Leafs trade Steen and Colaiacovo to Blues for Stempniak

November 24, 2008 @ 2:43 pm · Filed under St.Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs

via TSN:

The Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t wait for Brian Burke to come in and start making moves, as the club traded defenceman Carlo Colaiacovo and forward Alex Steen to the St. Louis Blues for forward Lee Stempniak on Monday.

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2 Comments »

  1. Shan Said,

    November 24, 2008 @ 11:06 pm

    I like this move for both teams. I don’t care about the Leafs, but Steen and Colaiacovo weren’t doing anything for this team, but they had some trade value. I think the Blues are hoping that in a new situation Steen could heat up and then Colaiacovo is a bonus if he can become healthy. That addresses their problem at center. Stempniak is a rising star in the NHL, I hope that he is able to perform in the new environment under a tough coach. Just kinda sad that Steen and Colai were top picks and now had to be packaged together to earn anything good. I understand that the Leafs weren’t all too happy with Colai’s work ethic or rehab physio effort.

  2. Fraser Said,

    November 25, 2008 @ 3:05 am

    Well put Shan. I think its a great deal for Colaiacovo. he deserves a fresh start and he will get a lot of playing time with the Blues this year with Johnson out.

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