Frolov for the Kostitsyns?

			2009/2010 NHL Statistics			2010 Cap Hit
To Montreal	Position	Age	GP	Goals	Points	Years	Per Year
Alexander Frolov	Forward	27	8	1	5	1	$2.9 million
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To Los Angeles	Position	Age	GP	Goals	Points	Years	Per Year
Andrei Kostitsyn	Forward	24	8	1	3	2	$3.25 million
Sergei Kostitsyn	Forward	22	0	0	0	1	$817,000

Another one from the Eklund files came out this afternoon, seeing the disgruntled forward Sergei Kostitsyn and his NHL-playing older brother, Andrei, head to Los Angeles for often-rumoured forward Alexander Frolov.

On the forefront, the Habs would pick up a quality scoring forward that may be a bit bigger (at 6'2") then what their used to, but should bring enough skill to help spread out the offense through the line-up.

For the Kings, they would get a pair of Europeans that do come with some attitude issues, but they are young and they do have some flash. The question is, can a guy like Terry Murray rope in Sergei into the system?

Well, the Western Conference is a little more wide open for the Kings, especially in the Pacific Division. Something would have to happen, like a conditional pick coming the Kings way, if they are not able to reel in the two brothers and get them in working at 100%. To me, it isn't a terrible move, but its still a questionable one.

Plekanec For Hamhuis

			2009-2010 Statistics		2010
To Montreal	Pos	Age	GP/MIN	Points	Cap Hit
Dan Hamhuis	D	26	6	1	1 year, $2 million
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			2009-2010 Statistics		2010
To Nashville	Pos	Age	GP/MIN	Points	Cap Hit
Tomas Plekanec	F	27	6	6	1 year, $2.75 million

In another Eklund special, this deal may have a bit of legs to it. The Predators, who are deep in defensemen, would deal a future UFA in Dan Hamhuis to the Canadiens, who need a solid defender after the injury to Andrei Markov, for a forward in Tomas Plekanec, who is also set to become an unrestricted free agent. The move would certainly address issues for both teams, but the Habs have not started to score throughout their line-up, so this move may be a little premature.

Plekanec has certainly upped his value at the start of the season with a good start in the offense department, while Hamhuis continues to be a solid defender for the Preds. If anything to the effect of this were to go down, I would expect a pick or two to go either way, just to offset some of the excess cap cost.