July 5 - As Needed Only

The Bruins added Tomas Kaberle to their fold at the trade deadline this past season, and boy what a let down he turned out to be. Posting only 9 points in 24 games with Boston, Kaberle's season ended much worse than it actually was. He scored 4 goals and registered 43 assists in 82 games, but found fitting in with the B's a bit difficult.

So, what better way to get ready for next season than to head for a new club where he can make a fresh start. Enter the Carolina Hurricanes.

Carolina recently retained the services of Joni Pitkanen, and now have the services of one of the best puck-moving defenseman in the league. As part of the whirlwind surprise that this deal left us with came the additional deal between Boston and Carolina. The Canes sent Joe Corvo off to the Bruins for a 2012 draft pick. Yet another exciting day early in this off-season.

Elsewhere, the Winnipeg Jets resigned captain Andrew Ladd to a 5 year $22 million deal, and the Phoenix Coyotes and Keith Yandle agreed on a 5 year $26.5 million contract. Besides these two monster deals, there was Toronto inking F Clarke MacArthur to a 2 year $6.5 million contract, and Columbus brought in the services of D Marc Methot for 4 years at $12 million.

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