James Mirtle is reporting Marc-Andre Bergeron is headed to Anaheim for a 3rd round pick, and Chris Simon is off to Minnesota for a 6th round pick. Looks like the Isles were sellers today, even after their 6 game win streak.
Anaheim has plucked defenceman Marc-Andre Bergeron from the Islanders for a third-round pick.
Bergeron is under contract for $1.2-million this season and next.
The Islanders have dealt Chris Simon to Minnesota for a sixth-round pick.
The 3pm trade deadline has passed, but sometimes there are deals that have been submitted but not announced yet. We’ll keep you updated.
Islanders.com is reporting the Isles have obtained Defenseman Rob Davison from the Sharks for a seventh round pick.
The 27-year old Davison, currently in his fifth NHL season, has played 15 games for the Sharks this season. He is regarded as a tough and very reliable stay-at-home defenseman and high character player.
In 176 career games for the Sharks, Davison has registered 2 goals, 12 assists, a plus-2, and 238 penalty minutes.
Is this the Isles’ biggest trade of the day? Stay tuned.
The Isles and GM Garth Snow have about 24 hours to decide whether to be buyers or sellers in the trade market. As reported by Greg Logan in today’s Newsday and aFeb. 22 piece, the OrangeAndBlue have some pretty good chips to offer, should they decide to let go of some talented veterans now in the hopes of turning them into prospects or high draft picks. Here are some of the names that may no longer be stitched on the back of an Isles jersey come tomorrow night:
Miroslav Satan - Proven scorer (335 career goals, 679 points) who would be an offensive boost to almost any club in contention. He has played 56 postseason games, scoring 15 goals, 23 assists, and a minus-1.
Mike Comrie - At times very good, other times he sort of disappears. Helped Ottawa reach the finals in 2006-07. Has played 32 playoff games in his brief career, registering 4 goals, six assists, and a minus-2.
Ruslan Fedotenko - The 29-year-old was one of the leader’s in Tampa’s march to the Stanley Cup Championship in 2003-04, tallying 12 goals in 22 games. For his postseason career, Fedotenko has 13 goals, four assists in 53 games with a whopping minus-15.
Josek Vasicek - Has been a solid contributor for the Isles for most of the season. Has just five goals and two assists and a plus-3 in 37 playoff games.
Chris Simon - You think anyone is going to touch this guy? For the record, he’s played in 73 playoff games, scored 10 goals, assisted on seven, has a minus-12 and totaled 191 penalty minutes.
All that said, the Isles could easily decide to be buyers and bring in some scoring prowess and blueline skill. With 67 points and 19 games to go, the Isles are tied for ninth with the Flyers and are just one point behind Buffalo for the final playoff spot. Both the Sabres and the Flyers have a game in hand on the Isles.
Our friends at FauxRumours understand Snow’s predicament and have the Isles as a bubble team going into the deadline, which basically means they could go either way.
Whatever Snow decides over the next 24 hours or so will have a huge impact on this franchise. Is there enough there to win now with a little outside blood or do the Isles need to replenish the core with a talented young group from the farm? Decisions, decisions.
