide depth and provide some skills the team didn't have before. I don't see any of these deals making much impact on the team, but the team is still set up to be a solid player in free agency and bigger/better trades around draft time.