St. Louis-Detroit

[Shoalzie]

St. Louis gets:
Blair Betts
Douglas Murray

Detroit gets:
Michal Handzus
Alexander Sulzer

[Shep]

Done.

[Nick]

Hey Kyle, what does this feel like again?

[Shep]

Hey Kyle, what does this feel like again?

I don't get it.

[Nick]

IMHumbleO, someone just got their a$$hole stretched.

[Tony]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ewr4BSTr8Q

[Shoalzie]

Handzus is a definite upgrade at center and I can stop trying to get the #1 guy and just roll with my centers by committee with him, Horcoff and Belanger. I don't have a high scoring #1 superstar to be the face of the team...just guys that hit categories and should be solid contributors. I've been bullish on trading Murray but I'd got a lot of versatility on my defense that I hope this was worth cashing in that chip for a guy that is more of a short term fix at a key spot and Sulzer is kind of at a crossroads at his career at 26 and Nashville being a defensemen factory. Shep is getting two guys that will definitely contribute to his team.

[armandtanzarian]

ah crap.. I guess i missed out. Ah well...

[Chuck Norris]

Isnt Betts missing alot of time at the beginning of next year with a surgery of some sort?

[Shep]

Isnt Betts missing alot of time at the beginning of next year with a surgery of some sort?

Yeah he's likely missing 4-6 weeks at the start of the season.

[armandtanzarian]

is it Shoulder surgery? to do with the injury he got last year? maybe hes damaged goods? I knew nothing about the surgery...

[Shep]

is it Shoulder surgery? to do with the injury he got last year? maybe hes damaged goods? I knew nothing about the surgery...

I believe it's the injury from last year, yeah.

I knew about it, but forgot about it until after the trade. Oops. No big deal.