Canes acquire Jussi Jokinen

My first reaction to this was what the hell? I know Jussi Jokinen is a good player and he will add depth to our team but really think about. We lost our major enforcer, Wade Brookbank and another D-man Joe Melichar to a division rival. On paper this trade looks good, but I'm interested in how it will actually play out. In the 46 games Jokinen has played this season, he has six goals and ten assists. Yes, I know we have dumped to players taking up space for some scoring depth and for only 400K more than those two combined. This is JRs two cents:

“Jussi is a skilled, two-positional player that can be used in all situations,” said Rutherford. “He will add depth to our team at an important time of the season.”

We certainly seem to be interested in Finns in the past year, as we've acquired Ruutu, Pitkanen, and now Jokinen. Maybe MOron can send out a team finland line.

Borer and Conboy Recalled

So we have finally made a good decision. The Carolina Hurricanes have recently recalled Casey Borer and Tim Conboy from Albany.  This should breathe new life into the Canes because we have a roster change up. Turnover master Joe Melichar and likable, but expendible Pat Dwyer were sent down. Melichar does not have to clear waivers because he already had a while back. 

With this addition we have added more skill and toughness. Conboy, The hard-nosed, always wants to fight fan favorite, has come to do what he does best. FIGHT! He really came into replace Dwyer, whose penalty killing skills were no longer needed. 

Borer, a personal favorite, had 3 points in his 11 NHL games last year. He comes into replace the major turnover-prone Melichar. Now if we could just do something with Babchuk.